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03/04 20:06 CST Heloisa Carrera scores 16 points, hits big jumper to lift
Arizona State women over Arizona 54-51
Heloisa Carrera scores 16 points, hits big jumper to lift Arizona State women
over Arizona 54-51
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Heloisa Carrera scored 16 points, including the
go-ahead jumper late in the fourth quarter, and Arizona State held off Arizona
54-51 in a first-round matchup at the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.
The Sun Devils, 2-0 against their in-state rival in the regular season and six
games better in the Big 12 standings, never led by more than four points in the
second half.
The 15th-seeded Wildcats took their last lead at 51-50 when Blessing Adebanjo
nailed a jumper with 2:51 remaining. The No. 10-seed Sun Devils (23-9) scored
on their next two possessions when first Carrera then Last-Tear Poa knocked
down mid-range jumpers, giving Arizona State its 54-51 lead. Neither team
scored again.
Daniah Trammell and Sumayah Sugapong each scored 12 points and Noelani
Cornfield added 10 for the Wildcats (12-18).
Arizona State led 18-17 after one quarter and 29-28 at halftime.
There were three lead changes and three ties in the first five-plus minutes of
the third quarter. Neither team scored in the next 2 1/2 minutes, then Arizona
State went ahead 44-42 at the end of the quarter.
Up next
Arizona State faces No. 7-seed Iowa State on Thursday, with the winner moving
on to play second-seeded West Virginia in the quarterfinals.
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