Arizona State defeats South Carolina-Upstate

December 23, 2009

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/abbott_ty00.html">Ty Abbott</a> scored a season-high 15 points and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mcmillan_jamelle00.htm… McMillan</a> also had 15 as Arizona State held off South Carolina-Upstate 61-52 on Wednesday.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils (10-3) had two long periods of defensive dominance, going on a 23-3 scoring run in the first half and a 19-3 run in the second half, but could not pull away while winning their fourth straight.<separator></separator>Sharod Minus hit a 3-pointer for the Spartans (1-10) with 2:12 remaining to cut Arizona State's lead to 56-52 before McMillan answered with a 3-pointer with 1:30 left for a 59-52 edge.<separator></separator>McMillan made two free throws with 25.4 seconds remaining to close the scoring.<separator></separator>Arizona State center <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rohde_taylor00.html">T… Rohde</a> added a career-high 12 points while playing 25 minutes because starting center <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/boateng_eric00.html">E… Boateng</a> got into early foul trouble.<separator></separator>Carter Cook had 13 points to lead South Carolina-Upstate.