Key Highlights
- A 3-pointer by Sydney Shaw gave the Mountaineers a 44-41 lead with 2:45 remaining.
- Jordan Harrison added a free throw and Wheeler scored in the paint for a 47-41 lead. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMcKinna Brackens hit a jumper for the Sun Devils but it was their only made basket in nine attempts in the final 4 minutes.
- West Virginia closed it out at the line, making 7 of 9 free throws in the last minute. Shaw scored 11 points and Gia Cooke had 10 for West Virginia (16-4, 6-2 Big 12). Brackens and Gabby Elliott led Arizona State (17-3, 4-3) with 15 points each. Arizona State battled back from a six-point first-quarter deficit to trail 13-12 after one.
- West Virginia hit three 3-pointers early in the second quarter and a layup by Sydney Woodley gave the Mountaineers a 25-15 lead with 3 1/2 minutes left in the quarter.
- Arizona State did not allow a point for the remainder of the half and trailed only 25-24 at halftime. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementArizona State extended the run to 13 points for a 28-25 lead a couple of minutes into the third.