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GAME NOTES: Sun Devils Beat Colorado 65-56 To Move To 2-0 In Pac-12

Jan. 6, 2013

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2-0
ASU is 2-0 for the fourth time in 35 seasons of Pac-12 play. Others were in 1979-80 (5-0), 1987-88 (4-0) and 2007-08 (4-0).

WHEN WAS LAST TIME ASU HAD 13 BLOCKS IN A GAME?
ASU's 13 blocks were the most in a conference game since it had 13 vs. Washington on Jan. 9, 2003. It also had 13 vs. Cal State Northridge this year on Dec. 8, 2012. In the first six seasons (197 games) of Coach Sendek's ASU tenure, ASU had nine blocks in a game four times. It has had at least nine blocks eight times this season.

MOST BLOCKS BY ASU IN COACH SENDEK ERA
13 vs. Colorado (Jan. 6, 2013)
13 vs. Cal State Northridge (Dec. 8, 2012)
11 vs. Cornell (Nov. 20, 2012)
11 vs. Florida A&M (Nov. 18, 2012)
11 vs. Central Arkansas (Nov. 10, 2012)
11 vs. Southern Illinois (Mar. 20, 2008)

ON COACH WULK COURT
ASU improved its home record to 10-1, one year after going 7-10 on Ned Wulk Court.

JB KEEPS ON IMPROVNG
In first 41 games of ASU career Jordan Bachynski shot 42-of-88 (.478) from field...past 28 games 106-163 (.650). He now has 69 blocks on the year, tied for fourth-best in Sun Devil history.

SUN DEVIL SEASON BLOCKS
1. 115 - Mario Bennett, 1994-95 (Pac-12 Record)
2. 113 - Rodger Farrington, 1996-97 (Second in Pac-12 history)
3. 75 - Ike Diogu, 2004-05
4. 69 - Jordan Bachynski, 2012-13
4. 69 - Tommy Smith, 2002-03

CARRICK UPDATE
Senior Carrick Felix (B.S., Communications 2012) is averaging 9.4 rebounds in the past nine games and in the past 12 games he is averaging 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, has 20 blocks and is shooting 76-of-133 (.571) from the field and 17-of-42 (.405) from the three-point stripe. He now has nine 20-point games and four this year (24 vs. Arkansas, 21 vs. Sacramento St. and vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and 20 vs. Colorado).

CARRICK'S NINE 20-POINT GAMES
24 vs. Arkansas @Las Vegas (11/23/12)
23 vs. Arizona (3/4/12)
22 at USC (1/5/12)
21 vs. Sacramento State (Dec. 1, 2012)
21 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/28/12)
21 vs. Tulsa (1/12/11)
20 vs. Colorado (1/6/13)
20 vs. Washington State (1/28/12)
20 vs. New Mexico (11/18/11)

SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN TOP POINTS PER GAME
1. 19.0 - Ike Diogu, 2002-03
2. 17.8 - James Harden, 2007-08
3. 16.7 - Jahii Carson, 2012-13
4. 15.4 - Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91

SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN TOP MINUTES PER GAME
1. 35.9 - Jahii Carson, 2012-13
2. 34.1 - James Harden, 2007-08
3. 32.7 - Ty Abbott, 2007-08
4. 32.3 - Byron Scott, 1979-80
5. 32.2 - Ike Diogu, 2002-03

SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN WITH 100 ASSISTS
114 - Bobby Thompson, 1984
110 - James Harden, 2008
108 - Eddie House, 1997
81 - Jahii Carson, 2012-13

SUN DEVIL BLOCKED SHOTS
1. 172 - 1997
2. 165 - 1995
2. 165 - 1979
4. 157 - 1980
5. 144 - 1981
6. 139 - 2003
7. 123 - 2012
8. 120 - 2013