PORTLAND, Ore. — No. 22 Arizona State women's basketball clawed all night Friday to defend 6-7 Teaira McCowan and her No. 4 Mississippi State teammates, paying a price with foul trouble in a 76-53 NCAA Sweet 16 loss.
ASU leading scorer Kianna Ibis picked up two fouls in the first six minutes at the Moda Center, foreshadowing a parade of free throws by the Bulldogs, who finished with a an 18-point edge (25-7) from the line.
Posts Sophie Elenga, Jamie Ruden and Charnea Johnson-Chapman fouled out for ASU while Ibis and finished with four.
Mississippi State (33-2) won its 11th straight game, advancing to an Elite Eight game Sunday against the winner between No.