In Stanford’s biggest game of the season, the Cardinal was able to beat rival Cal and deny the Golden Bears a share of the Pac-12 regular season title. The victory secured Stanford’s first 20-win season since 2007-08 and gave the squad plenty of momentum going into the season-ending conference tournament.
After demolishing Colorado in Boulder Thursday night, the Stanford men’s basketball team traveled to face conference bottom-feeder Utah on Saturday. In what was a back-and-forth game from start to finish, the Cardinal was unable to pull off a victory, dropping a heartbreaker to the Utes, 58-57.
Last night, the Stanford men’s basketball team made its first in-conference trip to Boulder to face Colorado. The Cardinal clearly enjoyed the mountain air, as it crushed the Buffaloes 74-50. From the start, Stanford seized control. Freshman Chasson Randle sunk a three to start the game, giving the Cardinal a lead it would never relinquish. The team cruised to a 9-1 advantage just five minutes into the game and took a 40-20 lead into the half.
The Stanford men’s basketball team controlled the first 35 minutes of its matchup against Oregon, but in the last five the Cardinal couldn’t stop forward E.J. Singler, as the junior scored 10 straight points to help the Ducks squeak out a 68-64 win.
Throughout the game, the Cardinal demonstrated the form that had it cruising to the top of the Pac-12 standings earlier this year. Stanford again dominated the boards, with 33 rebounds to Oregon State’s 24. The offensive rebound differential was just as striking, with a 10-4 Cardinal advantage.
The Stanford men’s basketball team was tired of losing. Having dropped five of its last six games, the Cardinal traveled down to USC hungry for a win. While the Trojans put up a fight, Stanford pulled away in the second half to emerge with a 59-47 victory.
Fresh off a disappointing home loss to Arizona, the Stanford men’s basketball team is back on the road for rematches with UCLA and USC
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