Stanford, CA (Sports Network) - The 17th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils are set to kick off their Pac-10 schedule tonight against the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion.

Arizona State has won its last seven games to improve to 11-1 overall. The club was most recently in action on Monday when it cruised past Central Connecticut State in an 84-47 final. The lone loss came against Baylor on a neutral court back in late November, and the Sun Devils have only played one true road game thus far.

As for Stanford, it was one of six Division I teams with an undefeated record as of December 31st, and head coach Johnny Dawkins deserves a ton of credit for the early success of his club. The Cardinal are coming off a 69-55 triumph over Hartford on Tuesday that enabled them to improve to 10-0, and seven of the victories have come at home.

Stanford owns a 37-27 series lead over Arizona State, and the teams split a pair of meetings a year ago.

James Harden is arguably the best backcourt performer in all of college basketball, and the Arizona State sophomore has been tremendous through the first 12 games. He is scoring 23.8 ppg on 57.8 percent shooting from the floor, including 46.2 percent efficiency from three-point range. Far from just a scorer, Harden is ripping down 6.0 rpg to go along with 52 assists and 22 steals. While the dynamic guard is clearly the focus of the ASU offensive attack, he does get some help from his teammates. Jeff Pendergraph provides 12.8 ppg on 65.2 percent shooting from the field, and he is grabbing 7.1 rpg. Ty Abbott adds 11.3 ppg, and Rihards Kuksiks pitches in 10.8 ppg. ASU is generating 75.3 ppg on 50.8 percent shooting from the floor, and the team is limiting its opponents to 58.0 ppg on 39 percent shooting.

Anthony Goods leads Stanford in scoring with 18.4 ppg, but he isn't asked to carry the load alone, as there are a total of four double-digit scorers in the lineup for coach Dawkins. Lawrence Hill provides 13.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg, and Josh Owens checks in with 11.7 ppg. Rounding out the foursome is Landry Fields with his 11.4 ppg. The Cardinal are generating a healthy 79.2 ppg, and they are limiting opponents to 64.0 ppg. Against Hartford on Tuesday, Johnson posted 14 points and eight assists, while Goods scored 13 points. Hill provided 11 points, and Jeremy Green checked in with 10 points off the bench. Stanford played outstanding team defense in the contest, limiting Hartford to 38.0 percent shooting from the field, including 22.7 percent from downtown.