Feb. 9, 2012
--ASU led Utah 23-18 at the half. It is the fewest points allowed by ASU in the first half since a Feb. 11, 2010, game with Oregon State when it led 26-18.
--ASU held Utah to .304 from the field (17-of-56), the fourth-best defensive effort in a Pac-10/12 game under Coach Sendek.
BEST DEFENSIVE FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE BY ASU IN LEAGUE GAME UNDER COACH SENDEK
.246/14-57 by Oregon State (Feb. 11, 2010)
.298/17-57 by Washington State (Jan. 10, 2010)
.296/16-54 by Oregon (Mar. 3, 2011)
.304/17-56 by Utah (Feb. 9, 2012)
--ASU's starting lineup of Jordan Bachynski, Kyle Cain, Carrick Felix, Jonathan Gilling and Trent Lockett was ASU's ninth starting lineup of the season. It used 11 in 2010-11.
ASU STARTING LINEUPS 2011-12 (9)
Bachynski, Cain, Felix, King, Lockett (1-0)
Bachynski, Cain, Felix, Gilling, Lockett (1-0)
Bachynski, Colvin, Creekmur, Felix, Gilling (1-2)
Bachynski, Colvin, Felix, King, Lockett (1-0)
Cain, Colvin, Felix, King, Lockett (1-3)
Cain, Creekmur, Felix, King, Lockett (0-2)
Cain, Felix, King, Lockett, Pateev (1-4)
Colvin, Creekmur, Felix, Gilling, Pateev (0-3)
Creekmur, Felix, Gilling, Lockett, Pateev (2-2)
MOST STARTING LINEUPS/1993-94 TO PRESENT
2003-04: 13
1995-96: 12
2010-11; 1996-97: 11
2006-07: 10
2011-12: 1993-94: 9
--Sophomore Jordan Bachynski notched his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds and also matched a career high with four blocks. He also played a career-high 30 minutes. He also had a career-high nine field goal attempts.
--Junior Carrick Felix had a career-high eight rebounds. His previous career-high was 7 vs. New Mexico on Nov. 18, 2011.
--Junior Trent Lockett played for the first time since hurting his ankle on Jan. 14 and played 36 minutes. He had 12 points, six boards, two assists and two steals.
--Utah's 52 points, 17 field goals made and .304 shooting percentage (17-of-56) all were ASU opponent season lows.
--Junior Chris Colvin had seven points and four assists in 27 minutes. In the first 16 games of the season (he played in 12) he averaged 4.9 points and shot 18-of-65 (.277) from the field, 5-of-20 (.200) from the three-point stripe and was 18-of-27 (.667) from the foul line and had 33 assists. In his past eight games is is averaging 8.4 points and is 21-of-53 (.396) from the floor, 7-of-19 (.368) from the three-point stripe and has 35 assists.