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The ASU victory ended the Orange's 72-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents, the longest in the nation.
Rebounds make difference
Arizona State rebounded the ball 21 more
times than Syracuse, dominating the boards the entire game.
“It’s
just not acceptable,” Syracuse center Briana Day said.
The Sun Devils went into halftime with an 18-10 rebound advantage that aided in their 3-point lead over the Orange at 29-26.
Even though Arizona State and Syracuse were tied at two second
chance points each, the 13-7 defensive rebound advantage for Arizona State kept
Syracuse’s shooters from warming up as they hit just over 38-percent from
the floor in the first half.
The second half is where the inside presence
of the game truly shifted. Arizona State doubled up Syracuse in number of
rebounds, 26-13 in the second half.
The
Sun Devils had 44 rebounds, 18 of those offensive with Elisha Davis leading the
way at 10 total. The Orange had 23 boards for the game with nine offensive.
Briana Day had seven boards followed by Cornelia Fondren with four.
Shooting From Downtown
The first half was very similar for both
teams with each making four from three-point range. Arizona State went 50 percent from
three on 4 of 8 shooting. Arnecia Hawkins knocked down both of her attempts
from deep.
Syracuse took only one more attempt for the
same amount of threes made. Four
different players made a three for Syracuse..
Both teams shot poorly from beyond the arc in the second half, making just two each.
Arizona State connected on under 29 percent and Syracuse on just 17 percent from behind the arc in the last two quarters.
“This wasn't our
night, but it wasn't our night because Arizona State made it not our night,”
SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “I have got to give them a ton of credit,
they did an excellent job."
Lead Changes
There were nine lead changes and four ties in the
game, all of which, came in the first half.
Arizona State knocked down back-to-back
threes at the end of the second quarter to take the lead. For the rest of the
game the Sun Devils never gave it back.
The largest lead Syracuse had was three at 15-12 early in the second quarter on a Brittney Sykes jumper.
Arizona State started the third quarter with a 4-0 run and from that point on the lead for Arizona State was never less than four and was as high as 11.
Arizona State started the third quarter with a 4-0 run and from that point on the lead for Arizona State was never less than four and was as high as 11.
“We just didn’t execute, we just couldn’t
execute,” Fondren said.
Game Notes
Alexis Peterson led all scorers with 15 but left
the game by being helped off the court after sustaining an ankle injury near the end of the game.
Butler now ranks 10th in all time
program scoring history. Her 13 points gives her a career total of 1,261
passing Paula Moore.
Syracuse only shot two free throws for the
entire game and none in the second half.
Arizona State made 13 from the foul line on 22 attempts.
Look ahead
The Orange women are off until Monday, December 21
when they host Jacksonville. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. at the Dome.
Arizona State's East Coast trip continues with a huge challenge ahead, as
the Sun Devils will play in Hartford against
No. 1 UConn Monday December 14.
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