Overview
- Kymora Johnson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 30.6 seconds left and finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
- Virginia won 57-55 in Iowa City for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2018 and advances as a No. 10 seed to face No. 7 Georgia on Saturday.
- Arizona State’s Marley Washenitz led all scorers with 19 points, and McKinna Brackens added a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
- Head coach Molly Miller, who missed the initial trip due to illness, rejoined the Sun Devils before tip-off as associate head coach Stephanie Norman covered pregame duties.
- In Miller’s debut season, Arizona State made its first NCAA appearance since 2019 and recorded the largest win improvement among Power Four programs.