Grand Canyon puts streak on line vs ASU

Published Dec. 7, 2021 10:16 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Grand Canyon (8-1) vs. Arizona State (3-6)

Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon looks for its sixth straight win of the season as it goes up against Arizona State. Grand Canyon is looking to extend its current five-game winning streak. Arizona State is coming off a 69-67 overtime road win over Oregon on Sunday.

PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE: Senior leadership could play a big role in the outcome of this game. Kimani Lawrence, Marreon Jackson and Luther Muhammad have collectively scored 40 percent of Arizona State's points this season. For Grand Canyon, Holland Woods, Gabe McGlothan, Sean Miller-Moore and Taeshon Cherry have collectively accounted for 46 percent of all Grand Canyon scoring, including 50 percent of the team's points over its last five games.

KEY CONTRIBUTOR: Jovan Blacksher Jr. has accounted for 40 percent of all Grand Canyon field goals over the last five games. The junior guard has 31 field goals and 26 assists in those games.

WINLESS WHEN: Arizona State is 0-5 this year when it scores 65 points or fewer and 3-1 when it scores at least 66.

ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Antelopes have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Sun Devils. Arizona State has an assist on 24 of 59 field goals (40.7 percent) over its previous three contests while Grand Canyon has assists on 50 of 90 field goals (55.6 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: The Grand Canyon defense has allowed only 58.4 points per game to opponents, which is the 24th-lowest figure in the country. The Arizona State offense has put up just 64.4 points through nine games (ranked 233rd among Division I teams).

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