Dec. 21, 1999
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Eddie House scored 21 points to lead Arizona State to a 74-55 victory over Santa Clara Tuesday night.
Arizona State, struggling to shake the Broncos (5-5) after a 37-35 lead at the half, broke a 37-37 tie a minute a minute later with a 19-5 run in 7:30 to go ahead 567-42.
The Broncos, losers of their last three games, cut the gap to 58-50 with just under eight minutes left but then went cold. Santa Clara managed only 35 percent shooting from the field in the second half while the Sun Devils, also cold, made 38 percent but committed only three turnovers while forcing Santa Clara into 11.
Shawn Redhage added 12 points for Arizona State (6-3) and Tommy Smith had eight rebounds while House, who scored a school-record 46 points Saturday in a victory over San Diego State, made only 7 of 19 field goal attempts.
Brian Jones had 16 points to lead Santa Clara, which was without its second-leading scorer Nathan Fast because of an ankle injury.