Jan. 9, 2009
ASU Updated Statistics in PDF Format (ASU-Oregon State box score included)
Jan. 9, 2009
*ASU cruised to a 69-38 win over Oregon State on Thursday, the fewest points allowed by the Sun Devils in its 543 Pac-10 games (31st season).
*ASU shot 16-of-18 (.889) from the field in the second half (65.1 percent for the game) against Oregon State and had just nine turnovers for the second straight game.
*ASU held the Beavers to just 16-of-44 (.364) from the floor and just 6-of-21 (.286) in the first half as it allowed just 15 first-half points, the fewest allowed by ASU in a Pac-10 game since it led Oregon State 33-13 on Feb. 25, 1995.
ASU OPPONENT'S LOWEST SCORES (1950-51 TO PRESENT)
1. Arizona State 52, Colgate 36--Dec. 19, 2006
T2. Arizona State 69, Oregon State 38--Jan. 8, 2009
T2. Arizona State 77, Delaware State 38--Dec. 5, 2007
4. Arizona State 61, Pepperdine 40--Nov. 23, 2008
T5. Arizona State 75, Cal Poly 41--Nov. 26, 2007
T5. Arizona State 42, @California 41--Mar. 3, 2007
T5. Arizona State 53, Washington 41--Jan. 31, 1991
T5. Arizona State 67, Washington State 41--Feb. 11, 1984
T5. Arizona State 106, Northern Arizona 41--Feb. 19, 1962
FEWEST POINTS AT HALFTIME SINCE 1989-90 BY ASU OPPONENT
ASU 20, Colgate 12 (Dec. 19, 2006)
ASU 36, Old Dominion 12 (Jan. 7, 1995)
ASU 33, Oregon State 13 (Feb. 25, 1995)
ASU 24, Stanford 14 (Jan. 27, 1991 at Stanford)
ASU 30, Oregon State 15 (Jan. 8, 2009)
*Rihards Kuksiks is 15-of-24 (.625) from the three-point stripe in the past five games. In ASU's past nine games, Kuksiks is averaging 12.9 points and 5.0 boards, including 30-of-55 (.545) from the three-point stripe. He has 266 points and 16 double-figure scoring games in his past 27 contests (9.8 ppg.) dating to last year after scoring 42 points in the first 22 games last season.
*ASU is averaging 9.5 three-pointers made in the past nine games (95-of-226/.420). It leads the Pac-10 in three-pointer made per game at 8.7.
*ASU is now 21-5 when James Harden scores at least 20 (8-2 this year). After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three-point stripe in the first four games, he is 26-of-51 (.510) in the past 11 games.
*ASU is 22-5 (.814) at home in the past two seasons (7-0 this year), as it won 15 home games for first time in the 32-year history of Wells Fargo Arena last year.
*Derek Glasser is 117-of-144 (.813) from the free throw line and has played 15 turnover free games in his 79-game career, averaging 27.7 minutes per game.
*ASU is now 20-12 (.625) against Oregon State in Tempe in its 31 Pac-10 seasons, as it also topped the Beavers in the 1990 Pac-10 Tournament in Tempe.
ASU'S BEST SHOOTING NIGHTS (1998-PRESENT)
1. .721/31-43-Arizona State vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)-Dec. 29, 2007
2. .654/34-52-Arizona State at Washington State-Feb. 6, 2003
3. .653/32-49-Arizona State vs. Central Connecticut State-Dec. 29, 2008
4. .652/30-46-Arizona State vs. Delaware State-Dec. 5, 2007
5. .651/28-43-Arizona State vs. Oregon State-Jan. 8, 2009
T-6. .633/31-49-Arizona State vs. Bucknell-Dec. 28, 2002
T-6. .633/38-60-Arizona State vs. Chaminade-Nov. 26, 2002
8. .630/34-54-Arizona State vs. Washington State-Jan. 11, 2003
9. .619/39-63-Arizona State at Oregon-Feb. 4, 2001
10. .618/34-55-Arizona State vs. Washington-Jan. 7, 1999