TEMPE, Ariz. – Reili Richardson scored 13 of her 22 points in the final five minutes to help No. 22 Arizona State take the lead and hold off Washington State 62-59 in women’s basketball Friday night.
WSU’s Ula Motuga tied the score at 50 with a three-pointer with 3:20 left.
Richardson answered with back-to-back threes to make it 56-50 and made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 28 seconds to secure the victory for the Sun Devils (17-8 overall, 7-6 Pac-12), even as the Cougars (11-14, 4-9) rallied twice to trail by a point.
Ja’Tavia Tapley added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Arizona State.