Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Arizona State Sun Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Diop scores 19, Arizona State dominates second half in 73-48 win over Northern Arizona
The Sun Devils (8-2) beat Oklahoma 86-70 in Phoenix on Saturday, but had a hard time shaking the Lumberjacks (4-5) in the first half.
Arizona State used a short run to lead by eight at halftime and took over to start the second half, using a 15-2 run to stretch the lead to 54-32. The Sun Devils held Northern Arizona to 7-of-27 shooting from the floor in the second half and 5 of 26 from 3 overall.
Isaiah Shaw led the Lumberjacks with 21 points.
Arizona State had runs of 11-2 and 14-2 with the 7-foot-1 Diop drawing attention in the lane and altering shots on defense.
The Lumberjacks had a couple of runs of their own keyed by defense, holding the Sun Devils scoreless for four minutes during one stretch.
Northern Arizona used an 8-0 run to pull with 26-24, but Diop returned and quickly hit a jump hook, then an alley-oop dunk. Diop had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Arizona State led 35-26 at halftime.
Arizona State ran away from the Lumberjacks in the second half behind its defense.
Northern Arizona opened the first half 1 for 10 from the field and Arizona State scored 13 straight points to go up 48-30 to turn a close game into a rout.
Arizona State: plays Santa Clara in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Diego Campisano missed Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Maurice Odum made Free Throw. | 48 - 73 |
Statistics
 NAU |
 ASU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-51 | FG | 26-52 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-26 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 9-10 | FT | 15-22 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Tempe, AZ
Attendance: 7,250 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 8-1 | - | 14-6 |
| Montana State | 7-3 | 1.5 | 13-10 |
| Montana | 7-3 | 1.5 | 13-10 |
| Idaho | 5-4 | 3 | 13-9 |
| Weber State | 5-4 | 3 | 11-11 |
| Sacramento State | 4-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Idaho State | 3-6 | 5 | 10-12 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-6 | 5 | 5-17 |
| Northern Colorado | 3-7 | 5.5 | 13-10 |
| Northern Arizona | 2-8 | 6.5 | 8-15 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 9-0 | - | 22-0 |
| Houston | 7-1 | 1.5 | 19-2 |
| Iowa State | 6-2 | 2.5 | 19-2 |
| Kansas | 6-2 | 2.5 | 16-5 |
| Texas Tech | 6-2 | 2.5 | 16-5 |
| UCF | 6-3 | 3 | 17-4 |
| BYU | 5-3 | 3.5 | 17-4 |
| West Virginia | 5-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-5 | 5.5 | 15-6 |
| TCU | 3-5 | 5.5 | 13-8 |
| Cincinnati | 3-6 | 6 | 11-11 |
| Colorado | 2-6 | 6.5 | 12-9 |
| Baylor | 2-7 | 7 | 12-9 |
| Arizona State | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Kansas State | 1-7 | 7.5 | 10-11 |
| Utah | 1-7 | 7.5 | 9-12 |