Massamba Diop, a 7-foot-1 center, made both of his 3-point attempts and finished with a game-high 18 points in Arizona State’s 81-66 victory Sunday over Utah Tech on Sunday at Tempe, Ariz.Diop, a freshman from Senegal, made 7 of 12 shots from the field and had six rebounds.Santiago Trouet added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Arizona State (2-0).Bench players Allen Mukeba (10 points), Marcus Adams Jr. (8) and Anthony “Pig” Johnson (7) combined for 25 points.They outscored Utah Tech’s bench 25-8.Maurice Odom led the Sun Devils with six assists and scored 14 points.Utah Tech was led by Chance Trujillo’s 15 points. Noah Bolanga added 13 points, Ethan Potter had 12 and Jusaun Holt finished with 11.Arizona State’s 13-2 run that gave the Sun Devils a 27-16 lead with 5:36 left in the first half proved to be the difference.Diop made one of his 3-pointers in that run.Utah Tech (2-2) did not come closer than eight points afterward.The Trailblazers, who trailed 39-25 at halftime, cut the lead to 11 points on three different points of the second half, but Arizona State answered each time.
