Jackson State opened the game with an 8-0 run and built a nine-point first-quarter lead, but Arizona State rallied to win 84-41 on Monday at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
The Tigers held the Sun Devils scoreless for the first 3:45. Taler Thornton scored on a jumper assisted by Camryn O’Neil, Joi Johnson added a fast-break layup, Cassidy Gladney hit a 3-pointer and Ne’vaeh Buntley made a free throw during the opening run. Thornton’s 3-pointer later extended the lead to 11-2, Jackson State’s largest of the game.
Arizona State took the lead, but O’Neil’s jumper with 2:03 left in the first quarter cut the deficit to 15-13. Gladney’s free throw brought the Tigers within one early in the second, and baskets by Buntley and Madison Eddings made it 21-18 with 6:37 left in the half. The Sun Devils led 34-21 at halftime and extended their advantage after the break…