Dec 1, 2001
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Kenny Crandall scored a career-high 22 points to help bring Arizona State to a 100-62 victory over Prairie View Saturday.
The 3-2 Sun Devils finished with four players in double-digits. Awvee Storey ended with 12 points, while Chad Prewitt had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Arizona State put heavy pressure on the 1-6 Panthers, allowing only six points to Prairie View in the first ten minutes of the second half.
The Sun Devils extended their 33-point halftime lead to 91-46, their largest of the game, after eight straight points by the squad.
Prairie View went on a run late in the second half to come within 38 points, fueled by five straight points from Jamar Miles, the top scorer for the Panthers with 16 points.
Still, the Panthers were unable to get any closer.
The Panthers committed 32 team fouls, giving up 25 points to Arizona State on free throws alone, while making only 12 free throws themselves.
Prairie View also committed 31 turnovers to Arizona State's 12.
The Panthers notched 30 of its points off three-pointers, led by Miles, who was 4-7 from behind the arc.
Christian Sonier, who finished with nine points, also made three three-pointers.