Dec. 21, 2010
--Freshman Kyle Cain had another great rebounding night, as he now owns two of the top four freshman rebounding games in Sun Devil history. He grabbed 16, including six on the offensive end, against Long Beach State after notching 17 vs. Houston Baptist on Nov. 25 in the Great Alaska Shootout. Cain is now averaging 7.9 rebounds per game. Ike Diogu set the ASU freshman record at 7.8 in 2002-03, while Mario Bennett averaged 6.8 in 1991-92.
MOST REBOUNDS BY ASU FRESHMAN
18, Ike Diogu vs. Oregon/Pac-10 Tournament (March 13, 2003)
17, Kyle Cain vs. Houston Baptist/Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 25, 2010)
17, Mario Bennett vs. Oregon (Feb. 1, 1992)
16, Kyle Cain vs. Long Beach State (Dec. 21, 2010)
--ASU had season highs in field goal attempts (65), three-point attempts (29), free-throw percentage (.833 on just 10-of-12), steals (10) and matched a season-high with 19 assists (also vs. Houston Baptist on Nov. 25 in Alaska). It also forced a season-high 18 turnovers.
--Long Beach State has ASU opponent season lows in field goals made and attempted (16-of-48) and three-point percentage (.222 on 4-of-18 shooting).
--Jamelle McMillan had six steals, the most by a Sun Devil since James Harden had seven vs. USC on March 13, 2008, in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament, which was Jamelle and Harden's freshman season.
--Rihards Kuksiks notched nine points to become the 34th member of ASU's 1,000-point club. He now has 1,005 career points in 104 career games (9.7 points per game).
--ASU is now 46-13 (.780) at home in the past four seasons.
--Ty Abbott notched 15 points moving him into 27th on the Sun Devil single season list with 1,091 career points in 110 games (9.9 points per game). Scott Lloyd (1973-76) is next up on the charts with 1,093 points.
--With his next start, Ty Abbott will become just the seventh Sun Devil to start 100 games in a career, as the Long Beach State game was his 99th start. Jeff Pendergraph set the ASU mark with 120 starts from 2005-09.
ASU CAREER STARTS
120, Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-2009
114, Eddie House, 1996-2000
109, Ron Riley, 1992-1996
104, Derek Glasser, 2006-2010
102, Jason Braxton, 2001-2005
100, Alex Austin, 1986-1990
99, Ty Abbott, 2007-present
--ASU outrebounded Long Beach 41-35, marking the fourth straight game the Sun Devils have outrebounded their opponent.
--ASU had just 10 turnovers, second-fewest this season, as it had eight against UAB on Nov. 20.
--ASU had 28 points in the paint compared to just 14 for Long Beach State.
--Ty Abbott played a season-high 37 minutes. His career-high is 46 at California on Jan. 17, 2008, in ASU's 99-90 double-overtime win.
--ASU is now 49-8 in the past four years when it outrebounds its opponent.