THE OPENING TIP
• Stanford enters conference play as one of four teams with a league-best 11-2 record, joining Oregon, Colorado and USC.
• Junior Oscar da Silva leads the team with 17.7 points per game, a mark which ranks seventh in the conference. He also holds the 18th-best national mark in field goal percentage (61.8).
• Stanford held 12 of its 13 non-conference opponents below 70 points, boasting the best scoring defense in the Pac-12 (58.8).
• The Cardinal has dropped three consecutive Pac-12 openers, and is looking to go 1-0 in conference play for the first time since 70-68 victory over Utah in 2016.
• Stanford and California split the series a year ago, with both teams winning on the road. KZ Okpala averaged 25.5 points per game against the Bears, while Daejon Davis leads all returners at 14 per contest.
BEST START SINCE 2011-12
Stanford is off to its best start since also opening 11-2 in 2011-12. Two of the last three Stanford teams to start 11-2 moved to 12-2, with the 2011-12 squad doing so with a 51-43 win over USC. Last season, Stanford won its 11th game on Feb. 3 and 12th game on Feb. 7.