The Washington State women's basketball team had a record-setting night Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena.
However, it was not the kind of record the Cougars wanted.
The ASU women's basketball team allowed just 30 WSU points, setting the mark for fewest points allowed in a game in Pac-10 history.
"Coming off the game that we just had on Saturday [a 79-56 loss at No. 7 Stanford], it feels good to hold a team, to break a defensive record," ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne said.
The Cougars (4-21, 1-14 Pac-10) stayed within striking distance of the Sun Devils (17-9, 11-4 Pac-10) for the first six minutes of the game, but ASU then went on a 24-7 run that spanned the rest of the half to blow the game open. The Sun Devils took a 33-15 lead into the locker room.
"That's what we're known for is digging in, defending and playing man-to-man, and it played out perfectly today," senior guard Jill Noe said. "We all had the same goal, and that was just keep our player in front of us, have good ball pressure and rebound."
The Sun Devils could have not scored at in the second half and still won the game 33-30.
But ASU came out of the break on fire, putting the game on autopilot. The Sun Devils were ahead by as many as 30 points, and eventually put the game away in the 59-30 lopsided win.
The Cougars ended the game with nearly as many turnovers (28) as points and had only six assists as a team.
The Sun Devils also dominated the boards, out-rebounding the Cougars 33-16.
ASU junior center Sybil Dosty led all scorers with 14 points, while junior forward Lauren Lacey had 12 points and four rebounds.
Freshman forward Becca Tobin scored a career-high 10 points and also added four rebounds for the Sun Devils.
ASU had 12 players who saw at least eight minutes of action in the game.
"We did need some people to step it up," Turner Thorne said. "It's not just about winning, it's about us playing great basketball, and having people ready to take a rotation here or there down the stretch."
One player that did not see time on the floor for the Sun Devils was sophomore guard Dymond Simon, who was not cleared to play after suffering a concussion in Saturday's loss to Stanford. Turner Thorne said Simon's status is day-to-day.
WSU freshman guard Kezia Kelly had nine points and five rebounds for the Cougars.
Reach the reporter at: gina.mizell@asu.edu.
