STATE COLLEGE — Penn State women’s basketball falls to Arizona State, 74-60, on Tuesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions drop to 6-3, 0-1 Big Ten while the Sun Devils remain undefeated at 11-0, 0-0 Big 12.

Turnovers plagued both teams in the contest, combining for a game total of 66. A trio of Nittany Lions reached the double figure scoring mark including Gracie Merkle and Kiyomi McMiller who each produced double-digit scoring for the eighth consecutive game with 17 and 12 respectively.

Shayla Smith recorded her most points of the campaign with 12 on five-of-six shooting from the field including two-of-two from three-point range. She was also the only Lady Lion to not commit a turnover while compiling two rebounds and two steals.

As a team, Penn State totaled 17 steals with Shaelyn Steele posting five of them, while McMiller and Tèa Clèante had three each. PSU out rebounded the Sun Devils 39-35 and outscored ASU in the paint by a 32-24 margin.

Penn State scored the first five points of the final period using points from two forced turnovers from McMiller with a layup and Smith with her second three-pointer.

The Sun Devils snuck in two baskets that were broken up by two free shots from Steele who converted both shots, but Arizona State countered with another jumper. Neither team found the net until after the 4:57 media timeout, with Smith adding a layup out of the break. She added another layup to eclipse the 10-point threshold before a McMiller basket got the Nittany Lions within 14. Arizona State responded by making two free throws, but Smith tacked on two points. McMiller added an easy layup after a Murray steal, making it 67-55 for the visitors at the 2:16 mark.

The Sun Devils made both of their free throws, but Merkle drew a foul and converted both of her attempts from the charity stripe. The next points came following an Arizona State timeout at 1:04. ASU made two more foul shots, prompting a Nittany Lions timeout. Nyla McFadden sunk one foul shot, which led to Arizona State taking its second timeout.

The Sun Devils closed the game with three free throws while Merkle added the last shot of the game to finalize a 74-60 final score in favor of the visitors.

Penn State scored the first five points of the final period using points from two forced turnovers from McMiller with a layup and Smith with her second three-pointer. The Sun Devils snuck in two baskets that were broken up by two free shots from Steele who converted both shots, but Arizona State countered with another jumper.

Neither team found the net until after the 4:57 media timeout, with Smith adding a layup out of the break. She added another layup to eclipse the 10-point threshold before a McMiller basket got the Nittany Lions within 14. Arizona State responded by making two free throws, but Smith tacked on two points. McMiller added an easy layup after a Murray steal, making it 67-55 for the visitors at the 2:16 mark.

Arizona State 74, Penn State 60

ARIZONA STATE (11-0)

Heloisa Carrera 0-0 4-4 4, McKinna Brackens 5-10 4-4 15, Gabby Elliott 10-20 5-7 27, Marley Washenitz 1-1 2-2 4, Last-Tear Poa 1-4 1-2 4, Jyah LoVett 1-5 0-0 2, Amaya Williams 4-9 4-6 12, Martina Fantini 1-1 0-2 2, Deborah Davenport 2-6 0-0 4, Makayla Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 20-27 74.

PENN STATE (6-3)

Amiya Evans 1-2 0-0 2, Gracie Merkle 6-9 5-7 17, Shaelyn Steele 1-7 6-7 8, MOriah Muray 2-10 0-0 6, Kiyomi McMiller 6-19 0-0 12, Tea Cleante 1-5 0-0 2, Viktoria Ranisavljevic 0-3 0-0 0, Rachael Okokoh 0-0 0-0 0, Nyla McFadden 0-1 1-2 1, Vitoria Santana 0-0 0-0 0, Shayla Smith 5-6 0-0 12. Totals 22-62 12-16 60.

Arizona State 13 20 26 15 — 74

Penn State 18 4 16 22 — 60

3-point goals: ASU 4-12 (Elliott 2-5, Poa 1-3, Brackens 1-2, LoVett 0-1, Williams 0-1), PSU 4-20 (Murray 2-8, Smith 2-2, Ranisavljevic 0-1, Steele 0-1, Cleante 0-3, McMiller 0-5). Fouled out: ASU-Washenitz; PSU-Steele, Smith. Rebounds: ASU 35 (Brackens 11), PSU 39 (Murray 6, Evans 6). Assists: ASU 14 (Poa 4), PSU 12 (Cleante 3, McMiller 3, Steele 3). Technical fouls: ASU-none; PSU-none. Total fouls: ASU 20, PSU 28. A: 1,590.