| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| AFA | 11 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 56 |
| ASU | 22 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 87 |
Tapley, Ruden lead No. 20 Arizona St. women past Air Force
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jamie Ruden scored 14 points, Ja'Tavia Tapley had 11 points and eight rebounds, and No. 20 Arizona State beat Air Force 87-56 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Jayde Van Hyfte and Sara Bejedi scored 12 points apiece for Arizona State.
Air Force's Allyah Marlett hit a 3-pointer to tie it with 4:32 left in the first quarter but the Falcons missed their final four shots of the period and committed five turnovers as Arizona State scored 11 consecutive points to take a 22-11 lead into the second. Air Force trimmed its deficit to 33-29 with three minutes left in the first half but Reili Richardson hit a 3-pointer, Eboni Walker made 1 of 2 free throws, and Tapley converted a three-point play to make it 40-29 at the break and the Sun Devils led by double figures the rest of the way.
Arizona State made 20 of 32 (73.3%) from the field in the second half and shot 54% overall.
Kamri Heath lead Air Force with 16 points and Emily Conroe added 12 points and eight rebounds.
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- Brian Woods
- Rochelle Bennett
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 7-0 | - | 15-4 |
| New Mexico | 5-1 | 1.5 | 12-7 |
| Colorado State | 4-2 | 2.5 | 13-6 |
| Wyoming | 4-2 | 2.5 | 10-8 |
| Boise State | 4-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Fresno State | 3-3 | 3.5 | 12-7 |
| San Diego State | 3-4 | 4 | 14-6 |
| Nevada | 3-4 | 4 | 8-12 |
| Air Force | 1-5 | 5.5 | 11-7 |
| San José State | 1-5 | 5.5 | 8-11 |
| Utah State | 0-6 | 6.5 | 1-17 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 7-0 | - | 19-1 |
| TCU | 7-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Baylor | 6-1 | 1 | 16-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 2 | 15-3 |
| West Virginia | 5-2 | 2 | 15-3 |
| Utah | 4-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| Iowa State | 4-3 | 3 | 13-7 |
| Cincinnati | 3-3 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
| Colorado | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Arizona | 3-4 | 4 | 12-8 |
| Kansas | 2-5 | 5 | 12-6 |
| Texas Tech | 2-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Arizona State | 2-5 | 5 | 8-11 |
| BYU | 1-5 | 5.5 | 10-7 |
| Houston | 1-6 | 6 | 5-13 |
| UCF | 0-7 | 7 | 7-10 |
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