The No. 22 Sun Devil women's basketball team (22-11) could not overcome a barrage of No. 4 Mississippi State (32-2) free throws and a 22-point, 13-rebound from Teaira McCowan in falling to the Bulldogs 76-53 at the Moda Center in Sweet Sixteen action in Portland Friday evening.
Senior Kianna Ibis led the Sun Devils with 16 points who traveled to Coral Gables, Fla., last week and came out of the subregional with wins over No. 12 seed UCF (60-45 in the first round) and No. 4 seed and host school Miami (57-55 in the second round).