Dec. 29, 2008
*ASU's 65.3 field goal percentage (32-of-49) is eighth-best in school history and the second-best under Herb Sendek. ASU was 31-of-43 (.721) from the field last year against St. Francis on Dec. 29, 2007.
BEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN ASU HISTORY
.756 (34-of-45) vs. Oregon St., Feb. 10, 1979
.721 (31-of-43) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), Dec. 29, 2007
.714 (40-of-56) vs. Santa Clara at Knoxville, Dec. 14, 1979
.679 (36-of-55) vs. Stanford, Feb. 9, 1985
.673 (35-of-52) at California, Feb. 3, 1979
.667 (30-of-45) vs. Oregon St., Mar. 9, 1990
.654 (34-of-52) at Washington St., Feb. 6, 2003
.653 (32-of-49) vs. Central Connecticut St., Dec. 29, 2008
.652 (30-of-46) vs. Delaware St., Dec. 5, 2007
.652 (43-of-66) vs. Manhattan, Dec. 28, 1986
*ASU's 49 first-half points was a season best.
*ASU placed back-to-back five players in double digits for the second straight game.
*ASU was 19-of-24 (.792) from the field in the first half, including 14-of-14 from inside the three-point stripe.
*The Sun Devils are 11-1 for just the second time in 34 seasons (also in 2004-05). The 1974-75 Sun Devil squad started 15-1 35 seasons ago, as did the 1962-63 team.
*Four Sun Devils are averaging in double digits: James Harden (23.8, which leads the Pac-10), Jeff Pendergraph (12.8), Ty Abbott (11.3) and Rihards Kuksiks (10.8).
*ASU is 21-5 (.807) at home in the past two seasons (6-0 this year).
*ASU is averaging 10.7 three-pointers made in the past seven games (75-of-174/.431). It leads the Pac-10 in three-pointer made per game at 9.2.
*Jamelle McMillan matched a career-high with five assists vs. CCSU and matched a season-high with 23 minutes (also had 23 minutes in previous game vs. Idaho State on Dec. 23).
*Eric Boateng grabbed a season-high six rebounds.
*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 75.5 percent this season (188-249), currently the second-best mark in school history and best in the Pac-10.
*After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three-point stripe in the first four games, James Harden is 22-of-38 (.579) in the past eight games from beyond the arc.
*After going 8-22 (.267) in Coach Sendek's first year, the Sun Devils are 32-14 (.696) since.
*In ASU's past six games, sophomore Rihards Kuksiks is averaging 13.8 points and 5.3 boards, including 23-of-40 (.575) from the three-point stripe. He has 233 points and 14 double-figure scoring games in his past 24 contests (9.7 ppg.) dating to last year after scoring 42 points in the first 22 games last season.
*Jeff Pendergraph, who earned his B.S. in economics in December in just three and a half years, is shooting .763 from the free throw line in his career (290-of-380). He has 1,218 points in 103 career games (11.9 points per game) and 740 career rebounds (7.2 per game).
*Derek Glasser made 58-of-69 (.841) free throws in 2007-08 and is 114-of-141 (.809) in his career. He matched a career-high with nine assists vs. Idaho State, and has just two turnovers in the past 57 minutes. He has 58 assists and just 24 turnovers on the year (2.42-to-1 ratio). He also has 289 career asissts (3.8 per game), on pace to break the ASU career record of 454 set by Bobby Thompson from 1983-87.
*Through 46 career games, James Harden has led ASU in scoring 35 times, rebounding 15 times and led it in assists in 18 games. He has 24 career 20-point games (ASU is 20-4).