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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jalyn Brown scored 27 points, Tyi Skinner added 26 and 15th-seeded Arizona State upended 10th-seeded Cincinnati in the opening round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. The Sun Devils led by 19 points with eight minutes left but needed six free throws from Skinner in the last 30 seconds to hold off the Bearcats, who got as close as 3 with 1:35 to play. Arizona State now plays No. 7 seed Iowa State in the second round on Thursday. Regan Jackson scored 24 for the Bearcats (15-14). Tineya Hylton fueled the rally with 15 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter when ASU had eight turnovers. With her team down 17, Hylton scored 10 straight points to cut the deficit to 72-63. Hylton and Jackson had back-to-back jumpers to pull within 74-71.
