Jan. 3, 2009
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*ASU's 30-point win was the Cardinal's largest defeat in Maples Pavilion since a 93-62 defeat to UCLA on Feb. 5, 1987, its biggest Pac-10 loss since a 32-point defeat (90-58) at Arizona on Feb. 28, 1998 and ASU's biggest margin of victory over Stanford in the 65-game series.
*ASU's 30-point win vs. Stanford is the third-largest Pac-10 road win in ASU's 31 seasons (271 road games) and largest since a 33-point win at Washington State (87-54) on Feb. 6, 2003.
ASU'S BIGGEST ROAD WINS IN PAC-10 HISTORY (31st SEASON)
1. 36--ASU 91, Cal 55 (Feb. 3, 1979)
2. 33--ASU 87, Washington State 54 (Feb. 6, 2003)
3. 30--ASU 90, Stanford 60 (Jan. 2, 2009)
4. 28--ASU 90, Washington 62 (Jan. 10, 1981)
5. 27-ASU 99, Oregon 72 (Feb. 4, 2001)
*The win was ASU's second in the past 11 games at Maples Pavilion as the Sun Devils are just the second team to win at Stanford in its past 25 home games. UCLA won the Pac-10 opener last year at Stanford. ASU is now 11-20 (.355) at Stanford in 31 seasons of Pac-10 play.
ASU VS. PAC-10 ON ROAD
1. Oregon 14-16 (.467)
1. Washington 14-16 (.467)
3. California 13-17 (.433)
4. Washington State 11-19 (.367)
4. Oregon State 11-19 (.367)
6. Stanford 11-20 (.355)
7. USC 10-20 (.333)
8. Arizona 6-24 (.200)
9. UCLA 5-26 (.161)
*Records are conference games (including 1989 and 1990 Pac-10 Tournaments) beginning with 1978-79 season.
*Derek Glasser had a season-high 13 points at Stanford and added six assists. He has posted double-digits in four of the past five games. The junior is averaging nine points per game in that time and is 15-of-28 (.536) from the floor, 8-of-14 (.571) from the three-point stripe and has 25 assists in that time.
*ASU is now 9-22 in Pac-10 openers. It has won its past two Pac-10 openers, as it topped Oregon last year 62-54 on Jan. 3, 2008. Tonight's win was just the third in the past 11 tries and fifth in past 21 seasons in Pac-10 openers. ASU will try and go 2-0 in Pac-10 play for just the fourth time in school history on Sunday at California. It was 1979-80 (5-0), 1987-88 (4-0) and 2007-08 (4-0).
*ASU also won Pac-10 openers in 1978-79, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1987-88, 1994-95, 1997-98, 2002-03 and 2007-08.
*Herb Sendek is 2-1 in Pac-10 openers, with past three ASU coaches posting the following records in Pac-10 games: Rob Evans (1-7), Don Newman (1-0), Bill Frieder (1-7).
*Stanford was just 2-of-18 (.111) from the three-point stripe. It is just 9-of-42 (.214) from the three-point stripe against ASU in the past three games.