The Sun Devil men's basketball squad -- coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time since 1980-81 and the only Pac-12 team to make the NCAAs the past two seasons – cruised to a 113-64 win over Peking University at the Suzhou New District Cultural and Sports Center in China Wednesday (Nov. 6) evening in an exhibition contest.
Six Sun Devils scored in double digits and ASU had a 35-5 advantage in fast break points as Alonzo Verge (18 points), Jaelen House (17 points/eight rebounds/four steals) and Remy Martin (12 points/six assists) were just too fast on the perimeter and freshman Jalen Graham was solid inside with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Peking led by three with 12:49 remaining and then the Sun Devil quickness overwhelmed from that point on racking up 14 steals, forcing 30 turnovers and scoring 38 points in the third quarter as the teams played under international rules.
ASU will face Colorado in a non-conference matchup in the Pac-12 China game on Saturday (Nov. 9) at 11:30 a.m Shanghai time on ESPN2. Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham will have the call for ASU's season opener, which is an 8 p.m. MT tip in Tempe on Thursday (Nov. 14).
QUICK NOTES...
--ASU has averaged 80.04 points per game the past two seasons, the best mark in the Pac-12.
--ASU and Colorado only play once this year in Pac-12 play in Tempe (Jan. 16).
--ASU's home opener will be Thursday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. vs. Central Connecticut State.
Six Sun Devils scored in double digits and ASU had a 35-5 advantage in fast break points as Alonzo Verge (18 points), Jaelen House (17 points/eight rebounds/four steals) and Remy Martin (12 points/six assists) were just too fast on the perimeter and freshman Jalen Graham was solid inside with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Peking led by three with 12:49 remaining and then the Sun Devil quickness overwhelmed from that point on racking up 14 steals, forcing 30 turnovers and scoring 38 points in the third quarter as the teams played under international rules.
ASU will face Colorado in a non-conference matchup in the Pac-12 China game on Saturday (Nov. 9) at 11:30 a.m Shanghai time on ESPN2. Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham will have the call for ASU's season opener, which is an 8 p.m. MT tip in Tempe on Thursday (Nov. 14).
QUICK NOTES...
--ASU has averaged 80.04 points per game the past two seasons, the best mark in the Pac-12.
--ASU and Colorado only play once this year in Pac-12 play in Tempe (Jan. 16).
--ASU's home opener will be Thursday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. vs. Central Connecticut State.