Arizona St. routs Northwestern with high-scoring second half

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Steve Moore scored 18 points to lead five Arizona State players in double figures and the Sun Devils pulled away for a 90-55 rout of Northwestern on Monday night.
Ike Diogu scored 12 of his 17 in the second half, when the Sun Devils outscored the Wildcats 55-23.
Arizona State improved to 8-1, its best start since the 1990-91 season, and won its sixth in a row, the first time that's happened since 1998-99.
Tyrone Jackson and Serge Angounou scored 12 apiece and Jason Braxton added 10 for the Sun Devils, who shot a season-best 60 percent (31-of-52, 69 percent (18-of-26) in the second half.
Arizona State made 13-of-20 3-pointers, its most 3s since Jan. 27, 1996, at Oregon.
T.J. Parker scored 14 for Northwestern (4-5). Vedran Vukusic added 12 points and Davor Duvancic 10.
The Wildcats trailed only 48-43 after Parker's 16-footer with 14:03 to play.
But Kruger's 3-pointer capped a 17-6 surge that put Arizona State up 65-49 with 8:13 to go.
The Wildcats abandoned their zone defense for a man-to-man, and the Sun Devils turned the game into a blowout. The run reached 28-8 after Moore's 16-footer gave Arizona State a 76-51 lead with five minutes to go.