Dec. 20, 2008
*The game marked for the first back-to-back one-point games for ASU since the 2005-2006 season, as ASU lost to #7 UCLA 61-60 on Jan. 7 just two days after losing 66-65 to USC (Jan. 5). Prior to that, the last back-to-back one-point games and 87-86 loss at #6 UCLA on Jan. 10, 1983, which was folloed by a 75-74 loss at Washington State on Jan. 13, 1983.
*James Harden now has four 30-point games on the year, the most by a Sun Devil since Ike Diogu had six in 2004-2005. ASU is now 19-4 when Harden scores at least 20.
*James Harden's 21 free throw attempts vs. BYU is tied for the fourth-most in ASU history and is the most since Ike Diogu also had 21 attempts vs. Delaware State on Nov. 23, 2004.
*BYU's 41 first-half points was the most allowed by ASU since the Jan. 31, 2008 game at UCLA last year when the Bruins led 46-24 (past 24 games).
*After going 10-29 in Herb Sendek's first two seasons when trailing at the half, ASU is 3-0 this year as it trailed San Diego State, IUPUI and BYU this year.
*The Sun Devils are 9-1 for just the third time in 34 seasons and second time in 19 seasons. ASU was 11-1 in 2004-05 and 9-1 in 1990-91. The 1974-75 Sun Devil squad started 15-1 35 seasons ago.
*Four Sun Devils are averaging in double digits: James Harden (24.3), Jeff Pendergraph (12.8), Ty Abbott (10.6) and Rihards Kuksiks (10.3).
*After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three-point stripe in the first four games, James Harden is 18-of-28 (.643) from the three-point stripe in the past six games.
*After going 8-22 (.267) in Coach Sendek's first year, the Sun Devils are 30-14 (.682) since.
*After losing its first 10 away from home (neutral or road games) in the Herb Sendek era, ASU is 12-10 since.
*ASU is 10-5 in the past two seasons in 10 points or less games under Herb Sendek after going 4-17 in his first year.
*Jeff Pendergraph is shooting .762 from the free throw line in his career (285-of-374). He has 1,207 points in 101 career games (11.9 points per game) and 728 career rebounds (7.2 per game). He is averaging 8.5 boards in the past seven games and has four double-figure rebounding games on the year.
*Herb Sendek is now 3-0 against BYU. His NC State beat BYU 72-61 on Dec. 21, 2004 in Provo and also beat them 89-62 on Jan. 7, 2004, in Raleigh.