@SunDevilHoops Meets Ducks At 6 p.m. Friday

The Arizona State men’s basketball team (11-10; 3-5 in the Pac-12) gets to play at home again, as after starting Pac-12 play with five of its first seven on the road and having just two home games in 30 days (Dec. 29-Jan. 27), the Sun Devils play host to the Oregon Ducks on Friday (Jan. 30) at 6 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Network. Roxy Bernstein and Don MacLean are on the call while Tim Healey and Kyle Dodd have the radio duties on ESPN Phoenix 620 AM (KTAR-AM) and Sirius 126/XM 197. ASU has won three of its past four games, averaging 75 points per game in that span, after its efficient 73-55 when it took a 13-10 lead at the 15:20 mark of the first half and never looked back, building a 22-point lead in the second half.

WORTH NOTING: It isn't always easy to build a big lead and then keep it. ASU built a 17-point halftime lead against Oregon State on Thursday, but never let the Beavers get closer than 40-25 at the 19:49 mark. Against California on Jan. 22, ASU led by 21 at the half (34-13), yet never let the Bears get it closer than 19 (36-17) at 17:30.

SIMPLE HOME-SCHOOLED MATH: In home games, ASU is 18-2 in past 20, 26-3 in past 29 and 44-7 in past 51. It is 10-2 in past 12 Pac-12 home games.

#BOBOMBS: Bo Barnes is 12-of-24 (.500) from the three-point stripe in the past four games and is averaging a team-high 12.5 points in that time. He matched his Sun Devil career-high with 17 points at California on Jan. 22 in the Sun Devil 79-44 win. He also had 17 vs. Maryland in Kansas City on Nov. 24. He posted two 19-point games in his freshman year while playing for Hawaii in 2010-11. He had 11 points (nine in the first half) in the win over Oregon State Thursday.

BO BARNES TOP SCORING GAMES
19 vs. Cal State Fullerton (11/13/10 while with Hawaii)
19 vs. Montana State (11/12/10 while with Hawaii)
17 at California (1/22/15)
17 vs. Maryland @Kansas City (11/24/14)
17 vs. Florida State (12/22/10 while with Hawaii)
17 vs. Chicago State (11/17/10)

THIS STINKS: Freshman Kodi Justice season ended on Jan. 30 when he injured his foot in the first half against Stanford, two days after posting a career-best 16 points off the bench in the California road win. On the year he played in 18 games and was 17-of-37 (.459) from the three-point stripe and 10-of-12 (.833) from the free throw line and had 28 assists. He averaged 4.6 points per game and had 13 points, five rebounds and six assists in the UNLV win on Dec. 3 and 12 points in the Dec. 16 Marquette loss.

--ASU has won three of its past four as it beat Colorado 78-72 on Jan. 17, won at Cal 79-44 on Jan. 22, fell to hot-shooting Stanford 89-70 on Jan. 24 and then topped Oregon State 73-55 on Thursday.

--ASU's 35-point 79-44 win Thursday at Cal was its biggest Pac-12 win since since it beat Washington State by 41 (96-55) on Jan. 11, 2003.

ASU 73, OREGON STATE 55 (JAN. 28): ASU jumped on Oregon State early and often Thursday night, jumping out to a 40-23 halftime lead on the strength of eight three-pointers in the first 17 minutes. ASU was 18-of-23 (.783) from the free throw line, outrebounded Oregon State 35-22 and held OSU to just 2-of-9 (.222) from the three-point stripe...Shaq McKissic led the Sun Devils with 17 points, his second-best Pac-12 scoring effort...Coach Sendek is now 11-5 vs. Oregon State in his nine years at ASU including a 7-1 mark in Tempe...ASU is 25-12 against Oregon State in Tempe since it joined the Pac-10 in 1978-79. It is its most wins in Tempe against any team and is 14-22 in Corvallis...ASU has won five of the past seven and 11 of the past 14 in the series...ASU has won seven straight in Tempe, while Oregon State has won at every road stop but UCLA and Washington in that time frame.

SHAQ’S TOP SCORING GAMES
22 vs. Pepperdine (12/13/14)
20 vs. Chicago State (11/14/14)
19 vs. Grambling (12/14/13)
18 at Oregon (1/10/15)
18 vs. UC Irvine (12/28/13)
17 vs. Oregon State (1/28/15)
16 vs. Colorado (1/17/15)
16 at Utah (2/23/14)

COACH SENDEK VS. BEAVERS IN TEMPE  (7-1)
ASU 73, OSU 55/Jan. 28, 2015
ASU 86, OSU 82 (OT)/Feb. 6, 2014
ASU 76, OSU 66/Jan. 14, 2012
ASU 80, OSU 66/Mar. 5, 2011
ASU 56, OSU 46/Feb. 11, 2010
#20 ASU 69, OSU 38/Jan. 8, 2009
ASU 72, OSU 53/Jan. 5, 2008
OSU 67, ASU 59/Jan. 13, 2007

VS. STANFORD: Stanford was hitting everything in an 89-70 Sun Devil loss Jan. 24 that was close for much of the first half. ASU shot shot 15-of-31 (.484) from the field that included 8-of-14 (.571) from beyond the arc in the first half, but still trailed 51-41 at recess. Savon Goodman finished with an 18 points off the bench while Tra Holder matched his season-high with six assists and had just one turnover in 34 minutes.

SAVON GOODMAN TOP SCORING GAMES
24 vs. Lehigh (12/20/14)
22 vs. Detroit (12/23/14)
18 at Stanford (1/24/15)

ABOUT THAT CAL GAME: ASU cruised to a 79-44 victory over California Jan. 22, the second-largest Pac-12 road win in school history and the Golden Bears second-largest home loss. The 35-point win is topped only  by a 91-55 Sun Devil win at California on Feb. 3, 1979, and it is the biggest Pac-12 win since ASU beat Washington State in Tempe by 41 (96-55) on Jan. 11, 2003. Bo Barnes (17 points) and freshman Kodi Justice (16) both set career highs as ASU won its fourth straight over Cal. ASU ended the first half on a 23-1 run to lead 34-13. It marked ASU's biggest halftime lead in conference game since it led Stanford 54-22 on Jan. 30, 2010

ASU'S BIGGEST ROAD WINS IN PAC-10/12 HISTORY
36-ASU 91, Cal 55 (Feb. 3, 1979)
35-ASU 79, Cal 44 (Jan. 22, 2015)
33-ASU 87, Washington State 54 (Feb. 6, 2003)
30-ASU 90, Stanford 60 (Jan. 2, 2009)
28-ASU 90, Washington 62 (Jan. 10, 1981)

ERIC IMPROVEMENTS: Entering this year, junior Eric Jacobsen had played in 64 games and averaged 8.8 minutes, 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds. He is averaging 30.0 minutes, 9.0 points, 6.4 boards and is 73-of-112 (.652) from the field. After posting 16 blocks in his first two seasons, Eric has 27 blocks in this year. He has 73 buckets this year. He had 46 buckets in 64 career games entering the season.

ERIC’S FIRST TWO SEASONS/THIS YEAR
2012-14 (64 GAMES)
FG%: 46-94/.489
POINTS: 132/2.1
REBOUNDS: 115/1.8

2014-15 (21GAMES)
FG%: 73-112/.652
POINTS: 202/9.6
REBOUNDS: 135/6.4

ERIC JACOBSEN TOP SCORING GAMES
20 vs. Pepperdine (12/13/14)
16 vs. UNLV (12/3/14)
16 vs. Hartford (12/5/12)
14 vs. Maryland (11/24/14)
13 at Oregon (1/10/15)
13 vs. Alabama (11/25/14)
13 vs. Bethune-Cookman (11/17/14)

NUMBERS TO KNOW ON SOME SUN DEVILS: Gerry Blakes is 43-of-50 (.860) from the free throw line on the year and has led or tied for team scoring lead a team-high six times...in his career Jon Gilling has made 246-of-597 (.412) three pointers in 119 games...ASU has made 49 more three-pointers than its opponents (160-11)...Shaq's 18 points at Oregon on Jan. 10 was a Pac-12 career high...Eric Jacobsen's 13 points at Oregon Jan. 10 was his Pac-12 career-best... ASU has had eight players lead it in scoring. Bo Barnes, Shaq McKissic, Eric Jacobsen, Chance Murray, Jon Gilling, Gerry Blakes, Tra Holder and Savon Goodman have all done it at least once. ASU had five players lead it in scoring last year...Tra Holder has made 15-of-17 (.882) in the past six games while averaging 27.7 minutes and four assists.

AT THE HALF: ASU held California to just 13 points in the first half on Jan. 24, tied for the fewest in a Pac-12 game since 1989-90. ASU led Oregon State 19-13 in Corvallis on Feb. 7, 2009.

SUN DEVIL OPPONENT FEWEST HALFTIME POINTS (SINCE 1989-90)
ASU 42, Delaware State 12 (Dec. 12, 2009)
ASU 20, Colgate 12 (Dec. 19, 2006)
ASU 36, Old Dominion 12 (Jan. 7, 1995)
ASU 34, @California 13 (Jan. 22, 2015)
ASU 19, @Oregon State 13 (Feb. 7, 2009)
ASU 33, Oregon State 13 (Feb. 25, 1995)

VS. COLORADO (JAN. 17): ASU got in the Pac-12 win column with a 78-72 home win over Colorado on Jan. 17. Shaq McKissic had 16 points, as ASU made 15-of-21 (.714) from the floor in the second half and shot .553 (26-of-47) for the game. The .553 shooting was the best by ASU in its previous 32 Pac-12 games, dating to Feb. 2, 2013, when it was 37-of-58 (.638) from the floor at Washington. ASU made 11-of-13 free throws the final 1:27 to clinch the win.

VS. DUCKS: ASU is 7-5 against the Ducks in past 12 meetings...the Ducks and ASU split a pair last year, after Oregon had won the previous three...ASU had won six straight prior to the three straight losses...ASU is 8-8 against UO under Coach Sendek, including 3-5 in Eugene, 5-2 in Tempe and 0-1 in the Pac-10 Tournament...ASU is 42-35 against the Ducks all-time.

COACH SENDEK VS. DUCKS
@UO 59, ASU 56/Jan. 10, 2015
@UO 85, ASU 78/Mar. 4, 2014
ASU 74, UO 72/Feb. 8, 2014
@UO 68, ASU 65/Jan. 13, 2013
UO 67, ASU 59/Jan. 12, 2012
UO 76, 69 (Pac-12 Tournament/Mar. 9, 2011)
ASU 73, UO 53/Mar. 3, 2011
ASU 60, @UO 55/Jan. 1, 2011
ASU 61, UO 51/Feb. 13, 2010
ASU 76, @UO 57/Jan. 14, 2010
#24 ASU 66, @UO 57/Feb. 5, 2009
#20 ASU 76, UO 58/Jan. 10, 2009
@UO 67, ASU 61/Mar. 6, 2008
ASU 62, UO 54/Jan. 3, 2008
@ #13 UO 55, ASU 51/Feb. 8, 2007
#15 UO 60, ASU 55/Jan. 11, 2007