March 3, 2011
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You Could Call It A Specialty: Senior guard Ty Abbott knocked down six three-pointers against the Ducks, putting him in ninth place on the Pac-10 career three-pointers list with 267. He also moved passed Ron Riley into third place on the ASU career three-pointers list.
Honing The Deep Ball: Senior forward Rihards Kuksiks made seven three-pointers on 15 attempts, both season highs for the sharp shooter.
Yes, They're Bi-Winners: The senior trio of Abbott, Kuksiks and Jamelle McMillan pushed their four-year win total to 79 with a victory over the Ducks. The trio is now tied for fourth on ASU's top four-year win totals list with the 1973-79 and 1959-62 squads.
An Offensive Outburst: Abbott and Kuksiks recorded the Sun Devils' 11th and 12th 20-point games of the season, respectively, after each scored 22 points against the Ducks.
Against The Ducks: The Sun Devils have now swept Oregon in each of the past three seasons and for the 12th time in the school's 33 Pac-10 seasons, and have won six straight in the series. ASU now leads the series against Oregon 41-31 and Coach Sendek improves to 7-3 against UO. The Sun Devils are 22-11 against the Ducks in Pac-10 play in Tempe, its best home record against any league foe.
Not Shying Away From The Long Ball: The Sun Devils went 16-for-36 from beyond the arc, a season-high for both made and attempted three-point field goals. Kuksiks recorded seven, Abbott collected six and McMillan made three.
REGULAR SEASON SWEEPS OF PAC-10 SCHOOLS (33 SEASONS)
Oregon (12): 79-80, 80-81, 82-83, 88-89, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 2000-01, 04-05, 08-09, 09-10, 10-11
Washington (12): 78-79, 79-80, 80-81, 82-83, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95, 99-00, 02-03
Washington State (11): 80-81, 83-84, 86-87, 89-90, 91-92, 97-98, 98-99, 99-00, 01-02, 02-03, 09-10
Oregon State (10): 92-93, 93-94, 95-96, 99-00, 2000-01, 02-03, 05-06, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10
Stanford (9): 79-80, 80-81, 81-82, 84-85, 90-91, 92-93, 93-94, 04-05, 09-10
Cal (8): 79-80, 80-81, 82-83, 83-84, 84-85, 87-88, 94-95, 99-00
UA (7): 79-80, 80-81, 81-82, 82-83, 94-95, 07-08, 08-09
USC (5): 79-80, 80-81, 83-84, 90-91, 94-95
UCLA (3): 79-80, 02-03, 08-09
ASU BEST DEFENSIVE FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE PAC-10 GAME
1987-88 TO 2010-11 (PAST 24 SEASONS)
.246/14-57 by Oregon State (Feb. 11, 2010)/Herb Sendek
.265/13-49 vs. Washington State (Feb. 7, 2002)/Rob Evans
.286/20-70 at Oregon (Jan. 22, 2005)/Rob Evans
.286/14-49 by California (Mar. 7, 1996)/Bill Frieder
.296/16-54 by Oregon (Mar. 3, 2011)/Herb Sendek
.298/17-57 by Washington State (Jan. 10, 2010)/Herb Sendek
.298/14-47 at Arizona (Jan. 21, 2009)/Herb Sendek
The Sun Devils held Oregon to 29.6 percent shooting from the field, fifth-best by ASU in a Pac-10 game in the past 24 seasons and second-best in the Herb Sendek era in 89 Pac-10 games.
MOST POINTS BY ASU PLAYER OFF THE BENCH (1989-90 TO PRESENT)
31-Steve Moore/Feb. 10, 2005 (@UCLA 95, ASU 76)
29-Shawn Redhage/Feb. 8, 2003 (ASU 79, @Washington 77 (OT))
27-Lester Neal/Dec. 28, 1992 (ASU 103, Duquesne 81)
25-Stevin Smith/Dec. 28, 1992 (ASU 103, Duquesne 81)
25-Stevin Smith/Dec. 29, 1992 (ASU 100, Detroit Mercy 84)
24-Isaac Austin/Dec. 19, 1989 (ASU 66, Dartmouth 55)
24-Tommy Smith/Feb. 10, 2001 (ASU 89, Washington 57)
24-Tanner Shell (Fr.)/Jan. 20, 2000 (USC 95, ASU 92 (OT))
23-Gee Gervin/Nov. 22, 1996 (ASU 111, Jacksonville 69)
22-Rihards Kuksiks/Mar. 3, 2011 (ASU 73, Oregon 53)
22-Steve Moore/Feb. 19, 2005 (ASU 66, Oregon 56)
22-Kenny Crandall/Dec. 1, 2001 (ASU 100, Prairie View A&M 62)
Kuksiks' 22 points is the most by a Sun Devil off the pine since Feb. 19, 2005, when Steve Moore also dropped 22 and also vs. Oregon. The senior forward went 7-for-15 from beyond the arc and 1-for-2 from the charity stripe in 31 minutes.