PULLMAN, Wash. — Marreon Jackson and Jalen Graham each scored 14 points as Arizona State held off Washington State for a 58-55 victory Saturday night.
Arizona State took the lead for good with 15:48 left and trailed by as much as eight. Tyrell Roberts made 3-pointers in a row to take the Cougars to 53-52 with 2:53 to go, but Jackson and Graham each responded with 3-pointers to extend the lead to 58-52.
Michael Flowers’ 3 cut Washington State to under three and the Cougars then forced a turnover with 23.2 remaining. But Roberts’ 3-point attempt from the top of the arc hit the front of the rim.
Still, Arizona State had another turnover on the inbound pass on their next possession after a timeout with 4.2 remaining. The Cougars returned the ball on a cross pass to the infield to end it.
Luther Muhammad added 12 points for Arizona State (8-15, 4-9 Pac-12), which shot 56 percent (14 of 25) in the second half and finished with 33 points from the bench to the Cougars’ 14.
Roberts scored 14 points with four 3-pointers for Washington State (14-9, 7-5). Mouhamed Gueye added 12 points. Flowers, who averaged 18.8 points in the past four games, finished with six on a pair of 3-pointers.
The Cougars had 10 shots from long range but finished 18 of 59 (30.5%) from the field.
Arizona State snapped a two-game skid since upsetting number one. 3 UCLA 87-84 in triple overtime on Feb. 5.
Washington State, which lost to fourth-place Arizona on Thursday, has lost consecutive games since ending a five-game winning streak.