Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon State Beavers

Evans leads Arizona State past Oregon State, 81-68

"We can compete with anybody in the Pac-12. I just feel like we have to keep doing it and being consistent," he added.

Evans scored 21 points, with four 3-pointers, as Arizona State beat Oregon State 81-68 on Saturday.

Tra Holder had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists and Torian Graham added 21 points with four 3-pointers for the Sun Devils (11-13, 4-7 Pac-12).

"We got a lot of great contributions across the board," said Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley.

Drew Eubanks had 22 points and 17 rebounds and Stephen Thompson Jr. added 15 points, but shot 5 for 17 for the Beavers (4-20, 0-11).

"Arizona State came out and took it to us. I thought they were the aggressor. ... We just lacked that urgency defensively," Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said.

Arizona State took control of the game early with a barrage of 3-pointers and a defense that forced Oregon State into 11 first half turnovers.

Oregon State outrebounded the Sun Devils 43-27 for the game, but committed 18 turnovers that led to 32 points. Arizona State shot 13 for 27 from long range, while the Beavers shot 7 for 28 on 3-pointers.

The Sun Devils went on a 14-0 run, capped by an alley-oop dunk from Evans to Obinna Oleka, to go ahead 20-12 at the 10:08 mark.

Another 12-0 surge, fueled by three 3-pointers, put Arizona State up 39-21 late in the first half.

Arizona State went to the break leading 44-25 after a put-back by Holder at the buzzer.

Oregon State trailed by single digits midway through the second half, 58-49, but Holder sank a 3-pointer on the next possession and the Sun Devils stretched the lead again.

BIG PICTURE

Arizona State: Evans has scored more than 20 points in three of the last four games. . Arizona State entered the week third in the Pac-12 with 9.9 3-pointers per game The Sun Devils had 10 before halftime on Saturday. . Arizona State lost 71-70 to No. 13 Oregon on Thursday night.

Oregon State: JaQuori McLaughlin, who scored 10 points before fouling out, needs four 3-pointers to break the school's freshman record of 48, set by Thompson last season. . Leading scorer Tres Tinkle, who last played Nov. 25, remains out with a wrist injury.

GRAND THEFT B-BALL: The Sun Devils had 11 steals and only eight turnovers for the game. Evans and Graham led Arizona State with three swipes each and Kodi Justice and Oleka had two steals apiece.

MINDSET CHANGE: Evans said he's scoring more lately because he's changed his attitude and is more focused. "It's just living in the gym, being a gym rat, getting my shots up, staying focused, having a mindset to be a killer," he added.

DOWN LOW: Oregon State had a size advantage but fell in love with the deep shot rather than passing the ball inside, Tinkle said. "We just got a little bull-headed and didn't get it in there as much as we were supposed to," he added.

UP NEXT

Arizona State hosts California on Wednesday.

Oregon State travels to Southern California on Thursday.

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