# 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by twenty second year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, played their games at Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament, where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated UCF and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 8:30 pm | No. 23 | Incarnate Word | W 81–43 | 1–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (2,221) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/11/2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | vs. No. 4 Baylor Showdown on the Rez | L 59–65 | 1–1 | Bee Hółdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (5,609) Fort Defiance, AZ |
| 11/18/2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 22 | at Arkansas | W 88–85 | 2–1 | Bud Walton Arena (1,519) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/23/2018* 3:30 pm | No. 19 | vs. No. 5 Louisville South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 56–58 | 2–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/24/2018* 3:30 pm | No. 19 | vs. Southern Illinois South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 82–38 | 3–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 12/01/2018* 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | Louisiana Tech ASU Classic semifinals | W 80–44 | 4–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (2,026) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/02/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 19 | Tulsa ASU Classic Championship | W 70–52 | 5–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,881) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/07/2018* 6:00 pm | No. 17 | Southern | W 69–47 | 6–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,674) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/09/2018* 2:00 pm, Stadium | No. 17 | at Colorado State | W 70–39 | 7–2 | Moby Arena (1,120) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/16/2018* 3:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. Kansas State | W 65–51 | 8–2 | Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (1,294) La Crosse, WI |
| 12/20/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | Fresno State | W 68–52 | 9–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,653) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2018 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at Arizona | L 39–51 | 9–3 (0–1) | McKale Center (5,006) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/04/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 22 | at Utah | W 65–63 | 10–3 (1–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,310) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/06/2019 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 22 | at Colorado | W 76–70 | 11–3 (2–1) | CU Events Center (2,024) Boulder, CO |
| 01/11/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | No. 6 Stanford | L 65–72 | 11–4 (2–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,728) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/13/2019 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | No. 24 California | W 62–61 | 12–4 (3–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,348) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/18/2019 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 5 Oregon | L 71–77 | 12–5 (3–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (6,769) Eugene, OR |
| 01/20/2019 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 10 Oregon State | W 79–76 $^{2OT}$ | 13–5 (4–3) | Gill Coliseum (5,690) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/25/2019 11:00 am, P12N | No. 16 | UCLA | L 59–61 | 13–6 (4–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,322) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/27/2019 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | USC | W 68–59 | 14–6 (5–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,701) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/01/2019 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Arizona | W 60–47 | 15–6 (6–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,686) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/07/2019 8:00 pm | No. 20 | at Washington State | W 61–46 | 16–6 (7–4) | Beasley Coliseum (591) Pullman, WA |
| 02/09/2019 3:00 pm | No. 20 | at Washington Cancelled; inclement weather | | | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| 02/15/2019 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Colorado | W 66–49 | 17–6 (8–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,554) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/17/2019 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | Utah | W 60–58 | 18–6 (9–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,316) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/22/2019 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at California | L 60–69 | 18–7 (9–5) | Haas Pavilion (1,667) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/24/2019 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at No. 7 Stanford | L 50–71 | 18–8 (9–6) | Maples Pavilion (3,057) Stanford, CA |
| 03/01/2019 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | No. 9 Oregon State | W 66–54 | 19–8 (10–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,176) Tempe, AZ |
| 03/03/2019 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | No. 6 Oregon | L 59–66 | 19–9 (10–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (4,033) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2019 12:30 pm, P12N | (5) No. 20 | vs. (12) Colorado First Round | W 66–49 | 20–9 | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2019 12:30 pm, P12N | (5) No. 20 | vs. (4) No. 25 UCLA Quarterfinals | L 69–73 | 20–10 | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 P) No. 22 | vs. (12 P) UCF First Round | W 60–45 | 21–10 | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| 03/24/2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 P) No. 22 | at (4 P) No. 19 Miami (FL) Second Round | W 57–55 | 22–10 | Watsco Center (2,056) Coral Gables, FL |
| 03/29/2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 P) No. 22 | vs. (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State Sweet Sixteen | L 53–76 | 22–11 | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 20т | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV^ | 25 | 23 | 19т | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.