Stanford (19-2, 10-0 Pac-10) had defeated its previous 12 opponents by an average of 35.4 points, including an 82-35 win over ASU on Jan. 8 when the Sun Devils had their leading scorer, Dymond Simon.
Simon, averaging 14.1 points per game, sat out because of a concussion suffered last week. Deja Mann and Adrianne Thomas replaced her at point guard.
ASU trailed just 32-27 at halftime and was within 13 with 3:47 left. Stanford then used a 9-2 run to open its largest lead, 69-49, and closed out its 11th consecutive win over the Sun Devils (13-7, 5-5).
"I was proud of our effort but disappointed we let up," ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne said. "I didn't think we sustained our energy in the second half. The team really pulled together (without Simon) and played some good basketball.
"We didn't have that same energy to pressure and deny and take things away from them (in the second half). We didn't force the turnovers, and we did make them miss, but we didn't get the rebound, then we were fouling on rebounds."
Stanford had a 43-31 edge on the boards, and after 13 first-half turnovers committed just four in the second half.
Jeanette Pohlen led the Cardinal with 19 points. Nnemakdi Ogwumike scored 17 and Kayla Pedersen of Fountain Hills had 15 and 10 rebounds. Chiney Ogwumike had 11 rebounds and was two points shy of a double-double.
Kimberly Brandon led ASU with 18 points and was the only Sun Devils player in double figures.
"We did some good things," said Mann, who had four points, three assists and two turnovers in 27 minutes. "For me personally, we play to win, we don't play to hang with anybody. We came in planning to win the game. I'm pretty sure each of us is disappointed with the loss."
The Cardinal shot 45.5 percent in the first half to ASU's 30.8 and had a 20-15 edge on the boards. Pohlen had 15 first-half points.
California (14-7, 6-4), a 73-63 winner at Arizona, is at ASU at 4 p.m. Saturday as the Sun Devils try for a third consecutive Pac-10 split.
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