SETTING THE SCENE
Stanford (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) continues Pac-12 action with the first of two home contests on the week as Washington (11-4, 1-1 Pac-12) visits Maples Pavilion on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. The tip-off will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1.
THE OPENING TIP
• Stanford is one of two unbeaten teams in the Pac-12 table, joining Arizona, who also opened with its travel partner. The Cardinal’s .857 overall winning percentage paces the conference.
• Junior Oscar da Silva leads the team with 17.0 points per game, a mark which ranks ninth in the conference. He also holds the 26th-best national mark in field goal percentage (60.4).
• Stanford held 12 of its 13 non-conference opponents below 70 points and limited Cal to 52 in its Pac-12 opener. The program boasts the best scoring defense in the Pac-12 (58.3), and the eighth-best nationally.
• The Cardinal picked up its first win in a conference opener since 2015-16, dispatching Cal, 68-52.
• Stanford and Washington have traded series sweeps over the past two seasons, with the Cardinal taking both in 2018 and the Huskies holding court in 2019. Oscar da Silva leads Stanford’s returners with a career 9.8 points per game against the Huskies, including 15 in the last meeting.
BEST START SINCE 2011-12
Stanford is off to its best start since also opening 12-2 in 2011-12. The last Cardinal team to move to 13-2 was the 2007-08 squad, led by Brook and Robin Lopez. Last season, Stanford won its 12th game on Feb. 7 and 13th game on Feb. 13.
AMONG THE NATION’S BEST
The Cardinal paces the Pac-12 in scoring defense at 58.3 points per game - a mark that ranks eighth nationally. On the opposite end of the floor, Stanford holds the 13th-best 3-point percentage (38.7) in the country, while limiting foes to just 29.8 percent from downtown, which leads the Pac-12.