Remy Martin scored 19 points to lead Arizona State in a second-half comeback to beat St. John's 80-67 Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun Devils (3-1), who trailed 40-31 at the half, stormed back with a 20-6 run early in the second, with Martin scoring 13 straight points to ignite it.
It marked the 22nd halftime comeback for ASU under Bobby Hurley in his fifth season, the most in the Pac-12, as ASU is now 24-3 in out of conference regular season games the past three seasons.
Romello White added 15 points, while Rob Edwards had 13 and Jaelen House 11 off the bench. The Sun Devils shot 60 percent (18-for-30) in the second half and 28-for-61 for the game. ASU held St. John's to just 31 percent (9-for-29) in the second half and committed 12 of 16 turnovers after halftime.
Trailing 42-33 with 16:18 to play, Martin scored 13 straight points to fuel the Sun Devils' 20-6 run in just under four minutes that resulted in a 53-48 lead. A first half of extreme runs ended with St. John's leading 40-31. Figueroa led with 13 points for the Red Storm, which opened the game with a 15-2 run in just over five minutes.Did that halftime comeback thing again ...
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Arizona State recovered from a 0-for-6 start from the field by making 6 of 8, tying it, 16-16, on House's 3-pointer at 10:22. However, the Sun Devils shot just 32.1 percent in the first half, making 4 of 17 in the final 10 minutes. Romello White had a team-high eight points at the break.