National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona State 97, UNLV 73
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2016
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # David Hall, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 7707

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Guard Shannon Evans II had 28 points, guard Torian Graham had 22 and Arizona State made 18 3-point field goals in a 97-71 victory over the UNLV Rebels at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday.

Guard Tra Holder had 20 points, and the trio combined to make 15-of-25 3-pointers. Graham had a career-high six threes while Evans II had five and Holder had four.

Freshman Sam Cunliffe had 14 points and seven rebounds for ASU (5-3), which lost by 46 points to then-No. 1 Kentucky on Monday.

Guard Jalen Poyser had 20 points and forward Tyrell Green had 18 for UNLV (5-3), which had won four of five.

Arizona State has won all four games in the series the last four years.

The Sun Devils, who led by as many 30 points in the second half, hit 18-of-36 three-point attempts.

UNLV scored the first four points of the game but never led again after ASU went on a 20-2 run for a 20-6 lead.

Evans II, who had a career-high 33 points for Buffalo on Jan. 3, 2015, sat out last season after transferring to follow coach Bobby Hurley, in his second season at ASU. Graham sat out the previous two seasons after also transferring from Buffalo.

All three guards -- Graham, Evans II and Holder -- scored in double figures in the first half when the Sun Devils took a 51-32 lead. Evans had 13 points, Graham had 12 and Holder 11.

Graham made four 3-pointers and Evans II and Holder had three apiece.

Arizona State plays No. 17 Purdue and No. 12 Creighton around games against San Diego State and New Mexico State in its four games through Dec. 20.
Top Game Performances
 
UNLV   Arizona State
Jalen Poyser 20 Scoring Shannon Evans II 28
Jalen Poyser 4 Assists Shannon Evans II 4
Tyrell Green 9 Rebounds Sam Cunliffe 7
Tyrell Green 6 Free Throws Made Sam Cunliffe 5
Uche Ofoegbu 2 Steals Shannon Evans II 1
Dwayne Morgan 1 Blocks Jethro Tshisumpa 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UNLV 73 38.9 6-22 25-36 11 32 1 5 12
Arizona State 97 49.2 18-36 15-20 18 34 5 4 8