HOUSTON – Tyi Skinner scored 18 points, Jyah LoVette had 14 of her season high-tying 16 points in the second half and Nevaeh Parkinson posted her second double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) in three games to lead the Sun Devil women's basketball team to a 69-60 win at Houston on Saturday.
The Sun Devils (8-7, 2-1 Big 12) used a tremendous defensive effort to win their third straight contest and move over the .500 mark both overall and in Big 12 play.
For the second time in three games, ASU held the opposition to an opponent low for points in a half (25 points in the second half). In addition, the 60 points scored by Houston represented the third-fewest points the Sun Devils have allowed in a game this season.
Parkinson, Kennedy Basham (two points, nine rebounds, two assists) and Jazion Jackson (four points, seven rebounds, team-high three assists) combined for 28 rebounds – more than half of ASU's 46 boards – to help ASU finish plus-seven on the glass.
Jalyn Brown, who missed ASU's last two games due to injury, scored nine points and Kennedy Faultneroy added seven points.
Neither team led by more than five points in a first half that included five ties and 12 lead changes.
Skinner, who scored eight of her 10 first-half points in the second quarter, made a 3-pointer to beat the second quarter buzzer and give the Sun Devils a 36-35 lead at halftime, an advantage they would not relinquish the rest of the game.
LoVett's layup with with 7:01 remaining in the third quarter started a 16-3 run to give ASU a commanding 58-44 lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Sun Devils shot 52 percent (15-29) in the middle 20 minutes. After not scoring in the first quarter, Skinner scored all 18 of her points and hit four of the team's six 3-pointers in the game during the same span of time.
LoVett, who hit all five of her shots in the second half, scored seven of ASU's 11 points in the fourth quarter. On the defensive end, the Sun Devils allowed the Cougars to make only one of their final six shots after Houston pulled within six for the second time with 3:21 left in the game.
The Sun Devils return home to host Iowa State on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) at Mullett Arena. Click here to purchase tickets to ASU's second of four contests being played at Mullett Arena this season.
The Sun Devils (8-7, 2-1 Big 12) used a tremendous defensive effort to win their third straight contest and move over the .500 mark both overall and in Big 12 play.
For the second time in three games, ASU held the opposition to an opponent low for points in a half (25 points in the second half). In addition, the 60 points scored by Houston represented the third-fewest points the Sun Devils have allowed in a game this season.
Parkinson, Kennedy Basham (two points, nine rebounds, two assists) and Jazion Jackson (four points, seven rebounds, team-high three assists) combined for 28 rebounds – more than half of ASU's 46 boards – to help ASU finish plus-seven on the glass.
Jalyn Brown, who missed ASU's last two games due to injury, scored nine points and Kennedy Faultneroy added seven points.
Neither team led by more than five points in a first half that included five ties and 12 lead changes.
Skinner, who scored eight of her 10 first-half points in the second quarter, made a 3-pointer to beat the second quarter buzzer and give the Sun Devils a 36-35 lead at halftime, an advantage they would not relinquish the rest of the game.
LoVett's layup with with 7:01 remaining in the third quarter started a 16-3 run to give ASU a commanding 58-44 lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Sun Devils shot 52 percent (15-29) in the middle 20 minutes. After not scoring in the first quarter, Skinner scored all 18 of her points and hit four of the team's six 3-pointers in the game during the same span of time.
LoVett, who hit all five of her shots in the second half, scored seven of ASU's 11 points in the fourth quarter. On the defensive end, the Sun Devils allowed the Cougars to make only one of their final six shots after Houston pulled within six for the second time with 3:21 left in the game.
The Sun Devils return home to host Iowa State on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) at Mullett Arena. Click here to purchase tickets to ASU's second of four contests being played at Mullett Arena this season.