# 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by 21st year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 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 at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | UTSA | W 74–42 | 1–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,639) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/15/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 86–49 | 2–0 | Save Mart Center (2,209) Fresno, CA |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 106–58 | 3–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,788) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/19/2017* 3:00 pm | | Colgate | W 65–54 | 4–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,394) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/23/2017* 11:30 am | No. 24 | vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 57–65 | 4–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/24/2017* 11:30 am | No. 24 | vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 48–61 | 4–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2017* 11:30 am | No. 24 | vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 72–48 | 5–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/02/2017* 2:30 pm, P12N | | Buffalo ASU Classic semifinals | W 76–47 | 6–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (2,233) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/03/2017* 2:30 pm | | UC Riverside ASU Classic championship | W 73–48 | 7–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,523) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/10/2017* 12:00 pm | | at No. 13 Florida State | L 66–77 | 7–3 | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,671) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/18/2017* 6:00 pm | | Idaho | W 77–33 | 8–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,723) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Arkansas | W 89–43 | 9–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,988) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 72–47 | 10–3 (1–0) | Coors Events Center (1,860) Boulder, CO |
| 12/31/2017 12:00 pm | | at Utah | W 83–81 | 11–3 (2–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,463) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | No. 23 California | W 80–71 | 12–3 (3–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,239) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 24 Stanford | W 73–66 | 13–3 (4–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,096) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | at No. 22 Oregon State | L 54–57 | 13–4 (4–1) | Gill Coliseum (3,954) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/14/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | at No. 8 Oregon | L 54–64 | 13–5 (4–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (4,416) Eugene, OR |
| 01/19/2018 11:00 am | No. 22 | Utah | L 56–58 | 13–6 (4–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,787) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 22 | Colorado | W 73–59 | 14–6 (5–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,008) Boulder, CO |
| 01/26/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | at Stanford | L 50–74 | 14–7 (5–4) | Maples Pavilion (2,905) Stanford, CA |
| 01/28/2018 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | at No. 23 California | W 57–42 | 15–7 (6–4) | Haas Pavilion (2,521) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/02/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 61–41 | 16–7 (7–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,078) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | | Washington State | W 77–51 | 17–7 (8–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,588) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/09/2018 8:00 pm | No. 25 | at USC | L 62–77 | 17–8 (8–5) | Galen Center (647) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 63–71 | 17–9 (8–6) | Pauley Pavilion (3,690) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona Rivalry | W 75–50 | 18–9 (9–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,025) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/18/2018 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona Rivalry | W 69–45 | 19–9 (10–6) | McKale Center (2,154) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 8 Oregon | L 44–57 | 19–10 (10–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,446) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | No. 12 Oregon State | L 60–64 | 19–11 (10–8) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,258) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Arizona First Round | W 76–47 | 20–11 | KeyArena (3,157) Seattle, WA |
| 03/02/2018 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (3) No. 10 Oregon State Quarterfinals | W 57–51 | 21–11 | KeyArena (4,741) Seattle, WA |
| 03/03/2018 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford Semifinals | L 46–58 | 21–12 | KeyArena (6,889) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 KC) | vs. (10 KC) Nebraska First Round | W 73–62 | 22–12 | Frank Erwin Center (3,878) Austin, TX |
| 03/19/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 KC) | at (2 KC) No. 8 Texas Second Round | L 65–85 | 22–13 | Frank Erwin Center (3,286) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |