Jeff Sims threw three first-half touchdown passes and Jesus Gomez kicked a 49-yard field goal with 2:44 left to give Arizona State a 25-23 win over West Virginia in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Tempe, Ariz.

The Sun Devils (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) stayed in the hunt for a spot in the conference title game despite giving up two long touchdown passes, including one that put West Virginia (4-7, 2-6) in the lead with 6:37 to go.

Sims, a 6th-year senior, was 19 of 28 for 207 yards and three TDs and also ran for 81 yards on 17 carries. He has accounted for 693 yards of total offense the past two games since taking over for starter Sam Leavitt, who had season-ending foot surgery.

West Virginia got 353 yards and two TDs from freshman Scotty Fox Jr., his scoring passes going for 75

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