PACIFIC-12/MID-AMERICAN/MOUNTAIN WEST

Arizona State trips No. 7 UCLA

PACIFIC-12

ARIZONA STATE 38, NO. 7 UCLA 23

PASADENA, Calif. -- Mike Bercovici passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and Arizona State got its season back on track with a 38-23 victory over No. 7 UCLA on Saturday night.

Tim White and D.J. Foster caught scoring passes for the Sun Devils (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12), who responded to their dire situation after two September losses with a solid effort in their second consecutive victory at the Rose Bowl. Arizona State built a 29-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter and then hung on.

Thomas Duarte caught his second touchdown pass from Josh Rosen with 9:19 to play, trimming the Sun Devils' lead to 29-23. But after UCLA (4-1, 1-1) got stranded inside its 1 by Matt Haack's punt, the Bruins snapped the ball out of their own end zone with 4:16 left for their second safety of the night.

Kalen Ballage wrapped it up with a 23-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds to play.

Arizona State's defense rebounded splendidly after giving up 42 points in a home loss to Southern California last week. The Sun Devils shut down UCLA's running game and tormented Rosen, blitzing the freshman relentlessly while forcing him into a 22-for-40 performance for 280 yards with an interception.

UCLA's offense played three ugly quarters before coming to life in the fourth. Prolific tailback Paul Perkins was held to 63 yards rushing and a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Bercovici made a 34-yard touchdown run up the middle early in the third quarter. Demario Richard led the Sun Devils with 79 yards rushing and added 57 yards receiving, while former UCLA receiver Devin Lucien made a key fourth-quarter catch for Arizona State.

The road team has won all four games in this matchup since coaches Todd Graham and Jim Mora took over at their respective schools in 2012. The Bruins scored 140 points in their last three meetings with the Sun Devils, but Arizona State's defense was in charge for most of the night this time.

In another game involving Pac-12 teams Saturday, Jared Goff got off to a shaky start but still threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 24 California to a 34-28 victory over Washington State in the Golden Bears' first game as a ranked team in six years.

MID-AMERICAN

TOLEDO 24, BALL STATE 10

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Phillip Ely threw two touchdowns as Toledo won its fourth consecutive with a victory over Ball State.

Ely was 16 of 22 for 164 yards for the Rockets (4-0, 1-0). Terry Swanson rushed for 139 yards, and Damion Jones-Martin finished with 85 yards and a score.

Two Ely touchdown passes in the second quarter, along with a Jones-Moore scoring run and a Jameson Vest field goal, gave Toledo a 24-3 advantage going into halftime.

Ball State's Morgan Hagee put the Cardinals (2-3, 1-1) on the board just before the break with a 29-yard field goal, and Riley Neal hit Jordan Williams for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to close the gap to 24-10.

With 5:34 left, Ely chewed up the clock with an 11-play, 57-yard drive to preserve the Toledo lead.

Neal had 236 yards and a touchdown for the Cardinals.

In other games involving MAC teams, Derrius Vick threw for one touchdown, Daz'mond Patterson ran for another and the Ohio defense made that hold up for a 14-10 victory over Akron. ... Cooper Rush threw two touchdown passes and Brian Eavey kicked three field goals to help Central Michigan overtake Northern Illinois for a 29-19 victory. ... Matt Johnson threw for a touchdown and ran for another, Donovan Wilson and Ronnie Moore each ran in scores and Bowling Green held off a late surge by Buffalo to win 28-22. ... Colin Reardon threw for 136 yards and a score as Kent State held on to an early lead to beat Miami (Ohio).

MOUNTAIN WEST

UTAH STATE 33, COLORADO STATE 18

LOGAN, Utah -- Kent Myers threw for one score and rushed for 191 yards and another TD and Utah State beat Colorado State in their conference opener.

Myers was 12 of 21 for 137 yards, including a 42-yard TD pass to Hunter Sharp to tie it at 10-10. Myers scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 26-yard run and led all rushers on 16 carries.

The Aggies (2-2) led 17-10 at halftime in a game delayed about 45 minutes because of lightning.

Utah State was in the red zone three times in the second half -- twice after recovering fumbles -- but had to settle for field goals. LaJuan Hunt scored on a 33-yard run in the fourth.

Nick Stevens was 21 of 46 for 252 yards. He threw a 16-yard TD pass to Rashard Higgins and scored on a 15-yard run for the Rams (2-3).

In other games involving Mountain West teams, Marcus Cox raced 59 yards for a touchdown on Appalachian State's first play from scrimmage, setting the tone for a 31-13 defeat of Wyoming. ... UNLV held off a late Nevada rally to win 23-17 in the annual in-state rivalry game at Mackay Stadium in Reno. ... Teriyon Gipson scored the go-head touchdown early in the fourth quarter to cap New Mexico's come-from-behind 38-29 victory over New Mexico State.

Sports on 10/04/2015

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