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Abbott's 28 lead Arizona State past Arizona 73-69

Feb 22, 2010 - 12:58 AM By BOB BAUM AP Sport Writer

TUCSON, Ariz.(AP) -- Ty Abbott scored 28 points, two shy of his career-high, and Arizona State shot 67 percent in the second half to beat Arizona 73-69 on Sunday and move within a half game of first-place California in the Pac-10.

The Sun Devils (19-8, 9-5) have won three in a row and five of six while Arizona (13-13, 7-7) dropped its second straight at home and its fourth of five overall.

Rihards Kuksiks added 17 points as Arizona State shot 52 percent overall after shooting 30 percent in its 77-58 home loss to the Wildcats on Jan. 23. The Sun Devils have won three straight in Tucson for the first time since 1983.

Nic Wise scored 18, Derrick Williams 15 and Kyle Fogg 13 for Arizona.








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    ARIZONA STATE 30 43 73
    ARIZONA 25 44 69 FINAL

    HIGH SCORERS: ARIZONA STATE - TY ABBOTT 28, RIHARDS KUKSIKS 17,
    DEREK GLASSER 9
    ARIZONA - NIC WISE 18, DERRICK WILLIAMS 15,
    KYLE FOGG 13

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    Arizona State 71, Arizona 66  2nd - 0:18Feb 21 7:40 PM
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    Arizona State 69, Arizona 64  2nd - 0:40Feb 21 7:37 PM


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    ARIZONA ST 30
    ARIZONA 25 HALFTIME

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    Arizona State 30, Arizona 25  HalfFeb 21 6:25 PM