Dec. 4, 2008
*ASU is 6-1 for just the second time in 16 seasons, as it was 11-1 in 2004-2005.
*After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three-point stripe in the first four games, James Harden is 14-of-18 (.778) from the three-point stripe in the past three games.
*James Harden has 86 points in his past 68 minutes played.
*The Sun Devils are giving up just 61.6 points per game in Coach Sendek's 71 games at ASU, and after going 8-22 (.267) in his first year, they are 27-14 (.659) since.
*ASU is shooting .771 (121-of-157) from the free throw line. Last year ASU shot 73.9 percent, the fifth-best mark in ASU history and second-best in past 21 seasons.
*James Harden is averaging 28.4 points per game in the past five games. In that time the 6-5 sophomore is shooting .579 from the field (44-of-76), 15-of-26 (.577) from the three-point stripe and is 39-of-46 (.848) from the foul line. He also is averaging 8.2 boards per game in that time.
*Rihards Kuksiks had career-highs in points (16), rebounds (five) and three-pointers made (five) against Jackson State. He is averaging 8.7 points in his past 19 games dating to last season with 42 three-pointers.
*Through 41 career games, James Harden has led ASU in scoring 31 times, led it in rebounding 15 times and led it in assists in 16 games...has 21 20-point games in his career (ASU is 17-4 in those games)...has three 30 +point game this year (33 vs. Pepperdine, 32 vs. Baylor and 40 vs. UTEP)...he went 11-of-11 from the foul line against Charlotte and is now 54-of-66 (.818) from the free throw line on the year and 223-of-290 (.769) in his career.
*Jeff Pendergraph is shooting .764 from the free throw line in his career (281-of-368). His 108 career blocks is sixth in ASU history. He became the 30th member of the ASU 1,000-point club against USC on March 1. He now has 1,171 points in 98 career games (11.9 points per game) and 698 career rebounds (7.1 per game). He became just the seventh Sun Devil to have 92 career starts. Eddie House holds the ASU record with 114 starts.
*Derek Glasser is 108-of-132 (.818) from the free throw line in his career. He has 267 career asissts (3.76 per game), on pace to break the ASU career record of 454 set by Bobby Thompson from 1983-87.
*ASU is 18-5 (.783) at home in the past two seasons, as it won 15 home games for first time in the 32-year history of Wells Fargo Arena last year. It is was 15-5 with wins over NCAA Tournament teams Arizona, Xavier, Stanford, USC, Oregon and Coppin State.
*ASU is now 3-0 vs. Jackson State with an 83-69 win on Dec. 20, 1996, and a 79-48 win in the season opener on Nov. 21, 2004.