Arizona Spoils Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 286 yards and a touchdown, and Arizona spoiled rival Arizona State’s Big 12 championship game hopes with a dominating 23-7 win. The reigning Big 12 champion Sun Devils entered the most anticipated Territorial Cup game in a decade with a slim chance of reaching the title game again. Arizona squeezed the life out of their chances with a suffocating defense that forced five turnovers and limited Arizona State to 214 total yards. Arizona State quarterback Jeff Sims, making his fourth start for the injured Sam Leavitt, threw three interceptions and lost two fumbles. His botched handoff at Arizona State’s 6 to open the third quarter set up Fifita’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Barmore.