National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona St. 83, Arkansas 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2012
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Martin Cota, # Randy McCall
Attendance: N/A

Arizona State 83, Arkansas 68
: Carrick Felix scored a career-high 24 points and Jahii Carson added 19 as the Sun Devils won the matchup of unbeaten teams at the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena.

Felix, a 6-6 senior wing, scored 17 points in the first half on 5-for-6 shooting, including 3-for-3 from beyond the 3-point arc. Jordan Bachynski, the 7-2 senior center for Arizona State (4-0), made good use of his height advantage and finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots.

Arkansas (3-1) was led by 6-3 sophomore guard B.J. Young, who scored 29 points on 12-of-24 shooting. Rashad Madden contributed 11 points and eight rebounds and Hunter Mickelson scored 10 points.

Marshawn Powell, who came in averaging 17 points through the first three games for the Razorbacks, committed two fouls in the first four minutes and never got untracked, finishing with three points on 1-for-6 shooting.

The Sun Devils scored the first six points of the second half to go ahead 49-41 and Arkansas never got closer than five the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas shot 28.5 percent from the floor in the second half (10-for-35). … The Razorbacks were trying to start the season 4-0 for first time since 2006-07, which was also the last season they played a Pac-12 team, losing to USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. … Arkansas’ bench came in averaging 41.6 points this season, but was held to 14.
Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas   Arizona St.
B.J. Young 29 Scoring Carrick Felix 24
Rashad Madden 3 Assists Evan Gordon 5
Rashad Madden 8 Rebounds Jordan Bachynski 13
Rashad Madden 5 Free Throws Made Jahii Carson 7
Jacorey Williams 2 Steals Carrick Felix 1
Marshawn Powell 1 Blocks Jordan Bachynski 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas 68 39.7 4-20 14-21 8 31 2 7 11
Arizona St. 83 56.0 7-20 20-36 14 40 5 4 12