Defense help No. 8 Arizona State hold off Arizona 61-49

Defense help No. 8 Arizona State hold off Arizona 61-49

Published Jan. 22, 2016 11:14 p.m. ET

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Elisha Davis scored 16 points and had five steals to help No. 8 Arizona State beat rival Arizona 61-49 on Friday night.

Sophie Brunner added 15 points and seven of the Sun Devils' 17 steals as the Pac-12-leading Sun Devils (16-3, 7-0) ran their winning streak to 13 games and remained the only undefeated team in the conference. ASU's current ranking ties the highest ever for the program, and Friday's win tied the Sun Devils' best start to conference play in school history.

The Sun Devils, the Pac-12's top scoring defense in conference play, have held 17 of their last 18 opponents below their average point total per game. The Wildcats came in scoring 59.1 points a game.

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Turnovers hurt Arizona (11-8, 2-5). The Wildcats had a season high 27 turnovers. Malena Washington led Arizona with 14 points and Breanna Workman added 13.

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