Women's basketball rallies to defeat Oregon

March 04, 2011

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2010-2011/wbbore28.h… Stats</a> <separator></separator> <separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/brandon_kimberly00.htm… Brandon</a> scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the second half as the Arizona State women's basketball team used a 21-6 run in the final 6:58 of the game to defeat Oregon 75-66.<separator></separator>Brandon (7-13 FGs), who came into Thursday's game shooting 59 percent in ASU's previous four games, also added eight rebounds, four steals, two assists and one block while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/simon_dymond01.html">D… Simon</a> (17 points, 5-6 FTs) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tobin_becca00.html">Be… Tobin</a> (15 points, 7-8 FGs) also scored in double figures for the Sun Devils, who won for the fourth time in five games.<separator></separator>Amanda Johnson led Oregon with 19 points while Ariel Thomas had 18 and Kristi Fallin had 13 for the Ducks, who shot 49 percent for the game.<separator></separator>After leading by as many as 17 points in the first half the Sun Devils (18-9, 10-7 Pac-10) found themselves on the wrong end of a 27-9 run by the Ducks (13-15, 4-13) in the second half that was capped by a 3-pointer by Danielle Love which gave Oregon a 60-54 lead with 7:13 left.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils would account for the game's next 10 points as they slowly chipped away, scoring six of the 10 points at the free throw line to take a 64-60 lead.<separator></separator>A jumper by Thomas pulled the Ducks within two, 64-62, however Brandon would answer as she connected on a jumper and a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to give ASU a 69-62 lead with 1:51 left.<separator></separator>The Ducks would get no closer than five the rest of the way as Simon (1-1 FGs, 2-2 FTs) and Brandon (2-2 FTs) combined for six points over the last 1:05 of the game.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils connected on 71 percent (5-7) of their field goals and 83 percent of their free throws (10-12) over the last seven minutes of the game while limiting the Ducks to 33 percent (3-9 FGs) from the floor over that same span. In addition, ASU also did not have a single turnover during that stretch while outrebounding the Ducks 6-2.<separator></separator>Simon (nine points) and Brandon (eight points) combined for 17 points in the first half to help the Sun Devils build a 37-26 halftime lead. The Sun Devils were opportunistic during the first 20 minutes as they held advantages in both points off turnovers (13-2) and second-chance points (10-6).<separator></separator>The Ducks came out and looked like an entirely different team in the second half as they made 67 percent of their field goals attempts (12-18) during the first 13 minutes of the second half, including 75 percent (6-8) of their 3-pointers.<separator></separator>Johnson (14 points, 5-9 FGs), Thomas (12 points, 5-10 FGs) and Fallin (11 points, 4-4 FGs) were the key players in the rally as they combined for 37 of Oregon's 40 second half points while shooting a combined 61 percent from the field.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils close out the regular season portion of their schedule on Saturday (2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT) at Oregon State. The game can be heard live on KAZG 1440 AM.<separator></separator>

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