1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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AFA | 11 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 56 |
ASU | 22 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 87 |
Tapley, Ruden lead No. 20 Arizona St. women past Air Force
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jamie Ruden scored 14 points, Ja'Tavia Tapley had 11 points and eight rebounds, and No. 20 Arizona State beat Air Force 87-56 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Jayde Van Hyfte and Sara Bejedi scored 12 points apiece for Arizona State.
Air Force's Allyah Marlett hit a 3-pointer to tie it with 4:32 left in the first quarter but the Falcons missed their final four shots of the period and committed five turnovers as Arizona State scored 11 consecutive points to take a 22-11 lead into the second. Air Force trimmed its deficit to 33-29 with three minutes left in the first half but Reili Richardson hit a 3-pointer, Eboni Walker made 1 of 2 free throws, and Tapley converted a three-point play to make it 40-29 at the break and the Sun Devils led by double figures the rest of the way.
Arizona State made 20 of 32 (73.3%) from the field in the second half and shot 54% overall.
Kamri Heath lead Air Force with 16 points and Emily Conroe added 12 points and eight rebounds.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kyle Bacon
- Brian Woods
- Rochelle Bennett
2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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UNLV | 17-1 | - | 30-3 |
New Mexico | 12-6 | 5 | 21-11 |
Wyoming | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
Colorado State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
San Diego State | 10-8 | 7 | 22-13 |
Boise State | 10-8 | 7 | 21-14 |
Nevada | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Air Force | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
Fresno State | 7-11 | 10 | 15-18 |
San José State | 2-16 | 15 | 7-24 |
Utah State | 2-16 | 15 | 5-25 |
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Oklahoma | 15-3 | 2 | 23-10 |
Texas | 14-4 | 3 | 33-5 |
Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |