SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Masamba Diop had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, Anthony Johnson scored 14 points and Arizona State beat Utah 71-63 on Wednesday night.
Moe Odum added 13 points for Arizona State (12-11, 3-7 Big 12). Diop, a 7-foot-1 freshman, has blocked at least two shots in each of the past five games and has more blocks (48) than fouls (41) this season.
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Don McHenry scored 23 points and Seydou Traore added 16 for Utah (9-13, 1-8), which has lost four straight. McHenry and Traore each hit four of the Utes’ nine 3-pointers. Terrence Brown averaged 22.1 points per game in this game (ranked 4th in the country). He missed his first 8 shots and finally scored a season-low 6 points on 2 of 16 shots.
The Sun Devils led by 18 points in the first half and led 41-25 at halftime. The Utes scored 11 of the first 13 points of the second half, cutting the deficit to seven with 15 minutes left. It wasn’t until Traore made a three-pointer and after Keanu Dawes stole the ball that McHenry made a fast break layup that the Jazz chased the score to 4 points with 1 minute and 41 seconds left in the game.
Odum responded with a shot inside, and the Sun Devils went 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
Arizona State is 7-0 this season when holding opponents to 70 points or fewer.
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Next
Arizona: The Sun Devils play at Colorado State on Saturday.
Utah: Utah visits No. 11 Kansas on Saturday.
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