Dec. 23, 2008
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*Arizona State hit a school record 17 three-pointers against Idaho State. It topped the previous mark of 16 set last year against California (Feb. 16, 2008) and at BYU on Dec. 1, 1992.
ASU'S Most 3-Point Field Goals
17 vs. Idaho State, Dec. 23, 2008
16 vs. California, Feb. 16, 2008
16 at Brigham Young, Dec. 1, 1992
14 vs. Florida Gulf Coast, Nov. 28, 2007
14 vs. USC, March 13, 1993
14 vs. Oregon, Jan. 30, 1993
14 vs. Montana St., Dec. 22, 1990
*ASU is now 10-1 for just the second time in 34 seasons (1975-76 to present), as it started 11-1 in 2004-2005. It started 15-1 in both 1974-75 and 1962-63.
*Four Sun Devils are averaging in double digits: James Harden (23.7), Jeff Pendergraph (12.6), Ty Abbott (10.9) and Rihards Kuksiks (10.7).
*After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three-point stripe in the first four games, James Harden is 21-of-34 (.618) in the past seven games.
*After going 8-22 (.267) in Coach Sendek's first year, the Sun Devils are 31-14 (.689) since.
*The Sun Devils are giving up 61.5 points per game in Coach Sendek's 74 games.
*Derek Glasser is 113-of-140 (.807) from the free throw line in his career. He matched a career-high with nine assists vs. Idaho State, and had just one turnover in 29 minutes. He has 54 assists and just 23 turnovers on the year (2.34-to-1 ratio). He also has 285 career asissts (3.8 per game), on pace to break the ASU career record of 454 set by Bobby Thompson from 1983-87.
*ASU is averaging 11 three-pointers made in the past six games (66-of-154/.429). It leads the Pac-10 in three-pointer made per game at 9.18.
*ASU's starting five is shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line (158-of-203).
*ASU is 20-5 (.800) at home in the past two seasons (5-0 this year).
*In ASU's past five games, Rihards Kuksiks is averaging 14.4 points per game, including 20-of-37 (.540) from the three-point stripe, and is averaging 5.4 boards. He averaged 26.6 minutes and 8.7 points in the final 12 games last year and made 25 three pointers. He has 222 points and 13 double-figure scoring games in his past 23 contests (9.65 ppg.) dating to last year after scoring 42 points in the first 22 games of last year.
*Jeff Pendergraph is shooting .762 from the free throw line in his career (288-of-378). He has 1,218 points in 102 career games (11.9 points per game) and 736 career rebounds (7.2 per game). He is averaging 8.5 boards in the past eight games.
*ASU shot .739 from the free throw line last year, the fifth-best mark in ASU history and second-best in past 21 seasons, and is at 75.3 percent this season (177-235), currently the second-best mark in school history.
ASU FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
1. 1977-78 (13-14/6-8 in WAC)-75.6
2. 2008-09 (10-1)-75.3 (177-235)
3. 1954-55 (10-14/8-4 in Border)-75.4
4. 1997-98 (18-14/8-10 in Pac-10)-74.6
4. 1986-87 (11-17/6-12 in Pac-10)-74.6
6. 2007-08 (21-14/9-9 in Pac-10)-73.9