Holder leads Arizona State past UC Irvine

Nov 19, 2017 - 9:44 PM Arizona State senior guard Tra Holder had a career-high 35 points and Shannon Evans II had 22 points in the Sun Devils' 99-78 victory over UC Irvine at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday.

Holder, who was 13 of 15 from the field, made six 3-pointers and Evans made four for the Sun Devils (4-0), who shot 61.2 percent from the field and made 14 of 23 shots from long range, 60.9 percent.

Forward Romello White had 14 points and 11 rebounds and guard Kodi Justice had 18 points and three 3s for the Sun Devils, who have scored at least 90 points in each of their four games. That had not happened since a Lionel Hollins ASU team did it in February-March of 1975.

Forward Tommy Rutherford, guard Evan Daniels and guard Max Hazzard had 15 apiece for the Anteaters (2-3), who were never closer than 11 in the second half. Guard Eyassu Worku had 14 points.

Hazzard made five 3-pointers as Irvine went 12 of 25 from distance for the game. Leonard had three 3s.

Evans had seven assists, Holder had five and Justice had four.

Holder had 11 points, including two 3-pointers, when Arizona State assumed control early with a 20-2 run.

Holder's four-point play gave the Sun Devils a 20-6 lead with 13:49 remaining in the half, and freshman Remy Martin's layup made it 22-6 before Irvine scored six straight points.

ASU was up 56-38 at halftime on Holder's 3-pointer with two seconds left.