SETTING THE SCENE
Looking for its second top-five win in nine days, and in consecutive home games, Stanford welcomes No. 3/3 Arizona to Maples Pavilion on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
THE OPENING TIP
• Stanford is 10-5 (3-2 Pac-12) on the season, with conference wins over Oregon, USC and Washington State. Harrison Ingram leads the team with 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Jaiden Delaire is close behind at 11.5 points per night. Michael O’Connell paces the squad with 4.0 assists per outing.
• Showcasing the program’s depth and balance, 11 Cardinal players have reached double figures in a game this season. The Cardinal is one of two Pac-12 programs to meet that standard, joining Washington State.
• Stanford is 7-0 at home this season, besting opponents by an average of 10.6 points per game at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal remained unbeaten in November home games since 2018 (12-0), and are off to a 7-0 start at home for the second time in three seasons. The Cardinal is 2-0 in home Pac-12 games after beating Oregon Dec. 12 with a buzzer beater from Jaiden Delaire and upsetting No. 5 USC Jan. 11.
• The Cardinal has outrebounded its opponent in 13 of 15 games this season, posting a plus-8.7 margin on the glass, which is 11th-best nationally. Stanford ranks in the top-25 nationally in offensive rebound (23rd, 34.9%) and defensive rebound percentage (14th, 77.6%) per KenPom.
• Building its resume, Stanford is the only program in the Pac-12 with at least three quadrant one wins. Two of those wins came last week, as Stanford bested USC at home and Washington State in Pullman.
RANKINGS REPORT
Stanford has won five of its last 12 games against ranked opponents, including victories over Oregon, Colorado, Alabama, UCLA and USC. The Cardinal is 1-2 against ranked teams this year, beating No. 5 USC but falling to then-No. 9 Baylor and No. 17 Texas. The Cardinal’s win over USC was its first over a top-five opponent since 2007 (UCLA), and first over a top-10 team since 2014 (Texas). Stanford has triumphed in each of its last three contests against a ranked opponent at Maples Pavilion, and last four in the Bay Area.