No. 11/10 OREGON UP NEXT
Stanford (11-8, 3-4 Pac-12) carries a three-game winning streak into Saturday's 3 p.m. matchup against No. 11/10 Oregon (17-2, 6-0 Pac-12) in Eugene. The Ducks are riding a program-best 15-game winning streak following Thursday's 86-63 victory over California.
ON VERGE OF RARE CONFERENCE ROAD SWEEP
With a victory on Saturday, Stanford will complete its first sweep of a two-game conference road trip since winning at the Oregon schools in February 2010. During that swing, Stanford began the trip by defeating Oregon 72-65 on Feb. 18 in its final visit to McArthur Court. Two days later, the Cardinal put away Oregon State 65-55 on Feb. 20 in Corvallis to complete the sweep.
STANFORD AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS
Stanford is 0-5 against nationally-ranked opponents in the Associated Press poll this season and 48-58 against ranked foes since 2000. The Cardinal has come up short this season against No. 12/13 Saint Mary's (66-51), No. 4/5 Kansas (89-74), No. 18/18 Arizona (91-52), No. 25/RV USC (72-56) and No. 4/5 UCLA (89-75). Saturday will represent Stanford's fourth road game against a top-25 opponent. The Cardinal also faced Arizona, USC and UCLA in succession earlier this month, marking the first stretch against three straight top-25 foes since the 2001-02 campaign.
PICKING UP THE SLACK
With junior Reid Travis unavailable due to a right shoulder injury, Stanford has received timely contributions from several players. Junior Michael Humphrey has effectively anchored the frontcourt, averaging 15.2 points and 9.2 rebounds while shooting 46.8 percent (29-62) over the last five games. Over that same stretch, the backcourt has been led by senior Marcus Allen (9.2 points) and sophomore Robert Cartwright (11.0 points, 5.2 assists).
AGAINST OREGON
Stanford leads the all-time series, 92-50. The Ducks have won six of the last 10 meetings, but last year's series resulted in a split with each team defending its home court. Stanford's most recent victory in Eugene came on Jan. 12, 2014, when the Cardinal upset the No. 17/13 Ducks 82-80.
TRAVIS TIMELINE
Junior Reid Travis has missed three of the last five games with a right shoulder injury. After missing both games of Stanford's SoCal road trip, Travis returned to the lineup on Jan. 12 against Washington State, totaling 17 points (8-12 FG) and six boards in 20 minutes. Two days later against Washington, Travis aggravated the injury after playing 12 minutes in the first half and did not return. If Travis misses his second straight game on Saturday, he would have eight full days of rest before Stanford's next game at California on Jan. 29.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
In 19 games, Stanford has played eight teams projected to be in the 2017 NCAA Tournament field, according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi. All eight teams - UCLA (3), Kansas (5), USC (20) Saint Mary's (22), Arizona (27), Miami (31), Seton Hall (35) and SMU (47) - also rank among ESPN's Jay Bilas' list of "Top 68 Teams In The Land." Meanwhile, Stanford's strength of schedule ranks fifth nationally.
PAC-12 HALL OF HONOR
Mike Montgomery will be honored as Stanford's representative for induction into this year's Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor. A member of the 2016 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction class, Montgomery retired in 2014 after 32 years as a collegiate head coach. Montgomery registered a school-record 393 wins in 18 seasons as head coach at Stanford from 1987-2004, directing the Cardinal to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and a spot in the 1998 NCAA Final Four.
HUMPHREY CONTROLLING THE GLASS
Michael Humphrey returned to the starting lineup on Jan. 5 against USC, and he has impacted the paint on both ends. Since his return, Humphrey has totaled 46 rebounds over the last five games. Humphrey has played more than 30 minutes in four of the last five contests, after not reaching the 30-minute mark in any of the first 14 games. At UCLA on Jan. 8, Humphrey set a career-high with 27 points and finished one shy of his career-high with 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. He followed that with 18 points and a 10-rebound performance in 34 minutes against Washington on Jan. 14.
