COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Arizona State Handles Northridge

The countdown continues for Arizona State. Another game, another injury.

Isaac Burton, the Sun Devils’ top scorer, twisted his right ankle in the second half of a 100-81 nonconference victory over Cal State Northridge on Friday night.

Arizona State has won two of its four games and lost a player each time. But Stevin Smith, an All-Pacific 10 guard, scored a season-high 29 points and had eight assists. Already the owner of conference records for three-point shots attempted and made, the senior converted seven of 17 from long range against the Matadors (1-7).

The Matadors, who have lost three in a row, more than matched Arizona State from long distance. Northridge made 13 of 21 three-pointers to the Sun Devils’ 11 of 30.