"Your guys are going to have games like this and it's hard to overcome it against a quality opponent on the road," ASU coach Bobby Hurley said. "I thought he (Tra Holder who went scoreless) had some decent looks in the first half but couldn't get into any flow."
REMY NOTE: The Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year officially returns for the first time in 30+ seasons in 2017-18. To be eligible, players must not exceed more than 1/3 (six) starts in league games. The previous Pac-10 Sixth Man of the Year was awarded from 1984-87. Remy Martin – with zero starts -- is averaging 9.8 points, has 71 assists and is 62-of-81 (.765) from the free throw line in 23.7 minutes per game (and again, with zero starts). He has 18 double-figure scoring games (ASU is 12-6) including 13 of the past 17 tilts. He had a season-best 21 at No. 2 Kansas on Dec. 10. Against Utah on Jan. 25, he had a personal second-half 10-0 run in 2:18 that gave ASU a three-point lead after being down seven. At WSU on Feb. 4, he had all 10 points in the final 6:20 and added two steals as ASU outscored WSU 19-9 in final seven minutes.
Shannon Evans II 25-POINT SCORING GAMES (5 AT ASU)33 vs. Cornell (1/3/15)
28 at #13 Oregon (2/2/17)
28 vs. UNLV (12/3/16)
25 at Oregon (2/22/18)
25 vs. Idaho State (11/14/17)
25 vs. Washington (1/25/17)
25 at Ball State (2/4/15)
Oregon led by 13 early in the second half but ASU cut the deficit to 55-52 (12:24) and 62-57 (6:52) but could get no closer.
ASU jumped out to a 19-12 lead with 10:50 left in the first half. Kodi Justice added 12, as he now needs just 16 points to reach 1,000 in his career.
NOTES
KODI APPROACHING 1,000: Kodi Justice has 984 career points despite scoring only 83 (4.6 pg) in his freshman season, when his season was cut short due to a foot injury after 16 games. Only one Sun Devil will have scored fewer points in his freshman year and still reach 1,000.
SUN DEVIL 1,000-POINT SCORERS/FEWEST POINTS AS FRESHMAN
Kurt Nimphius (1976-80)/1,006 (27/1.5)
Fat Lever (1978-82)/1,137 (104/3.6)
Arthur Thomas (1984-88)/1,268 (111/4.3)
Chad Prewitt (1998-2002)/1,177 (123/4.1)
SHANNON MOVING ON UP: Shannon Evans II has notched 955 points in his two-year, 60-game Sun Devil career, which already is sixth on the Sun Devil two-year career list. He also will make a dent in the two-year record books for field goals made, free throws, free throw percentage and assists.
SUN DEVIL TWO-YEAR CAREER MOST POINTS
James Harden, 2007-09/1,309
Jahii Carson, 2012-14/1,261
Bobby Lazor, 1997-99/1,077
Paul Stovall, 1970-72/989
Freddie Lewis, 1964-66/983
Shannon Evans II, 2016-18/955
CLOSE GAMES: ASU has had seven one-possession Pac-12 games. The Sun Devils have had played 14 Pac-12 games that were decided by 10 points or less. In its perfect (12-0) non-conference action, ASU played one single digit game (92-90 over Kansas State in Las Vegas). ASU's only two league margins in double digits are wins over Colorado (80-66) and at Washington State (88-78).
SHANNON: In the past 11 games -- which included a 22-point second-half effort in the Oregon State Jan. 13 win -- Shannon Evans is shooting 54-of-61 (.885) from the free throw line. He has 12 20-point games on the year, including 20+ in four of the past five tilts (25 at Oregon, 23 vs. UCLA, 21 vs. USC, 23 at WSU).
SUN DEVIL CAREER STARTS
120, Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-09
119, Ty Abbott, 2007-11
115, Tra Holder, 2014-18
SUN DEVIL CAREER ASSISTS
551, Derek Glasser, 200-10
454, Bobby Thompson, 1983-87
444, Fat Lever, 1978-82
439, Tra Holder, 2014-18
437, Marcell Capers, 1992-95
SUN DEVIL SINGLE-SEASON THREE-POINTERS
4. 93, Rihards Kuksiks (2008-09)
5. 84, Jon Gilling (2012-13)
6. 83, Alex Austin (1990-91)
7. 82, Jermaine Marshall (2013-14)
8. 81, Shannon Evans II (2016-18)
8. 81, Rihards Kuksiks (2009-10)
8. 81, Kevin Kruger (2005-06)