PROVO, Utah – BYU travels to Las Vegas, Nevada this week as the Cougars are set to face off against Arizona State at the Vegas Showdown on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. PT.
Thursday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
BYU Cougars (4-0, 0-0 Big 12)
· BYU improved to 4-0 on the season with a 93-50 victory over Morgan State on Saturday evening at the Marriott Center.
· The Cougars enter Feast Week ranked first in the Big 12 and third in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. Through four games, BYU has 92 assists to only 39 turnovers.
· Jaxson Robinson is scoring a team-high 15.3 points per game after his career-high 19-point performance on Saturday.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 168-97 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 91-41 (5th Season)
Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
· Arizona State improved to 2-1 on the season with a 71-69 comeback victory over UMass on Saturday.
· The Sun Devils are averaging 63.3 points per game, shooting 37.0 percent from the floor, 29.0 percent from three and 58.7 percent from the free throw line.
· Kamari Lands is the leading scorer for the Sun Devils as the sophomore is averaging 11.7 points per game.
Head Coach – Bobby Hurley
· Alma Mater: Duke, 1993
· Division I Career Record: 185-134 (11th Season)
· Record at Arizona State: 143-114 (9th Season)
Series Information
· Series Record: BYU leads 27-22
· Last Meeting: BYU won 81-68, 12/8/2009
· H/A/N: 21-4/5-16/1-2
