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ASU Postgame Notes From 69-59 Win Over Tulsa

ASU Postgame Notes From 69-59 Win Over TulsaASU Postgame Notes From 69-59 Win Over Tulsa

Jan. 12, 2011

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--ASU had just seven turnovers, a season-low, including just three in the first half.

--Tulsa's three steals and 4-of-21 (.090) three-point percentage were both season-lows for an ASU opponent.

--ASU is now 6-1 when it leads at the half in 2010-11 and 63-15 under Herb Sendek.

--Tulsa, which finished 23-12 last year and had a final RPI of 68, was one of seven teams ASU had on its non-conference schedule who won at least 20 games last year and one of eight that was in the top 100 of the final RPI. New Mexico (30-5/RPI of 10), UAB (25-9/45), Weber State (20-11/85), Baylor (28-8/9), Richmond (26-9/25) and Nevada (21-13/73) all won 20, while St. John's finished with a RPI of 82.

--ASU is now 1-2 vs. Tulsa, with a modern-day meeting at Chapel Hill, N.C., in the season opener on Nov. 10, 2000, as Tulsa won a 69-67 meeting. ASU also lost a road game at Tulsa 79-71 on Dec. 6, 1958.

--Carrick Felix had a career-high 21 points. He is averaging 13 points in his last five starts.

--Senior Ty Abbott now has 1,171 career points which is 22nd on the Sun Devil career list. Chad Prewitt (1998-2002) is 21st at 1,177 while Dennis Dairman ranks 20th at 1,220. Abbott now has 105 starts, fourth on the ASU career chart. Jeff Pendergraph has the ASU record with 120 starts.

TY'S TOP SCORING GAMES
30 vs. California (Feb. 18, 2008)
29 vs. Stanford (Jan. 30, 2010)
28 at Arizona (Feb. 21, 2010)
25 vs. Tulsa (Jan. 12, 2011)
25 at California, 2 OT (Jan. 17, 2008)

SUN DEVIL 20-POINT GAMES IN 2010-11
25, Ty Abbott vs. Tulsa (Jan. 12, 2011)
24, Trent Lockett vs. Weber State @Alaska (Nov. 26, 2010)
22, Ty Abbott vs. St. John's @Alaska (Nov. 27, 2010)
22, Trent Lockett at New Mexico (Nov. 16, 2010)
21, Carrick Felix vs. Tulsa (Jan. 12, 2011)
20, Rihards Kuksiks at Nevada (Dec. 17, 2010)