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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Eric Jacobsen had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Arizona State shot its way out of an early funk to beat UNLV 77-55 Wednesday night.

Arizona State (5-2) started slow and climbed back into it behind a stream of 3-pointers, hitting 11 of 22 from behind the arc.

Kodi Justice orchestrated the Sun Devils' offense nicely after missing the previous game with a back injury, finishing with 13 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Gerry Blakes added 11 points and nine rebounds in Arizona State's 13th straight home win over two seasons, matching its longest streak since 1980-81.

UNLV (4-2) raced out to a 15-point lead early in the first half, but struggled in the second half to fall in its first true road game.

The Rebels shot 24 percent in the second half and lost star freshman Rashad Vaughn to an apparent back injury midway through.

Vaughn and Jordan Cornish had 10 points each for UNLV.

Arizona State beat UNLV 86-60 last season behind Jahii Carson's 40-point game.

Very little about this year's teams are the same.

The Rebels, who have no returning starters, had a solid start to the season as coach Dave Rice tries to sort through roles and his rotation, losing only the Stanford in the opening five games.

Like UNLV, the Sun Devils spent the season's first month feeling their way through, playing well at times, not-so-well others.

Arizona State certainly wasn't sharp against UNLV early, struggling with the Rebels' length inside and quickness on the perimeter.

The Sun Devils missed five of their first six shots while UNLV opened 7 for 11 during an opening 15-4 run.

Once Arizona State started to solve what UNLV was doing, it became a game.

UNLV made shots inside and out, hitting 15 of 30 in the first half. Arizona State countered from the perimeter, making 6 of 8 from the 3-point arc while using a 17-2 run to tie the game at 37-all by halftime.

Once the second half started, the Rebels couldn't seem to get anything to fall from anywhere.

UNLV missed 15 of its first 19 shots in the half while Arizona State kept making `em while building a 58-46 lead.