TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Redshirt freshman quarterback Brandon Dawkins threw for 305 yards and ran for 78 more, nearly leading Arizona to a stunning comeback over rival Arizona State. The Sun Devils scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to stop the Arizona rally and win the game 52-37.

Dawkins was elevated to backup duties with the injury to Anu Solomon and was inserted in the game in the second quarter due to starter Jerrard Randall's ineffectiveness. Dawkins rushed for a score in addition to a pair of passing TDs, including a 95-yard strike to Trey Griffey, the third longest play in Arizona history.

Mike Bercovici threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns in his final home game and Arizona State returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

Arizona State (6-5, 4-4 Pac-12) sputtered offensively early before reeling off a string of big plays to build a 21-point halftime lead.

Arizona (6-6, 3-6) managed to claw its way back within a touchdown, butKareem Orr returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown and Lloyd Carrington returned another 38 yards for a score on the next series.

Devin Lucien had nine catches for 190 yards for Arizona State, which had 565 yards of total offense to become bowl eligible for the fifth straight season.

Last year's Territorial Cup was the de facto Pac-12 South championship.

Unfulfilled expectations surrounded this game.

Arizona and Arizona State both beat Top-10 teams, but also had three-game losing streaks. The Wildcats locked up a bowl berth last week; the Sun Devils need one more victory to become bowl eligible.

A big problem for both teams all season has been defensive breakdowns -- they're among the two worst in the Pac-12 -- but the defenses dominated early.

Arizona State finally broke through with a big play, when Bercovici hit Lucien on a 58-yard pass to set up Demario Richard's bulldozing 8-yard touchdown run.

Next possession, Bercovici and Lucien hooked up again, this time for a 59-yard touchdown.

Bercovici followed with a mistake, throwing an interception to Cam Denson, who jumped the screen pass and raced in for a 21-yard touchdown.

It did nothing to slow the Sun Devils down.

Bercovici scored on a 1-yard run on the next drive, then hit Jalen Harvey for his first career reception, a 41-yard touchdown.

A 65-yard, multiple-tackle-breaking run by Kalen Ballage set up Zane Gonzalez's 29-yard field goal as the half ended.

Arizona's offense stagnated without starting quarterback Anu Solomon, out with a concussion.

Randall, as he has much of the season, repeatedly overthrew receivers on deep routes or threw too hard on short passes. He was 4 for 13 for 35 yards and lost a fumble before being replaced by Dawkins.

The switch did little to change Arizona's fortunes in the first half. The Wildcats had 141 total yards -- six fewer than Lucien had receiving -- to trail 31-10.

Arizona's first two scoring drives stalled out and led to field goals by Casey Skowron, but Trey Griffey made sure he got to the end zone, zigzagging his way across the field for a 95-yard reception that pulled the Wildcats within 31-23.

But after laboring through the third quarter, Arizona State's offense work up just in time. The Sun Devils moved 74 yards in 11 plays to set up D.J. Foster's 1-yard touchdown run and push the lead back to 15.

Dawkins found Tyrell Johnson for a 17-yard touchdown pass, but his two interceptions helped seal the Territorial Cup for the Sun Devils.