Air Force Falcons @ Arizona State Sun Devils
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Game Information
Tempe, AZ
Referee:Kyle Bacon
Referee:Brian Woods
Referee:Rochelle Bennett
2025-26 Standings
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 19-1 | - | 27-6 |
| Colorado State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| UNLV | 15-5 | 4 | 21-11 |
| Boise State | 14-6 | 5 | 25-9 |
| New Mexico | 14-6 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Grand Canyon | 11-9 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Fresno State | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Air Force | 7-13 | 12 | 16-19 |
| Wyoming | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Nevada | 6-14 | 13 | 10-21 |
| Utah State | 2-18 | 17 | 6-24 |
| San José State | 2-18 | 17 | 4-28 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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