Final
ASU beats UCLA 56-46, keeps NCAA hopes alive
Mar 7, 2010 - 1:11 AM By BOB BAUM AP Sports WriterTEMPE, Ariz.(AP) -- Eric Boateng had 16 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and a career-best four blocked shots as Arizona State breathed a little more life into its NCAA tournament hopes with a wire-to-wire 56-46 victory over UCLA on Saturday.
The 6-foot-10 senior had a layup, two blocked shots and consecutive offensive rebounds on a late possession for Arizona State.
The Sun Devils (22-9, 12-6) already had wrapped up the No. 2 seed in next week's Pac-10 tournament. Their shot at a Pac-10 co-championship ended when California beat Stanford on Saturday.
Arizona State raced to a 13-0 lead and UCLA never caught up.
Nikola Dragovic and Malcolm Lee scored 15 apiece for the Bruins (13-17, 8-10), who are, barring some miracle finish, headed for their third losing season since 1947-48.
- NCAA BB
UCLA 46
ARIZONA ST 56 FINAL
Mar 6 6:06 PM - NCAA BB
UCLA 21
ARIZONA ST 32 HALFTIME
Mar 6 4:57 PM
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