Charli Turner Thorne Interview + Pac-12 Rankings Shakeup

Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson and Mary Murphy recap Arizona State's historic weekend defeating No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Oregon State, and discuss how difficult the Arizona road trip is this season (3:38). Mary breaks down the Sun Devils' surprising offensive output (6:24) and how the close games they played last season prepared them for this moment (9:08). Ash and Mary also talk about how so many Top 15 teams losing this week affected Pac 12's bracketology (10:40).

Arizona State head coach Charli Turner Thorne joins the show, and shares the unique way she was able to respond to the hundreds of text messages she received this weekend (13:04).  Coach Turner Thorne talks about what it meant for her to hear from former players (15:00) and tells her favorite on-court moments from the Sun Devils’ two wins (19:00). She also brings us into the locker room for her halftime speech during the Oregon game (23:20), and the team's "cheetah girl" mantra (24:02). Coach describes how seamlessly Ja'Tavia Tapley has fit in with the team (27:03), and the benefits of Arizona having a strong season as well (29:30).  Finally, coach Turner Thorne talks about why the Oregon and Oregon State wins felt like March (34:04), and previews their upcoming weekend vs Washington and Washington State (38:50).

Ash and Mary wrap the episode discussing Sabrina Ionescu's triple-double (43:24) and this week's “Murphy Law” (45:43). Mary also tells us what Stanford's biggest challenge will be this Thursday at Oregon (49:29) and she and Ash applaud the WNBA's ground-breaking CBA deal (50:10).