The lights in Desert Financial Arena were only off for a few hours before the Sun Devils basketball program hosted another nationally-ranked opponent on the hardwood. This time it was the ASU women’s basketball team (11-8, 3-3 Pac-12) taking on No. 19-ranked Oregon (14-7, 7-3).
Arizona State was able to secure the 55-49 victory behind some key plays from reserves and steady team defense throughout the entire 40-minute game (no overtime needed for this one).
Senior guard Ayzhiana Basallo delivered an NBA-range trifecta as the Sun Devils’ first points of the game. She knew she was ‘feeling it.