Jan. 22, 2009
*Arizona State has won at Stanford (Jan. 2), at UCLA (Jan. 17) and at Arizona (Jan. 21) in the past 19 days. The last time a Pac-10 team won at Arizona, Stanford and UCLA was in the 1980-81 season (Oregon State and USC). The only time ASU won at all three was in the 1979-1980 season.
*ASU has held the Wildcats to 58.4 points per game in five games under Herb Sendek, while in the 39 games prior (1987-88 season through 2005-06) Arizona had averaged 86.6 points.
*ASU held Arizona to its second fewest points in a Pac-10 game (Oregon 43, UA 40 in 1985) and it was the fewest points by Arizona against Arizona State since a 45-44 Arizona win in 1949.
*ASU shot just 28.6 percent (16-of-56), its worst field goal percentage since it was 13-of-52 (.250) in a 65-48 loss to No. 18 Utah on Nov. 23, 1998, in the Maui Invitational. *ASU was a combined 22-69 (.242) in games at Maples, Pauley and McKale entering play this year, but won all three games in a span of 19 days.
ASU VS. PAC-10 ON ROAD (JAN. 22, 2009)
1. Oregon 14-16 (.467)
1. Washington 14-16 (.467)
3. California 13-18 (.419)
4. Washington State 11-19 (.367)
4. Oregon State 11-19 (.367)
6. Stanford 11-20 (.355)
7. USC 10-21 (.323)
8. Arizona 7-24 (.225)
9. UCLA 6-26 (.188)
*Records are conference games (including 1989 and 1990 Pac-10 Tournaments) beginning with 1978-79 season.
*Jeff Pendergraph is shooting 46-of-65 (.708) from the field in Pac-10 games. He posted his fifth career double-double at Arizona (11 points and 14 rebounds) and fifth of the season.
*ASU is now 4-0 when trailing at the half with none of the wins at home. It trailed at the half in wins at San Diego State, vs. IUPUI in Phoenix, vs. BYU in Glendale, Ariz., and at Arizona.
*After going 8-22 (.267) in Coach Sendek's first year, the Sun Devils are 37-16 (.698) since.
*ASU has now had two great games taking care of the ball in its past two contests, both on the road. ASU had just nine turnovers (just four in second half) at Arizona. ASU also had just eight turnovers in the overtime win at UCLA on Jan. 17, the fewest turnovers on the road since Feb. 12, 2005, when it also had eight at USC in an 82-71 loss, a span of the past 34 road games. Derek Glasser had zero turnovers in 42 minutes at UCLA and just two turnovers in 30 minutes at Arizona.
*Derek Glasser is 138-of-167 (.826) from the free throw line and has played 16 turnover free games in his 83-game career. In the seven conference games he is 10-of-20 (.500) from the three-point stripe and 24-of-26 (.923) at the free throw line. In his first six games he was 2-of-13 (.154) from the three-point stripe but he is 18-of-34 (.529) in the past 13 games. He had a career-high 11 assists vs. Oregon on Jan. 10 and has 96 assists and just 43 turnovers on the year (2.23-to-1 ratio).
*ASU is 12-6 in the past two seasons in 10 points or less games after going 4-17 in Herb Sendek's first year.
*ASU is now 23-5 when James Harden scores at least 20 (10-2 this year). After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three-point stripe in the first four games, he is 30-of-66 (.454) in the past 15 games.
*After losing its first 10 away from home (neutral or road games) in the Herb Sendek era, ASU is 15-12 since, and is 8-7 in Pac-10 road games after losing its first eight.
*The Sun Devils are giving up 61.0 points per game in Coach Sendek's 83 games.