Greetings from Wells Fargo Arena, and an early Happy New Year!! The Arizona State Lady Devils open up the Pac-10 season at home against the Oregon State Beavers. You can listen to the game by clicking on the “Listen Live” link above. Game starts at 6:30pm AZ time/8:30pm EST. Follow the live blog right here as well!!
Starting for ASU: 01 Simon, 23 Patterson, 25 Brandon, 32 Tobin, 35 Watson
For Oregon State: 02 Bostick, 15 Marchbanks, 22 Indendi, 24 Martin, 34 Greer
1st half
17:00 – ASU leads 5-4, Beavers have played good defense so far, but Sun Devils lead
15:29 – OSU leads 6-5. Beavers have had some success in the post early on against ASU
13:45 – Big three pointer from Kimberly Brandon from the the top of the key, all tied up at 8
11:30 – ASU with a 13-11 lead. OSU’s Sage Indendi and ASU’s Dymond Simon trading 3 point shots as the offenses are starting to get going
10:12 – A lot of bad turnovers early on for Oregon State. Throwing the ball out of bounds on some careless passes, ASU leads 15-11
7:58 – ASU leads 17-16, turnovers on both sides, Sun Devils have taken a couple threes since that list timeout and haven’t been able to hit
6:31 – ASU leads 17-16, a lot of defense and sloppy play in this first half
3:44 – Not a whole lot of offense in this one, ASU leads 19-16
Halftime – Oregon State 21 – Arizona State 21. OSU has a better FG percentage than ASU, but they’ve been plagued by 13 turnovers
2nd half
Underway in the 2nd half
17:23 – Nice pass from Alex Earl to Kimberly Brandon who was wide open under the basket for the easy deuce. Sun Devils lead 24-21
15:56 – At the media timeout, the Sun Devils are clinging to 24-23 lead. No team has found the ability to pull away yet
13:01 – A back and forth game, OSU leads 28-26
11:45 – Sage Indendi hits a big 3-ptr, Beavers on an 8-0 run and lead by 5
10:58 – Fulcher’s basket cuts the deficit to 3 points, Beavers still lead 31-28
8:30 – Beavers lead 35-31, ASU not getting its shots to go down
ASU is outrebounding OSU 31-23, but the Sun Devils are shooting 27% from the field compared to OSU’s 41%
7:00 – Simon with a big shot from beyond the arc, Devils lead 36-35
5:10 – Another 3 ptr from Simon and a steal from Brandon, followed by an easy layup, gives the Sun Devils a 41-37 lead
3:57 – Been a while since we had a media timeout, not a lot of fouls in this defensive battle. Sun Devils lead 45-39 after a nice mid-range jumper from Deja Mann
3:37 – Finally a media timeout as the ball goes out of bounds. Sun Devils still lead 45-39 and will have possession after the timeout because of an OSU turnover.
1:00 – ASU clings to a 47-44 lead
0:27 – ASU leads 49-46. There’s 19 seconds left on the shot clock. Doesn’t look like the Beavers are going to foul, so they’ll have to play good defense and get down the court quickly to try and tie the game
Final Score – ASU defeats Oregon State 49-46. Alyssa Martin misses the last second three point attempt to give the Sun Devils the victory.
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