Tussle in Tempe

 Stanford (16-14, 10-7) at
Arizona State (20-9, 8-9)
Saturday, March 3 • 11:30 a.m. PT
Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz.
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TEMPE, Ariz. – Winners of three of its last four, Stanford is in Tempe, Arizona, to face Arizona State Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena at 11:30 a.m. PT. It's the third time in the last four seasons the Cardinal is concluding the regular season in the Grand Canyon state, but the first time it will face ASU in the regular-season finale. The two other times, Stanford ended the regular-season in Tucson.

PAC-12 TOURNAMENT SEEDING SCENARIOS
Several Pac-12 Tournament seeding scenarios are in play for Stanford with one game remaining in the regular season. With a win against Arizona State, the Cardinal will be as high as the third seed and as low as the fifth seed. With a loss to the Sun Devils, Stanford will be anywhere from the No. 4 seed to the No. 6 seed. The top four seeds in the tournament receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. Stanford enters the regular-season finale in a four-way tie for third place in the standings with Utah, UCLA and Washington at 10-7.   

CARDINAL IN CONFERENCE PLAY
Stanford's 10 conference wins so far are four more than its win total from all of last season's league slate. It's the most Pac-12 wins for Stanford in four seasons, equaling the 10 conference wins in 2014. The Cardinal has posted 10 or more conference wins just three times over the last 10 seasons. Stanford's last top-four finish in the conference was in 2008 (second, 13-5).   
 
Stanford opened Pac-12 play with a 5-1 mark for the second time in the last 14 seasons. In January, the Cardinal won five consecutive conference games for the first time in 10 seasons and posted its first conference road sweep (Washington/Washington State) in eight seasons.

R2T2
Junior All-America candidate Reid Travis has established himself as one of the top players at his position in the nation. He ranks in the top-four of the Pac-12 in 10 different categories. The forward has four double-doubles in his last six games, coming off a 23-point, 10-rebound performance playing against Arizona's DeAndre Ayton on Thursday. In Travis' last four games, he is averaging 22.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in leading Stanford to 3-1 record during that span.  

TRAVIS COLLECTS PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior Reid Travis was voted the Pac-12 Player of the Week after the forward averaged a double-double in leading Stanford to a sweep of the Washington schools last week. Travis averaged 26.5 points and 10.0 rebounds, while shooting 60 percent (18-of-30) from the field in the Cardinal's two wins. He scored a career-high 33 points and collected nine rebounds in the 16-point victory over Washington, posting 23 points in the first half against the Huskies. The forward recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Washington State. Travis, who ranks in the top-five in 10 different Pac-12 categories, is fourth in the conference in scoring (19.3 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (7.9 rpg).

.@2ReidTravis2 had it all going on for @StanfordMBB this week.

He recorded a career-high 33 points to earn #Pac12Hoops Player of the Week: https://t.co/LVwzVtHfRZ pic.twitter.com/SYS0QsEp9L

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 26, 2018

AGAINST ARIZONA STATE
Stanford leads the all-time series against Arizona State, 49-37. The Cardinal snapped a four-game losing streak in the series with an 86-77 victory over No. 16 Arizona State on Jan. 17 at Maples Pavilion. Stanford has lost its last four games to ASU in Tempe. The Cardinal last defeated the Sun Devils on the road on Feb. 9, 2013 as double-doubles from Dwight Powell (22 pts., 10 rebs.) and Josh Huestis (13 pts, 12 rebs.) led the Cardinal to a 62-59 victory at ASU. 

CARDINAL PLAYERS AGAINST ARIZONA STATE
Eight active Stanford players have faced Arizona State previously. Arizona natives Dorian Pickens (10.9 ppg in eight games) and Michael Humphrey (9.7 ppg in seven games) have played the Sun Devils the most of anyone on the current Cardinal roster.
 

LAST MEETING WITH THE SUN DEVILS
Oscar da Silva scored eight of his 14 points in the final four minutes and Stanford gave head coach Jerod Haase his first win over a ranked team at the helm of the Cardinal with an 86-77 victory over No. 16 Arizona State. Reid Travis had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinal, who nearly squandered a 15-point second half lead. Dorian Pickens added 19 points. Freshman Daejon Davis added 13 points and eight assists in the win. Romello White scored 19 points for the Sun Devils

LAST TIME OUT
Reid Travis had a game-high 23 points and collected his 11th double-double of the season with 10 boards, but Stanford came up short in a 75-67 defeat to No. 19 Arizona Thursday night at the McKale Center. Stanford trimmed a double-digit Arizona lead back to five on two separate occasions in the late in the contest, but could not get any closer in the eight-point setback. Dusan Ristic led the Wildcats with 21 points, while Allonzo Trier added 18.

PICKENS AMONG THREE-POINT LEADERS FROM MAJOR CONFERENCES IN LAST 16 GAMES
Dorian Pickens' 49 threes in the last 16 games ranks as the sixth-most among players from the six major conferences (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) in that span. (as of March 2)
 

TRAVIS AMONG RARE COMPANY
Junior Reid Travis is one of just 10 players in Stanford history with at least 1,300 career points and 692 career rebounds. He enters Saturday's game at Arizona State with 1,328 points and 692 rebounds. 
 
Stanford players with at least 1,300 points and 692 rebounds
 

PICKENS NINTH ON CAREER THREE POINTERS LIST
Dorian Pickens, who missed 11 games with a foot injury, returned for the beginning of conference play. He ranks ninth in school history with 181 career threes and has totaled 49 threes in the last 16 games. He leads the Pac-12 in threes per game (3.0), is sixth in three-point percentage (.451) and 10th in scoring (15.7 ppg) during conference play. Despite missing nearly half the season, Pickens leads the team with 51 threes. Pickens, the 46th all-time and second active member of Stanford's 1,000-point club, enters the Arizona State game with 1,111 career points.

TRAVIS AMONG NATION'S ELITE POST PLAYERS
Junior Reid Travis is fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring (19.4 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg). Travis and Arizona's DeAndre Ayton are the lone players to rank in the top five of the conference in both scoring and rebounding. Travis ranks in the top-four in the Pac-12 in 10 categories overall. The junior posted a career-high 33 points in the win over Washington last week. He became the 45th member of Stanford's 1,000-point club earlier this year and enters Saturday's Arizona State game with 1,328 points and 692 rebounds in his 93-game career so far.
 

Throw it DOWN, @2ReidTravis2.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/zwQYHPrdRQ

— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 20, 2018

 
TRAVIS COMPARED TO THE KARL MALONE AWARD FINALISTS
While Reid Travis was not included among the recently-announced 10 finalists for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award, his stats stack up with the listed finalists below. Stanford's strength of schedule is the fifth-highest among teams with the listed finalists.
 

WINNING THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey have helped Stanford win the rebounding battle in 23 of 30 games, including 19 of the last 23 contests. The Cardinal is second in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 37.8 rpg. Only three opponents (Arizona's DeAndre Ayton (12 pts. 10 rebs.), Washington's Noah Dickerson (14 pts., 13 rebs.) and USC's Chimezie Metu (12 pts., 10 rebs.)) have recorded a double-double against Stanford in the last 35 games.

DAVIS DIRECTING THE OFFENSE
Freshman Daejon Davis has started all 28 games he has played in. In his last 16 games, Davis is averaging 12.3 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds during Stanford's five-game winning streak in January.
 
Davis' 139 assists so far are 11 shy of Brevin Knight's (1993-94) Stanford freshman record.
 
Highlighting his play during conference action is the 50-foot heave to win the game at the buzzer against USC. The freshman registered career-highs in points (23) and assists (10) against UCLA on Jan 27. Davis has posted two double-doubles this season with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Washington and the 23-point, 10-assist performance at UCLA. The freshman recorded 22 points seven rebounds and five assists in the win at California.

A cool 2??2?? from @DaejonDavis in Berkeley last night.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jzKY8eyIh8

— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 19, 2018

YOUTH MOVEMENT
One of the top recruiting classes in school history has played a big role in its first season on The Farm. Each of the Cardinal's four freshmen have started at least one game and three - Daejon Davis, Oscar da Silva and Isaac White - started together in six games. At least two freshmen have started in 28 games and at least one freshman has started in all 30 games.
 
All four average at least 18 minutes per game. Davis leads the Cardinal in assists (5.0 apg), White is second on the team in three pointers (38) and da Silva is second on the Cardinal roster in blocks (27). KZ Okpala, who made his collegiate debut 18 games ago, is averaging 9.4 ppg in 27.4 mpg.
 
In the win in the first meeting with Arizona State, Stanford's final 16 points were scored by freshmen. In the victory at Washington State, Stanford's four freshmen scored the first 23 points of the second half during the Cardinal's 21-3 run to erase its deficit en route to the road win. 

WIN NO. 100 FOR HAASE
The Dec. 17 victory over San Francisco was head coach Jerod Haase's 100th career coaching victory. He is in his sixth season as a head coach and second with Stanford, following four successful seasons at UAB. The win was Haase's 20th at the helm of the Cardinal.  

Shoutout to Reid and Coach Haase for reaching major milestones today! #GoStanford

A post shared by Stanford Men's Basketball (@stanfordmbb) on Dec 17, 2017 at 5:49pm PST

THE FOURTH-YEAR CLASS
The four members of Stanford's fourth-year class - Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens, Michael Humphrey and Robert Cartwright - accounted for 62.6 percent of the team's scoring and 55.4 percent of the team's rebounding last season. Pickens and Humphrey are true seniors, while Travis and Cartwright have each had their medical hardship waivers granted and are redshirt juniors with another year of eligibility remaining after this season. Cartwright missed the entire 2015-16 season with a compound fracture of his right forearm sustained in preseason practice on Nov. 2, 2015. Travis was forced to miss the final 22 games of the 2015-16 season with a right leg injury.
 
PETER SAUER CAPTAINSHIP
Head coach Jerod Haase announced the establishment of the Peter Sauer Captainship in September, naming Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens and Michael Humphrey captains. The three wear patches on their uniforms honoring the legacy of the late Peter Sauer, a team captain and leader of Stanford's 1998 Final Four team. Stanford celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the 1998 Final Four team on Feb. 24 against Washington State.