Feb 21, 2004
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Ike Diogu had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Arizona State to an 86-75 win over Oregon on Saturday, the Sun Devils third win in the past six seasons at McArthur Court. Diogu notched double digits in the 56th straight game of his career, the best in the nation, and played all 40 minutes.
Jamal Hill had 18 points and Kevin Kruger added 17 for the Sun Devils (10-14 overall, 4-11 Pacific-10 Conference), who hit 14-of-20 free throws in the final 2:09. Kruger, a freshman, has provided a spark in the past six games, averaging 27.6 minutes, 13.0 points and shooting 17-of-35 (.486) from the three-point stripe in that time.
Serge Angounou had a career-high 12 points for Arizona State and played a career-high 32 minutes.
Luke Jackson had 16 points and 10 assists and James Davis added 18 points for Oregon (12-9, 7-7), which has lost three straight home games for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Arizona State led by as many as 14 in the second half before the Ducks used a 13-3 run to tie the game at 62-62. Freshman Mitch Platt capped the Oregon run with a monstrous one-handed putback dunk after a Jackson miss with 7:14 to play.
Diogu put the Sun Devils back on top for good as he converted a three-point play with 5:36 left. Following a timeout, Oregon was issued a technical foul for sending six players on the floor with 2:09 left.
Hill hit the two free throws to push the ASU lead to 73-64.
Despite a slow start, Arizona State led 42-34 at halftime.
Andre Joseph and Jackson hit back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to give Oregon 9-2 lead. Kruger hit two 3-pointers in a 15-7 run that gave the Sun Devils their first lead at 17-16. After that, the teams exchanged the lead four times in the first half before the Sun Devils took a 10-point lead on a Hill 3-pointer with 1:01 left in the half.
Game Notes:
*The Sun Devils used their 12th starting lineup, matching the 1995-96 team which also had 12.
*The 38 three-pointers attempted by Oregon is the most by any ASU opponent in school history. The previous high was 37 by Maine on Nov. 30, 1996, in the Great Alaskan Shootout.
*Arizona State finished a stretch that had it playing just two homes tilts in 32 days.
*Preseason All-American Ike Diogu has scored in double digits in all 56 games of his career, the best active streak in the nation. Diogu is averaging 37.5 minutes in the past 14 games and has led ASU in scoring in 10 of the past 11 games.
*ASU's top three scorers (Ike Diogu, Stevie Moore and Jamal Hill) are shooting 340-of-413 (.823) from the free throw line.
*The Sun Devils have used 12 starting lineups this year, their most since the 1995-96 team also had 12.
*ASU is shooting 74.4 percent from the free throw line, currently the fifth-best mark in school history.
*ASU is 113-of-139 (.813) from the free throw line in the past six games.