TEMPE, Ariz. — Massamba Diop scored 17 points, Santiago Trouet had a double-double and Arizona State used a late 9-0 surge to help beat Oklahoma State 85-76 on Tuesday night.
After a Kanye Clary 3-pointer pulled the Cowboys within 69-68, Arizona State scored the next nine points for a 10-point lead with 1:25 left. Maurice Odum hit a 3-pointer and Noah Meeusen scored the last four points during the stretch. Then the Sun Devils sealed it from the free-throw line.
Diop shot 6 of 10 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the line. Trouet scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Arizona State (13-12, 4-8 Big 12). Odum added 13 points and Meeusen chipped in with 12.
The Sun Devils shot 40% (26 of 65) from the floor and missed 16 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc, but were 28 of 35 from the free-throw line. They also scored 26 points from 17 Oklahoma State turnovers.
Anthony Roy and Parsa Fallah scored 16 points apiece to lead Oklahoma State (16-8, 4-7). Clary finished with 11 points. Roy was 2 of 10 from distance.
Oklahoma State tied it twice in the second half before Arizona State used a 13-5 surge for a 60-52 advantage with 10:37 left.
The Cowboys led just twice, each time inside the first four minutes of the game.
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