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Arizona State WBB beats Arizona for third time this season
Arizona State women's basketball beat rival Arizona for the third time this season in Big 12 tourney opener.
By Brendon Pricco
KANSAS CITY – Arizona State women’s basketball (23-9, 9-9) beat rival Arizona (12-18, 3-15) in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday in Kansas City. It was a back-and-forth game, with neither team winning a quarter by more than a single point. The Sun Devils held on, winning 54-51.
Arizona jumped out to a 10-2 lead, but ASU didn’t waver.
This season was ASU women’s basketball’s first 20-win season since the 2019-20 season, when they went 20-11.