Sun Devils slide past Nevada


<p><!-- LINKS TO RELATED PAGES BEGIN --> <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2010-2011/asum0911.h… Score</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/121810aab.html">Not…; <!-- LINKS TO RELATED PAGES END --></p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kuksiks_rihards00.html… Kuksiks</a> scored 20 points as Arizona State held off Nevada for a 78-75 victory on Friday night.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/abbott_ty00.html">Ty Abbott</a> added 17 points for the Sun Devils (5-4), including a key 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining that stopped a Nevada run that cut the lead to 67-66. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lockett_trent00.html">… Lockett</a> had 15 points and helped seal Arizona State's first road victory of the season with four free throws in the final 21 seconds.</p><separator></separator><p>Malik Story had 18 points and Deonte Burton 16 for the Wolf Pack (2-8).</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils led 77-70 with 4.8 seconds left, but Jerry Evans Jr. was fouled on a 3-point attempt, made two free throws, then tipped in his own miss of the third to make it 77-74.</p><separator></separator><p>Kuksiks' free throw with 2.8 seconds left put the game out of reach.</p>