Game Preview and Statistical Breakdown: Pepperdine at Arizona State

by Cory Williams on Nov 22, 2008 3:01 PM MST in ASU Basketball Comment 0 comments

On a Saturday with no Sun Devil football to report on, lets look forward to the basketball game on Sunday afternoon. Our competitors are the Pepperdine Waves (1-3) and the Arizona State Sun Devils (2-0), in a contest played at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Game time is 2:00 PM, and it is on FS Arizona if you can't make it to Tempe tomorrow.

Here is the statistical breakdown for your Sun Devils:

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
James Harden	2	31.0	6.5	11.0	59.1	0.5	3.0	16.7	7.5	10.0	75.0	0.5	3.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	2.5	0.0	3.0	21.0
Ty Abbott	2	35.5	6.5	11.0	59.1	2.0	5.5	36.4	0.5	1.0	50.0	1.0	7.0	8.0	3.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	2.5	15.5
Rihards Kuksiks	2	33.5	3.5	6.0	58.3	3.0	5.5	54.5	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.5	2.5	1.0	0.0	2.5	11.0
Jeff Pendergraph	2	29.5	4.0	5.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.5	3.0	3.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	4.0	9.0
Derek Glasser	2	26.5	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	6.0
Jerren Shipp	2	10.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	1.0	1.5	66.7	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	3.5
Jamelle McMillan	2	15.0	0.5	2.5	20.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.0
Taylor Rohde	2	10.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5
Eric Boateng	2	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
Kraidon Woods	1	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

ASU team leaders after two games:

Team Leaders

Stat	Player	AVG
Scoring	James Harden	21.0
Rebounds	Ty Abbott	8.0
Assists	James Harden	6.5
FG%	Jeff Pendergraph	80.0
FT%	Rihards Kuksiks	100.0
3PT%	Taylor Rohde	100.0
Blocks	Ty Abbott	1.5
Steals	James Harden	2.5

As you can see, James Harden is living up to his billing as a sophomore, even with the flu-like symptoms he was suffering all day before the game against San Diego State. Jeff Pendergraph truly needs to step up, as he is getting into foul trouble this year at a rate we would like to see go down significantly.

Continue reading to find out about the Pepperdine Waves, and my prediction for the game.

Now, lets look at the Pepperdine statistical breakdown.

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Mychel Thompson	4	28.2	4.0	8.8	45.7	1.5	2.8	54.5	2.8	3.0	91.7	0.8	1.0	1.8	1.5	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.5	12.3
Keion Bell	4	23.0	3.8	9.0	41.7	0.2	1.2	20.0	3.5	4.5	77.8	1.2	3.2	4.5	2.5	3.2	1.8	0.8	2.0	11.3
Ryan Holmes	4	21.2	2.5	6.0	41.7	0.8	2.0	37.5	3.0	3.8	80.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	2.2	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.0	8.8
Dane Suttle Jr	4	16.2	2.8	5.5	50.0	2.0	3.8	53.3	0.8	0.8	100.0	0.2	2.8	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.0	0.5	1.2	8.3
Jonathan Dupre`	4	18.8	3.0	6.5	46.2	0.8	1.5	50.0	0.8	1.0	75.0	0.5	1.2	1.8	0.2	1.5	0.5	0.2	2.2	7.5
Taylor Darby	4	17.0	2.5	5.8	43.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.2	55.6	3.2	2.5	5.8	0.5	1.2	0.0	0.2	2.0	6.3
Mike Hornbuckle	4	19.5	2.2	3.8	60.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.2	2.8	1.2	2.5	1.0	0.0	1.8	5.0
Dennis Agre	4	24.2	2.0	4.8	42.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	25.0	1.5	3.8	5.2	1.2	1.2	0.2	1.0	3.8	4.3
Rico Tucker	2	12.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	4.0
Lorne Jackson	4	12.2	0.8	2.2	33.3	0.2	0.8	33.3	1.0	1.2	80.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.8	2.8
Corbin Moore	4	10.0	0.2	1.8	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.5	1.2	0.0	0.5	1.8	0.5
Gus Clardy	2	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0
Andy Shannon	3	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	3.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Pepperdine spreads the scoring wealth, but with a 1-3 record thus far, it doesn't appear to be paying dividends. Their 3PT shooting is very good (around 46%), and ASU needs to watch this closely. In Pepperdine's last game, they lost to New Mexico State 90-66.

Prediction? ASU wins, but I haven't been overly impressed by our Sun Devils just yet. I am expecting a 20 point victory.

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