Sun Devils defeat UC Riverside

December 14, 2008

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/january_briann00.html"… January</a> had 16 points and five steals to help Arizona State (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) rout UC Riverside 68-45 on Sunday night for its fourth straight victory.<separator></separator>Arizona State (7-2) led by as many as 31 in the second half after carrying a 24-20 advantage into intermission. The Sun Devils started the second half with a 19-5 run.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/thompson_kirsten00.htm… Thompson</a> scored 10 points and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tobin_becca00.html">Be… Tobin</a> had 13 rebounds for Arizona State, which outrebounded UC Riverside 43-19.<separator></separator>Kemie Nkele scored 13 points for UC Riverside (3-5), which couldn't overcome 26 turnovers.<separator></separator>ASU visits Texas (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) on Thursday.