Arizona State Sun Devils @ Penn State Lady Lions
Merkle and Penn State host Arizona State
Arizona State Sun Devils (10-0) at Penn State Lady Lions (6-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
University Park, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Penn State takes on Arizona State after Gracie Merkle scored 23 points in Penn State's 101-83 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Lady Lions are 4-1 in home games. Penn State is sixth in the Big Ten scoring 85.6 points while shooting 52.2% from the field.
The Sun Devils are 2-0 on the road. Arizona State is 7-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.1 turnovers per game.
Penn State makes 52.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 18.3 percentage points higher than Arizona State has allowed to its opponents (33.9%). Arizona State averages 70.6 points per game, 4.8 fewer than the 75.4 Penn State allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Moriah Murray is shooting 48.2% from beyond the arc with 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Lions, while averaging 12.5 points and 1.6 steals. Merkle is shooting 75.2% and averaging 23.0 points.
Gabby Elliott is scoring 15.0 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Sun Devils. McKinna Brackens is averaging 14.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Iowa | 1-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 9-0 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 7-1 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-1 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 8-1 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 6-2 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
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