Overview
- Arizona State beat UNLV 65-58 at Cox Pavilion on Tuesday after a back-and-forth fourth quarter left the game hanging in the final minutes.
- Madison Morson paced ASU with 17 points and drilled a corner three with 2:46 remaining that pushed the lead to 59-54 and swung momentum back to the visitors.
- UNLV had chances to tie late but Trystan James missed two free throws in the closing sequence, a miss that proved decisive in the loss.
- Offensive inefficiency hurt the Lady Rebels as a team, who finished 22-for-61 (36%) from the field and 7-for-27 (26%) from three-point range despite strong bench play from former ASU guard Marley Washenitz (12 points, six rebounds, four steals).
- Coach Lindy La Rocque praised the team's fight and growing confidence, but the loss reinforced early-season needs for cleaner execution at the rim and from the free-throw line while Jasmyn Lott's scoring role continued to develop.