PJ Brown TEMPE — If you were thinking the matchup Sunday was going to be a cakewalk for Arizona just because Arizona State is winless in the Pac-12, think again.Coming in, UA coach Adia Barnes had won only once in ASU’s house, in 2019. Prior to that, you have to go back to 2000 — or 19 consecutive losses in Tempe.
After the game, the Wildcats stood on the court facing their fans — three busloads of them who had made the trip north — and flashed the Wildcat sign. Fans chanted, “U of A! U of A!” “She was relentless on the boards,” Barnes said. “ had a different sense of energy. … The last three or four games, she’s been in foul trouble every game. This is one of the first games where she could play minutes without having to step out with fouls. That enabled her to be on the court, and then seven offensive rebounds is a lot. She did a good job of converting on some of them.”Conner led all Wildcats with 16 points. She also had four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes.
Arizona took the lead five minutes into the first quarter and never relinquished it. ASU never got closer than four points. ASU shot only 33% in the first half and finished at 38%. Meanwhile, Arizona finished shooting 43%, including 40% from the 3-point line The run to end the half started off with Loville knocking down a 3 from the corner to give Arizona a 36-29 lead. ASU closed the gap to six with a free throw, then Conner entered the game, drained a 3 and drove to the hoop on the next possession to give UA a 41-31 advantage.
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