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Arizona St. controls No. 23 Cal from the start in 57-42 win

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Courtney Ekmark scored 12 points, Kianna Ibis scored 11 and Arizona State handcuffed No. 23 California 57-42 on Sunday.

Arizona State (15-7, 6-4 Pac-12) raced to a 14-0 lead and led 16-6 at the end of the first quarter. Jaelyn Brown's jumper with 2:39 left in the first quarter was the first basket for the Bears. The Sun Devils pushed their lead to 22-6 when Ibis made back-to-back jumpers and Ekmark added a layup in consecutive possessions.

Cal (15-6, 6-4) shaved the deficit to 33-22 at halftime, but after the break, again could only muster six points and trailed by 16.