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Plum’s 29 points lead No. 10 Washington past No. 23 Arizona State 70-57

By Tim Booth Associated Press

SEATTLE – National scoring leader Kelsey Plum had 29 points, Chantel Osahor added 18 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 10 Washington beat No. 23 Arizona State 70-57 on Sunday night.

Plum got Washington (24-3, 12-2 Pac-12) going with a big first quarter then let Osahor command the interior as the Huskies won their fourth straight since losing at home to Stanford.

For a change, Washington did most of its offensive scoring inside the 3-point line. The Huskies were just 3 of 14 on 3s, a surprising off night for the national leaders in made 3-pointers. Plum missed all seven of her attempts from behind the arc, the first time this season she failed to make a 3.

Sophie Brunner led Arizona State (16-9, 7-7) with 16 points as the Sun Devils fell to 3-7 this season against ranked opponents.

Plum now has 3,241 career points, leaving her 42 points behind Brittney Griner for No. 2 on the all-time NCAA scoring list and 152 points from tying Jackie Stiles for the top spot with four regular season games remaining.

Plum got started early against the Sun Devils, scoring 12 of Washington’s first 16 points, but it was a run at the end of the first half that gave the Huskies a 13-point cushion at the break that Arizona State could never overcome.

And it was largely the work of Osahor on the interior after Arizona State center Quinn Dornstauder picked up her third foul with 6:17 left in the second quarter. Osahor scored 10 of her 12 first-half points in the second quarter, including six during a 12-3 run to close the first half. She had her 22nd double-double of the season by halftime grabbing 11 rebounds.

Arizona State never got closer than nine in the second half. Reili Richardson added 13.