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No. 23 ASU women beat St. John's
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No. 23 ASU women beat St. John's

Published Dec. 9, 2016 12:41 p.m. ET

LAS VEGAS -- Senior Sophie Brunner scored 15 points to top 1,000 career points and No. 23 Arizona State beat St. John's 54-41 to conclude the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout on Saturday.

Brunner became the 22nd Sun Devil to reach the 1,000 mark.

Quinn Dornstauder added 12 points for Arizona State (3-2), which led 30-19 at halftime and snapped a two-game losing streak. Brunner and Dornstauder combined to hit 12 of 18 field-goal attempts.

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St. John's was held to seven points in the second quarter and Arizona State had a 30-19 lead at the break. The Red Storm pulled to 32-23 early in the third but Reili Richardson gave Arizona State a double-digit lead with a basket and it stayed that way until the final whistle.

Aaliyah Lewis led St. John's (2-3) with 12 points and Alisha Kebbe added a career-best 11. The Red Storm made just 15 of 47 field-goal attempts (31.9 percent), including 1 of 9 3-pointers.

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