Freshman Joson Sanon had 28 points in 38 minutes and ASU led 43-41 at the half, but playing with just six scholarship players it couldn't sustain and fell 99-73 at Utah Saturday evening. It marked the second-most points in a road game by a Sun Devil freshman (Jahii Carson's 32 at Washington on Feb. 2, 2013).
Utah shot .565 from the field (35-of-62) and outrebounded ASU (13-16; 4-14) 40-29 to take the lone meeting of the teams in the regular season.
Sanon's 28 points are the most by a Sun Devil since Remy Martin had 31 against Washington on Feb. 25, 2021.
Sun Devil Freshman Most Points
35, Mario Bennett vs. #5 Arizona, Feb. 20, 1992
34, Jahii Carson vs. Stanford (Pac-12), Mar. 13, 2013
33, Luguentz Dort vs. Utah State (Las Vegas), Nov. 21, 2018
32, Jahii Carson at Washington, Feb. 2, 2013
31, Byron Scott vs. #18 Arizona, Feb. 23, 1980
30, Jahii Carson vs. #14 Creighton (Las Vegas), Nov. 24, 2012
30, Ty Abbott vs. California, Feb. 16, 2008
29, Jamal Faulkner vs. #2 Arkansas (NCAA), Mar. 17, 1991
28, Joson Sanon at Utah, Mar. 1, 2025
28, Josh Christopher vs. #3 Villanova (Mohegan Sun), Nov. 26, 2020
Baheer Jihad added 16 points and Alston Mason returned from an illness that caused him to miss the BYU game on Wednesday to notch 13.
The Sun Devils shot 17-of-30 (.570) in the first half and led by seven at the midway part of the first half, but being down two starters (Jayden Quaintance and Adam Miller) took its toll, as Utah made 8-of-14 (.570) from the three-point stripe in the second half to cruise late.
ASU now travels to Tucson to face Arizona Tuesday at 9 p.m. and then hosts Texas Tech to close the regular season on Saturday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
Utah shot .565 from the field (35-of-62) and outrebounded ASU (13-16; 4-14) 40-29 to take the lone meeting of the teams in the regular season.
Sanon's 28 points are the most by a Sun Devil since Remy Martin had 31 against Washington on Feb. 25, 2021.
Sun Devil Freshman Most Points
35, Mario Bennett vs. #5 Arizona, Feb. 20, 1992
34, Jahii Carson vs. Stanford (Pac-12), Mar. 13, 2013
33, Luguentz Dort vs. Utah State (Las Vegas), Nov. 21, 2018
32, Jahii Carson at Washington, Feb. 2, 2013
31, Byron Scott vs. #18 Arizona, Feb. 23, 1980
30, Jahii Carson vs. #14 Creighton (Las Vegas), Nov. 24, 2012
30, Ty Abbott vs. California, Feb. 16, 2008
29, Jamal Faulkner vs. #2 Arkansas (NCAA), Mar. 17, 1991
28, Joson Sanon at Utah, Mar. 1, 2025
28, Josh Christopher vs. #3 Villanova (Mohegan Sun), Nov. 26, 2020
Baheer Jihad added 16 points and Alston Mason returned from an illness that caused him to miss the BYU game on Wednesday to notch 13.
The Sun Devils shot 17-of-30 (.570) in the first half and led by seven at the midway part of the first half, but being down two starters (Jayden Quaintance and Adam Miller) took its toll, as Utah made 8-of-14 (.570) from the three-point stripe in the second half to cruise late.
ASU now travels to Tucson to face Arizona Tuesday at 9 p.m. and then hosts Texas Tech to close the regular season on Saturday, March 8 at 6 p.m.