导出博客文章TEMPE, Ariz. -- Torian Graham entered the game and started hitting shots right
away, pouring in 3-pointers, flying in for a dunk in transition.Two years
removed from his last game, it was like he never left.Graham scored 18 of his 23
points in the first half and Tra Holder added 23 points, helping Arizona State
open its second season under Bobby Hurley with an 88-70 win over Portland State
Friday night.I prepared very well this week, all the weeks and years before
this, Graham said. I was ready for it.Shannon Evans added 19 points, Holder had
four assists and Arizona State shot 50 percent to run past the Vikings after a
slow start.The Sun Devils also had a 47-33 advantage in rebounds, led by Obinna
Olekas 13.Braxton Tucker had 19 points and Bryce Canda 12 for Portland State,
which went 6 for 27 from 3-point range.They can score in bunches and watching
those two guards, theyre good, Portland State coach Tyler Geving said. And then
Torian Graham is probably playing the best of their team right now.The Sun
Devils were shaky early, missing their first five shots -- all at the rim -- and
turning it over twice before scoring their first baskets 3 minutes in.Arizona
State shook off those early jitters behind Graham.The 6-foot-4 senior played at
Chipola Junior College in Florida, transferred to Houston, then Buffalo. He did
not play at either school.Graham came off the bench in his first Division I game
and immediately started making shots. He hit consecutive 3-pointers and had a
dunk in transition , scoring 13 points in his first eight minutes to help the
Sun Devils build a 10-point lead.Graham hit 7 of 8 shots and Holder had 12
points to put the Sun Devils up 44-30 at halftime.He does that every day in
practice, Evans said. You guys are like, wow, but we see that every day.Arizona
State scored the first seven points of the second half and was never challenged,
though the Vikings managed to keep the Sun Devils from running away with it.I
told the kids after, they competed, Geving said. They had a chance to maybe blow
it open, but we fought back.BIG PICTUREThe Vikings showed grit at times,
starting strong and rallying after a couple of Arizona State runs in the second
half. A lopsided loss, but the kind of game that should help them once the Big
Sky season rolls around.The Sun Devils picked up a nice, easy win to open the
season and got a good look at Graham, who didnt get quite the same preseason
hype as fellow Buffalo transfer Evans.CUNLIFFES DEBUTGuard Sam Cunliffe is
Arizona States highest-rated freshman since James Harden in 2007, but was unable
to make a big splash in his debut due to foul trouble. The 6-foot-7 guard was
limited to 14 minutes, scoring 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting.BIG BLOCKArizona
State freshman Jethro Tshisumpa is still a bit raw, but at 6-10 with long arms,
he can sure send shots back, just like this one .DIFFICULT STARTPortland State
opens the season with a difficult road trip, with a trip to Cal State-Fullerton
next. Geving would like to get a split in the two games, but the real benefit
could be down the line, once the Big Sky Conference season starts.We competed,
so theres a lot of positives out of it and some of the things we didnt do well,
at least weve got it on film and we can improve on it, he said.UP NEXTPortland
State plays at Cal State-Fullerton on Sunday.Arizona State hosts Cal Poly on
Sunday before heading to Orlando for the Tire Pros Invitational.---More AP
college basketball:
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. Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson
had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets
handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led
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didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to
lose.Jonny Brownlee had to receive medical attention after collapsing after
finishing third in a World Triathlon Series race on Australias Gold Coast on
Saturday. Brownlee keeled over after crossing the finishing line behind Spanish
duo Mario Mola and Fernando Alarza.The exhausted Briton was placed in a
wheelchair and was unable to collect his bronze medal during the podium
ceremony. However, last night Brownlee, who won last years race, took to Twitter
to reassure fans he had made a full recovery.I am out for dinner now. The Ozzie
heat is too much for a Yorkshire man! Cant remember the last 1 km. Tough day.
Thanks for the messages, he tweeted. Alistair Brownlee finished down the field
on his return from surgery Reigning Olympic champion and brother Alistair
finished 26th in his first race since ankle surgery last year.Racing in tthe
middle of the day, the heat coming off the tarmac was unbelievable, said British
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hang on for the medal, and this is Alistairs first race since surgery. Hes only
just started to do the intensive work that he needs to do. Helen Jenkins
celebrates after crossing the finishing line Helen Jenkins won her second race
of the season in a bid to secure the final spot in Britains team for this
summers Olympics in Rio.Jenkins finished 41 seconds ahead of reigning two-time
world champion Gwen Jorgensen, while here main rival for Rio, Jodie Stimpson,
was more than three minutes adrift in 12th.I cant quite believe it. I got to the
run and just went for it. But the whole time I was waiting for Gwen, you can
never underestimate how quick Gwens running is, said Jenkins. ' ' '
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