No. 18 Sun Devils fall to Texas Tech 73-69
<p> LUBBOCK (AP) - Dominic Seals scored 16 of her career-high 20 points in the second half to help Texas Tech beat No. 18 Arizona State 73-69 on Thursday night.</p><separator></separator><p>The victory was Texas Tech's first over a ranked opponent since the Lady Raiders (10-1) beat Nebraska in February.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/noe_jill00.html">Jill Noe</a> scored a season-high 20 points to lead Arizona State (5-4).</p><separator></separator><p>The game was close throughout the second half, when neither team lead by more than four and the lead changed eight times.</p><separator></separator><p>A 10-2 run by Tech gave the Lady Raiders a 63-59 lead with 5 minutes to play, as the Sun Devils went almost four minutes without a field goal.</p><separator></separator><p>But Tech never pulled away, and with 7 seconds left <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/pariseau_reagan00.html… Pariseau's</a> 3-pointer pulled the Sun Devils to within 70-69.</p><separator></separator><p>Maria Moore then missed a pair of free throws, but Arizona State's chance for a comeback ended when Moore drew a charging foul from Noe on the Sun Devils ensuing fast break. Moore tied a season-high with 14 points.</p><separator></separator><p>The game was tied at 32 at halftime. A 19-7 run by the Lady Raiders in the first half gave Tech a seven-point lead, its largest of the game, with less than two minutes to play before the break. But the Sun Devils ran off seven in a row to close the half, including a 3-pointer from Noe, to tie the game.</p><separator></separator><p>Arizona State's starting point guard <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/simon_dymond01.html">D… Simon</a> left the game with 13:54 to play in the second half when she injured her left knee. She did not return.</p>