TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 17 Arizona State women's basketball team had its seven-game winning streak snapped in a 51-39 loss at Arizona on Sunday.
The Sun Devils (9-3, 0-1 Pac-12) never led in the game and were not able to find a way to consistently score as they combined to record 15 points in the middle two quarters.
Kianna Ibis (11 points) and Kiara Russell (eight points) combined for 19 points for the Sun Devils, who shot 23 percent for the game, including 17 percent (4-23) from long range.
Sunday's game was only the third in 12 games in which the Sun Devils had more turnovers (17) than assists (10).
The Sun Devils were plus-eight on the boards with Ibis (seven rebounds), Courtney Ekmark (five rebounds) and Sophia Elenga (four rebounds), leading the way.
Trailing by seven points, 27-20, at the half, the Sun Devils were not able to draw closer than five points over the final 20 minutes.
Arizona (11-1, 1-0) also struggled from 3-point range (1-11), however the Wildcats connected on 54 percent of their attempts inside the arc. Aari McDonald led all scorers with 24 points to help Arizona snap a four-game losing streak to ASU.
Despite their inability to produce points in bunches, the Sun Devils still trailed by only seven points after Elenga's layup with 5:49 remaining.
Arizona scored the next three points before a 3-pointer by Reili Richardson once again cut the deficit to seven, 43-36, with 3:37 remaining.
The Sun Devils could not trim any more points off Arizona's lead as the Wildcats scored the game's next eight points to secure the win.
The Sun Devils return to action on Friday (7 p.m.) when they travel to Salt Lake City to face Utah. The game can be seen on Pac-12 Network and heard on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060.
The Sun Devils (9-3, 0-1 Pac-12) never led in the game and were not able to find a way to consistently score as they combined to record 15 points in the middle two quarters.
Kianna Ibis (11 points) and Kiara Russell (eight points) combined for 19 points for the Sun Devils, who shot 23 percent for the game, including 17 percent (4-23) from long range.
Sunday's game was only the third in 12 games in which the Sun Devils had more turnovers (17) than assists (10).
The Sun Devils were plus-eight on the boards with Ibis (seven rebounds), Courtney Ekmark (five rebounds) and Sophia Elenga (four rebounds), leading the way.
Trailing by seven points, 27-20, at the half, the Sun Devils were not able to draw closer than five points over the final 20 minutes.
Arizona (11-1, 1-0) also struggled from 3-point range (1-11), however the Wildcats connected on 54 percent of their attempts inside the arc. Aari McDonald led all scorers with 24 points to help Arizona snap a four-game losing streak to ASU.
Despite their inability to produce points in bunches, the Sun Devils still trailed by only seven points after Elenga's layup with 5:49 remaining.
Arizona scored the next three points before a 3-pointer by Reili Richardson once again cut the deficit to seven, 43-36, with 3:37 remaining.
The Sun Devils could not trim any more points off Arizona's lead as the Wildcats scored the game's next eight points to secure the win.
The Sun Devils return to action on Friday (7 p.m.) when they travel to Salt Lake City to face Utah. The game can be seen on Pac-12 Network and heard on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060.