The Arizona State Sun Devils (8-9, 0-5 Pac-12) took a trip up to Corvallis this weekend hoping to comeback from a four-game losing streak but, unfortunately, are walking away with another loss to the Oregon State Beavers (14-2, 3-2 Pac-12) 92-55.
The Sun Devil’s defense struggled against the Beavers as they allowed them to score over 20 points in three out of the four quarters of the game.
This worked to the Beavers advantage, allowing them many opportunities to score, and they used those opportunities well scoring nearly 30 points in the first quarter alone. Overall Oregon State excelled in offensive play with nearly 60% in field goals and a 50% on three-pointers.
Compared to Oregon State, the offense of ASU had just half of the Beavers field goal rate at 28% and was almost at 19% on three-point shots. The Sun Devils were not able to score more than 17 points in each quarter and scored only nine points in the second quarter.
The Beavers success didn’t stay just on offense as their defense outshined the Sun Devils. Oregon State had 44 rebounds, while ASU had 30.
Even though the Sun Devils didn’t get the outcome it wanted, sophomore forward Journey Thompson scored a career-high 16 points with four steals and a block.
Thompson was 7-18 on field goals and was two for two on free throws. She even aided the Sun Devil’s defense with the team high of five rebounds against the Beavers. Sophomore guard Jalyn Brown and senior guard Jaddan Simmons followed closely behind with four rebounds each.
Brown scored 20 points against OSU, the highest for the Sun Devils this game, which continues her hot streak of now six games in a row with 20 or more points in a game.
Despite continuing to struggle on both sides of the ball, the Sun Devils have 13 games left until the Pac-12 Tournament to get back on their feet.
Arizona State will head to Pullman, Washington Jan. 19 to play the Washington State Cougars (12-5, 1-3 Pac-12) as they look to break their losing streak once again. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. MST.
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