Player of the game: Arizona State quarterback Rudy Carpenter continued his hex against Stanford, completing 20 of 27 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown.

Play of the game: Facing 3rd-and-8 in the second quarter, Carpenter flipped a pass to Rudy Burgess, who eluded several tacklers and outran the Cardinal defense for a 62-yard touchdown.

Turning point: One play after Arizona State opened up a 14-point lead, a tipped Stanford pass was intercepted by Omar Bolden, who went 29 yards to the end zone, increasing ASU's lead to 21-0 late in the second quarter. The Cardinal pulled within 21-3 by halftime but didn't score the rest of the game.

Cardinal highlight: Sophomore wide receiver Richard Sherman had six catches for 105 yards, his third career 100-yard game and second this season.

Cardinal lowlight: T.C. Ostrander was sacked seven times, the most given up this year.

Key stat: Counting sacks, Stanford rushed for -2 yards on 26 carries.