On the Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast Jerry and Morris Phillips go over where the Cardinal stand as they get ready to play host to USC on Thursday night and UCLA on Saturday night. The Cardinal after winning two straight dropped a rough game to the Washington Huskies last Saturday 64-53.

The Huskies DeJounte Murray led Washington with 25 points and the Cardinal had a hard time containing Murray. Rosco Allen led all Stanford scoring and is always dependable from the field but he and the Cardinal needed help from falling short in their second half of the game. Which team will show up on Thursday night the Cardinal are put the test as they return home for a two game homestand with USC and UCLA.

Jerry Feitelberg cover the Cardinal and Morris Phillips is the beat writer for the Cal Bears right here on http://www.sportsradioservice.com

AP photo: Washington’s forward Marquese Chriss (0) drives around Stanford’s Michael Humphrey and Rosco Allen center in Saturday’s game in Seattle