Final
Stanford fights off ASU behind Ogwumike sisters
Feb 3, 2012 - 4:37 AM Tempe, AZ (Sports Network) - Nnemkadi Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike totaled 42 points and 32 rebounds, carrying No. 4 Stanford past Arizona State, 62-49 for its 67th straight Pac-12 victory.Nnemkadi scored 22 points, her younger sister added 20 and each pulled down 16 boards for the Cardinal (19-1, 10-0 Pac-12), who were coming off an overtime win over California on Saturday.
The Sun Devils (15-5, 6-3 Pac-12) were led by Deja Mann's 11 points, but it wasn't enough to extend their five-game winning streak.
Arizona State lost its 12th consecutive meeting against the Cardinal, but not without putting up a fight. The hosts fought to a 28-28 tie at intermission and were locked up at 40-all before going 10 minutes without a field goal.
Stanford's subsequent 20-2 run -- led by the Ogwumike sisters -- essentially put the game away.
- STANFORD: 62
ARIZONA STATE: 49
Final
Feb 2 11:03 PM - STANFORD: 28
ARIZONA STATE: 28
Halftime
Feb 2 9:53 PM - STANFORD: 0
ARIZONA STATE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 2 9:12 PM
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