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ASU Basketball: Efficient first halves key to Devils’ success

For the first time in school history, the Arizona State men’s basketball team has opened the season at 12-0, being ranked No. 3 in the country while entering Pac-12 play as a favorite to capture the first conference championship in program history.

Their two best victories have come away from Tempe, with a a neutral floor blowout against Xavier and a dominant true road performance against a national blueblood in Kansas.

Senior guards Tra Holder, Shannon Evans and Kodi Justice, along with newcomer Remy Martin, have been averaging a combined total of 63 points per game on 41 percent shooting from the three-point line, putting Arizona State on the national scale with the trendy label known as “Guard U.