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Arizona State will be taking on Oregon State without the help of Jeff Pendergraph. (AP Images)

As the Arizona State Sun Devils prepare to tip off the Pac-10 home season against the lowly Oregon State Beavers tonight, coach Herb Sendek wants his team to keep shooting well while shoring up some of the defensive flaws revealed in their last game by Cal.

The Sun Devils may be short-handed against the Beavers as starting forward Jeff Pendergraph has a sprained MCL in his right knee. After scoring a career-high 31 points with 11 rebounds against Stanford on Friday night, Pendergraph hurt his knee against the Bears but stayed in the game. He scored 16 points with seven rebounds before fouling out.

ASU is the best-shooting team in the conference, averaging 51.0 percent from the floor. The Sun Devils hope they can fix their defensive problems against Oregon State, which averages 62.6 points per game, ninth in the conference.

The over is 5-1 in the last six meetings between these schools.

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