Arizona State’s resilience gave UCLA nearly all it could handle, but the Bruins came out on top 73-69.
Arizona State was in a bind early in Friday’s quarterfinal game against UCLA. The Devils were down 37-22 midway through the second quarter as the Bruins were bullying them with dribble penetration and offensive rebounds.
But head coach Charli Turner Thorne’s squad had been down more and prevailed before.
“Incredibly resilient team,” Turner Thorne said. “You add discipline to that, and we can beat anybody in the country.”
ASU slowed down the pace, got to the free-throw line and chipped away, lowering the deficit to 10 by halftime.