The No. 16 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils continued their early season domination as they destroyed the Oregon Ducks on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. ASU has looked impressive in their three Pac 10 victories so far this season, beating Stanford, Oregon State, and Oregon by an average of 26.3 points.
The Devils are now 3-1 in Pac 10 play with their only loss coming at Cal.
With 8:40 remaining in the first half, ASU trailed by a point, but made one of their patented first half runs, outscoring the Ducks 23-8 over the remainder of the first half to take a 41-25 lead at halftime.
The Devils never looked back, ballooning their lead to 26 points in the second half.
Four of Arizona State’s five starters scored in double figures as Jeff Pendergraph had 10, Rihards Kuksiks 13, Derek Glasser 15, and James Harden 19. Harden had a rougher go of it this time, shooting just 5-12 from the field, including just 1-6 from downtown and 8-13 from the charity stripe.
Pendergraph fouled out, playing just 18 minutes while scoring 10 points on 5-7 shooting and grabbing 7 boards. Junior guard, Derek Glasser was impressive, scoring a season high 15 points and dishing out a career high 11 assists in 36 minutes.
ASU received significant contributions from Eric Boateng and Jamelle McMillan off the bench. Boateng collected 7 points, 6 rebounds, and two blocks in his 22 minutes while McMillan scored 10 points on 3-7 shooting from behind the arc.
The Sun Devils “D” clamped down again, holding their opponent to under 40% field goal shooting for the second straight game. ASU kept three of the Ducks’ five starters scoreless from the field; LeKendric Longmire was the only starter to score in double figures with 15.
Herb Sendek’s squad will face their biggest challenge so far this season when they embark on a three game Pac 10 road trip to face 10-4 USC, 12-2 #7 ranked UCLA, and 11-5 University of Arizona which begins on Thursday.
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