Arizona State sophomore guard Jaelen House earned a reputation last year as a hard-nosed defender willing to take on any challenge. In the Sun Devils' home opener Sunday afternoon he proved he can contribute on offense too.
The Shadow Mountain product tossed in 13 points, dished out four assists and added four steals in 22 minutes to help the No. 18 Sun Devils to a 100-77 victory over visiting Houston Baptist at ASU's Desert Financial Arena.
It was a get-well game no doubt for ASU, which split games in the Empire Classic in Connecticut last week, beating Rhode Island on Wednesday and losing to No.