[Tuck4Bama]

Thursday nights are officially getting brutal for the ASU men's basketball team.

But that doesn't need to be told to junior forward Jeff Pendergraph.

"Things are always tough," he said. "Let me know when it's been easy."

Last week, the Sun Devils (14-5, 4-3 Pac-10) took on Washington forward Jon Brockman, the reigning Pac-10 Player of the Week, and he burned ASU for 21 points and 16 rebounds.

Thursday, the team faces UCLA forward Kevin Love, the new Pac-10 Player of the Week who owned both Oregon schools last week, averaging 21 points and 19.5 rebounds in two contests.

ASU Web Devil - No relief in sight for ASU