Arizona Runs Home Streak to 59; Arizona State Shoots 12% for Half
Chris Mills and Wayne Womack each scored 10 points as No. 6 Arizona, taking advantage of 12% shooting by Arizona State in the first half, breezed to a 71-50 victory in a Pacific 10 Conference game Wednesday night.
The first-place Wildcats (20-4, 9-3), extended their home winning streak to 59 games, longest in the nation.
The Sun Devils (14-8, 5-7) made only four baskets in 33 attempts in the first half at McKale Center and trailed 28-11. Arizona State made 16 of 42 in the second half to finish at 26.7%.
Isaac Austin dunked 13 seconds into the second half, but Arizona State was unable to shake its shooting demons and fell behind 53-26 after Sean Rooks’ basket with 8:41 to play.
The Sun Devils’ first-half shooting percentage broke the McKale Center record of 13.8 set by California in 1988. The 11 points tied a record for futility set in 1989 by Northern Arizona.
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