February 28, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils forward Santiago True (1) controls the ball against Utah Utes forward Keanu Doss (8) in the first half at Desert Financial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Image Maurice Odum scored 15 points as Arizona State completed its season sweep of Utah with a 73-60 win in Tempe Ariz.
Massamba Diop scored 14 points and Anthony Johnson added 13 for the Sun Devils (15-14, 6-10 Big 12). Santiago Trouet recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Arizona State.
Keanu Dawes had 16 points for Utah (10-19, 2-14), along with 14 from Don McHenry. The Utes’ Terrence Brown failed to score in double figures for the third time this season, going an uncharacteristic 4 of 12 points from the field. Brown missed one 3-point attempt.
The Sun Devils shot 52.9% (9 of 17) from 3-point range, the team’s second-best performance of the season. Arizona State had just five turnovers, while Utah’s eight turnovers were its lowest in eight games this month.
Dawes had seven points in the first five minutes of the game, highlighted by a poster dunk over the 6-foot-11 Diop. They started a 7-0 run that gave the Utes an early 14-5 advantage.
Brown hit a routine jumper to give Utah a 21-18 lead with 9:19 left in the half before the Utes snapped a scoring drought that lasted more than seven minutes.
Arizona State went on a 13-0 run to take a 31-21 lead with 3:13 left in the first half. Don McHenry ended Utah’s drought with a 3-pointer, and with the Sun Devils up 34-32 at halftime, Odum responded with a 3-pointer of his own.
Odum finished the first half with 13 points and went 3 for 3 from 3-point range.
Trouet hit a pair of free throws to give the Sun Devils a 43-30 lead with 16:19 remaining, and the Utes went on a 9-0 run to pull within 43-39 with 13:33 remaining.
Johnson responded with a 3-pointer and a half-court steal that set up a Bryce Ford 3-pointer to extend Arizona State’s lead back to double digits at 49-39 with 12:47 left.
A 7-0 run put Utah behind 57-51 with 7:54 left before Arizona State went on a 9-0 run to make it 68-53 with 3:52 left. The Sun Devils closed the game on a Diop dunk.
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