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Harden, Arizona State look to continue road success

Feb 7, 2009 - 1:02 PM No. 23 Arizona State (17-5) at Oregon State (10-11), 8:30 p.m. EST

CORVALLIS, Oregon (Ticker) -- Arizona State is enjoying much better success away from home this season than last.

The 23rd-ranked Sun Devils go for their fourth straight road win when they visit Oregon State on Saturday.

After going 4-6 on the road last season, Arizona State (17-5, 6-4 Pac-10) improved to 5-2 away from home this season after posting a 66-57 victory at Oregon on Thursday.

James Harden, the Pac-10's leading scorer, netted 36 points in the win, notching his fifth 30-point game of the season. The sophomore is averaging 22.5 points per game.

The Beavers (10-11, 4-6) had their four-game winning streak snapped with a 56-53 setback to Arizona on Thursday. Roeland Schaftenaar missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds, which would have tied the game.

Calvin Haynes scored 12 points in the loss and leads the team in scoring at 15.9 per contest.

Arizona State won the first meeting, 69-38, on January 8 - its third straight win in the series.