Game at a Glance
San Francisco Dons (3-2, 0-0 WCC) at No. 20 Arizona State (6-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 • 6:00 p.m.
Ned Wulk Court/Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz.
Series Record: Dons lead 25-13
Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2016, Dons 68 – UCSB 61
TV: Pac-12 Network (J.B. Long, Play-by-Play; Ben Braun, Analyst)
Radio: 95.7 The Game (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
Live Stats: thesundevils.com
 
 
TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of San Francisco men's basketball team will suit up in a different zip code for the first time this season on Saturday, when the Dons travel to Ned Wulk Court/Wells Fargo Arena to battle No. 20 Arizona State. 
 
The Dons (3-2) are coming off a 79-72 defeat at the hands of UC Santa Barbara last Tuesday, the finale of a season-long five game homestand.  USF went 6-for-33 from beyond the arc, and 2-for-17 after the intermission, as the Gauchos went on a 15-3 run late in the second half to hand the Dons their second loss of the season.
 
Saturday's contest will be a homecoming of sorts for two members of the USF basketball program.  Junior forward Nate Renfro (Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro HS) and Associate Coach Todd Golden (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS) return to their home state.  Renfro averaged 11.7 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Cougars in 73 career games.  This is the first time he has played a game in his home state in college.  Golden lettered three years for Sunnyslope before going on to play at Saint Mary's. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
The series between the Dons and Sun Devils goes back to the 1964-65 season when then No. 8 USF defeated ASU 91-75.  Since then, ASU and USF has squared off seven more times, with both teams coming away with four wins.  The last time these two teams square off, ASU defeated the Dons 104-65 in Tempe on Nov. 20, 2009.
 
ASU VS. USF (4-4)
ASU 104, San Francisco 65 (Nov. 20, 2009)
ASU 70, at San Francisco 67, 2 OT (Dec. 5, 1989)
ASU 82, San Francisco 76 (Dec. 28, 1988)
#19 San Francisco 102, ASU 90 (Dec. 30, 1977 at Oklahoma City)
ASU 89, #5 San Francisco 70 (Dec. 3, 1977)
#3 San Francisco 114, ASU 96 (Dec. 28, 1976 at Honolulu)
at San Francisco 93, ASU 74 (Jan. 27, 1968)
at #8 San Francisco 91, ASU 75 (Jan. 30, 1965)
 
ABOUT THE DONS

• USF is shooting 41.5 percent from the field (127-306) which ranks 10th in the WCC, they are averaging 73.0 points per game which ranks eighth in the WCC. 
• Three players are averaging 10.0 points per game or more, led by freshman Souley Boum who is tops on the team with 15.0 points per contest, which is eighth in the WCC, tops among freshman. 
• USF have outrebounded its opponent in all five contests this year, the Dons are +5.0 in rebound margin.  USF currently ranks 73rd in the nation in rebounds, but does not have anyone averaging more than 6.0 rebounds per game. 
• USF is currently fifth in the nation in 3-point field goal defense.  The Dons are holding opponents to 23.6 percent (21-89) from beyond the arc this season. 
• USF has employed 14 players this year, with nine averaging 10 or more minutes per game.  USF only has one player averaging more than 30.0 minutes per game, sophomore Jordan Ratinho. 
• In a weird twist of the schedule, the Dons will play their first Saturday contest this Saturday against the Sun Devils.USF has played five contests, three coming on Monday and Tuesday.Last season, USF went 6-4 in Saturday contests.
• USF is 3-2 this season, in all three wins, the defense stepped up to hold the opponents to less than 70 points.Under head coach Kyle Smith, USF is 20-5 when the Dons hold their opponents to 69 or less.Last season, USF went 17-5 when holding their foes to less than 70.
• When the Dons square off against ASU on Saturday it will mark the 225th time that USF has played a member of the current Pac-12.All-time, the Dons are 83-136 against teams from the Pac-12 conference.USF boats winning records against Arizona

(4-1 all-time) and Utah (8-4 all-time).  
 
 
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS

• ASU enters Saturday's contest 6-0 and ranked No. 20 in the latest AP Top-25 poll.They are 6-0 for the second time in the past 32 seasons (also did it in 2013-14).
• ASU is back in the Associated Press rankings for the first time since the 2008-09 season, when it was ranked from the beginning to the end. ASU entered the poll at No. 20 this week.
• The Sun Devils are coming off an impressive 102-86 win over then #15 Xavier last week. In that contest, ASU scored 73 points in the final 23 minutes.
•  The Sun Devil's return three senior starters from last year's squad and welcomed six newcomers, they won Continental Tire Invitational championship in Las Vegas last weekend.
• Leading the team in scoring is senior guard Tra Holder, who is averaging 23.3 points per game, he is one of five Sun Devils averaging 10.0 points per game or better.Against Xavier he scored 40 points in the win.
• ASU was picked sixth in the Pac-12 preseason media poll announced on Oct. 12, its top preseason ranking since being picked fourth in the Pac-10 prior to the 2010-11 season. ASU has been picked 11th (2016-17 and 2012-13), eighth (2015-16), ninth (2014-15 and 2011-12), seventh (2013-14) in seven previous Pac-12 polls. UA was picked to finish first, followed by USC, UCLA, UO, Stanford, ASU, Utah, OSU, CU, UW, Cal and WSU.
• As a team, ASU is averaging 95.7 points per game which is fourth in the nation. At home this season, they are 4-0 with wins over Idaho State, San Diego State, Northern Arizona and UC Irvine.