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Mar 3, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils forward Allen Mukeba (23) reacts against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first half at Desert Financial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nMaurice Odum made five 3-pointers and recorded 23 points and six assists to lead Arizona State to a 70-60 victory over No. 14 Kansas on Tuesday night in Big 12 play at Tempe, Ariz.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Massamba Diop added 19 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots for the Sun Devils (16-14, 7-10 Big 12), who never trailed while improving to 5-0 at home all-time against Kansas. Arizona State led by as many as 20 points while winning for the fourth time in the past six games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tre White had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Jayhawks (21-9, 11-6), who lost for the fourth time in the past six games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Darryn Peterson added 15 points, 10 rebounds and five steals but made just 3 of 18 field-goal attempts. Flory Bidunga had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Kansas, which connected on just 29.2% of its shots and was 7 of 27 from behind the arc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jayhawks coach Bill Self was ejected with 6:07 left in the first half after vociferously disputing a call.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kansas assistant coach Jacque Vaughn, a former NBA coach, ran the club after Self’s ejection.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arizona State shot just 32.2% from the field, including 8 of 25 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After Odum hit a trey for Arizona State, the Jayhawks scored five straight points to creep within 57-55 with 4:04 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Anthony “Pig” Johnson scored five straight points and Diop delivered two big dunks to make it 66-55 lead with 1:03 remaining. Noah Meeusen added two free throws with 48.2 seconds left to make it a 13-point margin as the Sun Devils closed it out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Jayhawks used a 17-1 burst early in the second to move within 43-39. Peterson made two 3-pointers in the span of 35 seconds to cap the run with 14:23 remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Odum scored five straight points three-plus minutes later as the Sun Devils led 54-42 with 11:11 left to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Odum had 15 first-half points as Arizona State led 40-20 at the break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Peterson missed all seven of his first-half field-goal attempts and had two points in the half. The Jayhawks shot just 21.1% (8 of 38).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Sun Devils were leading the Jayhawks 23-16 when Bryce Ford was hounding Peterson and the Kansas freshman tried to fight through it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Peterson was called for an offensive foul and Self erupted. He immediately received the first technical and got the second just seconds later.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Odum made three of the four technical shots to start a half-ending 17-4 run. Odum scored nine straight Arizona State points late in the half to help the margin reach 20.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n