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12/7/2002 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Tim Frost scored 18 points as Utah defeated Arizona State 78-55 Saturday and avenge an overtime loss to the Sun Devils just 10 days before.
Frost, a transfer from Portland, had his best game as a Ute with a season-high in points and grabbing a game-high seven rebounds in just 23 minutes. Britton Johnsen added 16 points and Nick Jacobson had 12 as the Utes (4-2) shot 56 percent.
Ike Diogu scored 15 points to lead ASU (4-3) but all but two came in the second half after the Sun Devils were down by 27 points.
Curtis Millage and Tommy Smith had 11 points for ASU, which has lost two in a row after starting the season 4-1.
Millage scored 26 points in ASU's 83-79 overtime win over Utah on Nov. 27 in the Maui Invitational but was only able to get off seven field goal attempts against Utah's tight defense.
After Millage made a jump shot to open the second half, Johnsen scored seven points in a 21-2 run that gave Utah a 61-34 lead with 11:40 to play. The Sun Devils went scoreless for almost seven minutes during the run.
The Utes, who have struggled to get in a rhythm offensively so far this year, scored on a variety of drives and inside shots as the Sun Devils switched back and forth from man to zone defense in an effort to stop the onslaught.
ASU coach Rob Evans showed his frustration as he ran onto the court and earned a technical foul with 12:29 remaining after the Utah's Cameron Koford stopped a fast break with a blocked shot.
The Sun Devils shot 38 percent. Diogu played only seven minutes in the first half and picked up three fouls. Utah led by as many as 12 before a loose ball foul call with 0.4 seconds remaining in the first half allowed Jamal Hill to cut the margin to 40-30 at halftime.