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Cardinal Mauled by Bruins, 82-74, in the last Conference Matchup of the Rival California Schools; UCLA wins fourth straight game

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UCLA Bruins forward Adem Bona (3) is fouled on his way to the basket by the Stanford Cardinal forward Spencer Jones (left) during the first half at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Wed Feb 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal (11-11, 6-6 Pac-12) could not withstand the sharp claws of the University of California – Los Angeles Bruins (12-11, 7-5 Pac-12), 82-74, in their LAST Pacific – 12 Battle on the Farm.

Although the LA bears took a 3-0 lead to start the game, the Palo Alto squad came back to go ahead momentarily. Both teams traded leads and had multiple ties during the first 20-minute block, Both had 5-point leads , while Stanford had an 8-0 run, UCLA had a 6-0 of their own push.

Despite no player for the Cardinal reaching double-figures in the First 20, senior Brandon Angel provided eight points for the home team. The Bruins leader at the half was freshman Sebastian Mack, with his 12 points, lady ng everyone in the gymnasium.

At intermission, the visitors from Westwood had a 2-point lead. UCLA 35, Stanford 33.

In the second half, the Bruins had an 8-0 run and held leads as high as 8 points. Stanford managed to get a 50-49 lead near the midway point of the second half. However, UCLA was able to stave them off the rest of the game.

Stanford was perfect from the line most of the game, until (1:25) less than two minutes left in the game, when Maxime Raynaud missed the first of his three misses. UCLA, on the other hand, was horrid from the line for the game, until late in the second half. They ended with a respectable 77% from the line at game’s end.

The Cardinal tried to overtake their southern California opposition, with three players tallying double figure scoring. Raynaud had a double-double (20 points & 10 rebounds), Brandon Angel (12) and Spencer Jones (15). Their 15 turnovers did not help, and the bruins 7 more made threes and 9 more FT’s was a huge contributing factor in the team’s downfall.

The Bruins presented five hoopers with 10+ points on the stat sheet. They were led by the aforementioned Mack (21) with 4 made threes. His 6 missed free throws kept him in the low 20’s. The other four: Aden Bona (16), Dylan Andrews (13), Will McClendon (13), and Lazar Stefanovic (10).

After the 40 minutes of regulation time ended, the UCLA Bruins maintained their largest lead (8) for the final score, 82-74.

The Cardinal will next be in action hosting the USC Trojans, Saturday, February 10, at Maples at 7 PM on ESPN2/U. The Bruins cross the Bay to take on California on the same date at 2:30 PM on FOX.

U of A rallies in second half to defeat Cardinal 82-71

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Stanford Cardinal forward Brandon Angel (23) attempts to get the finger roll shot against the Arizona Wildcats guard Pelle Larsson (3) who tries to reach up to block the shot at the McKale Center in Tucson AZ on Sun Feb 4, 2024 (Getty photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Stanford wrapped up it’s final regular season Pac-12 men’s basketball road trip to the southwest Sunday, as the Cardinal fell to No. 11 Arizona 82-71 before an announced crowd of 14,688 at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.

Caleb Love and Oumar Ballo led the Wildcats with 18 points apiece, followed by Pelle Larsson with 17 and KJ Lewis added 12 points off the Arizona bench. Ballo grabbed 13 of the Wildcats’ 42 rebounds, and Love had seven assists and two steals.

Maxime Raynaud popped in a game-high 29 points for Stanford, hitting 11 of 19 field goals, including 5 of 6 behind the arc. Raynaud also had six rebounds and three assists. Michael Jones was next with 21 points, and Brandon Angel added 10 points and seven boards. Benny Gealer contributed nine assists in his first career start.

Arizona (17-5 overall, 8-3 Pac-112) held the Cardinal (11-10 overall, 6-5 Pac-12) to 38.2 percent shooting (26 of 68), while hitting 47.7 percent (31 of 65). The Wildcats had a 45-24 scoring advantage in the paint.

The win gave U of A a split in the season series; Stanford defeated the Wildcats 100-82 on Dec. 31.

The Cardinal took a double-digit lead in the first half, propelled in large part by Reynaud’s 21 points in the first 20 minutes. Stanford also sank nine 3-pointers and took a 45-34 halftime lead — its largest of the game.

Arizona opened the second half with a 25-7 run to take the lead. The Cardinal pulled to within 61-59 on a Rayna 69-65 with ud 3-pointer with 7:42 remaining. Back-to-back 3s by Angel made it 69-65 with 4:17 left, but the Wildcats put the game away with their free throw shooting down the stretch.

The Cardinal return home on Wednesday for a Pac-12 game against UCLA. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.

Two double-doubles spark Cardinal to 71-62 win over ASU

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The Arizona State Sun Devils guard Kamari Lands (0) gets the rebound against the Stanford Cardinal forward Brandon Angel (23) in first half action in Tempe on Thu Feb 1, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Thursday, February 1, 2024

A big second half, combined with double-double performance from Brandon Angel and Maxime Raynaud, lifted Stanford past Arizona State 71-62 Thursday in Pac-12 men’s basketball at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

It was the Cardinal’s first win at ASU since March 3, 2018.

Angel led the Cardinal with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Raynaud racked up his eighth double-double of the season and fifth in his last six games with 12 points and 17 boards. Michael Jones added 18 points – including five 3-pointers – for Stanford (11-9 overall, 6-4 Pac-12). Benny Gealer contributed eight points and four assists.

Raynaud’s 17 rebounds are the most for a Cardinal since John Sharma pulled down 18 on Dec. 29, 2018 against Long Beach State. It was also the first time the Cardinal had two players with a double-double in the same game since 2021 (Oscar da Silva and Zaire Williams vs Washington).

The Sun Devils (11-10 overall, 6-5 Pac-12) scored the first nine points of the game, but Stanford reeled off a 10-2 run, pulling the Cardinal to within 11-10 three minutes later.. Stanford took its first lead at 15-14, but ASU battled back to take a 33-29 halftime lead.

There were six lead changes in the first half.

The Cardinal opened the second half with a 12-2 run, taking a 41-35 lead, Arizona State regained the lead at 46-45 with 13 minutes remaining. Stanford trailed 60-54 with 7:25 to play, but forged a 17-2 run to go ahead to stay.

Raynaud scored six points down the stretch, while Angel and Gealer added four points each during that segment to wrap up the win for Stanford.

Jose Perez led the Sun Devils with 14 points, Frankie Collins and Jamiya Neal each scored 12 points and Adam Miller added 10, Collins had four steals and Alonzo Gaffney had seven of ASU’s 33 rebounds.

Stanford continues its southwest road trip in Tucson, visiting No. 11/12 Arizona Sunday at 5 p.m.

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson: Cardinal women host USC Friday; Cardinal men at ASU on Thursday

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Stanford Cardinal forward Cameron Brink is fired up as she led the Cardinal in scoring with 25 points against the Arizona Wildcats at the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson AZ on Sun Jan 28, 2024 (Stanford Cardinal photo)

On the Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 Ever since Stanford Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer picked up her 1203 career win setting an NCAA record she has coached the Cardinal to two more wins her latest was Sunday in a win over the Arizona Wildcats 96-64. The Cardinal went through the Wildcats like butter.

#2 Cameron Brink led the Cardinal in scoring with 25 points once again she was the key player on offense that kept things going for the Cardinal.

#3 The Cardinal host the USC Trojans (14-4) on Friday night. The Trojans had a pretty good run until their last four games which they lost three of them. The Trojans lost to the Washington Huskies 62-59 in Seattle. Can the Cardinal take advantage of the Trojans while their in struggle?

#4 Stanford men’s basketball (10-9); It was a close game at UC Berkeley but the Cardinal didn’t quite get the job done losing by a basket 73-71 to the Cal Bears(8-12) last Friday night at Haas Pavilion. Stanford’s Spencer Jones led with 13 points.

#5 Stanford now head to Arizona State to face the Sun Devils (11-9) Thursday night. ASU has lost four of their last five games. Stanford has won three of it’s last five games. How do you see this match up in Tempe for Thursday night.

Michael Roberson is a Stanford Cardinal beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal game wrap: Cardinal Wounded and Heartbroken in Bears’ Territory, 73-71, on a Friday Night Battle of the Bay I

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Stanford Cardinal guard Kanaan Carlyle (3) takes a a shot against the Cal Bears forward Grant Newell (14) and forward Fardaws Aimaq (00) in second half action at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Fri Jan 26, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

BERKELEY, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal (10-9, 5-4 Pac-12) dropped Part ! of the Battle of the Bay against the California Golden Bears (8-12, 4-5 Pac-12), 73-71, inside Haas Pavilion.

Stanford scratched the scoreboard first , on a split free throws scenario.by senior forward Spencer Jones. Cal took their only lead in the first half (4-3( shortly thereafter.

Although the home team was not able to get over the hump again in the first 20 minutes, Cal kept the game within reach by halftime. Stanford ked by as much as 8 points, and half of that at intermission, 40-36.

No Cardinal hooper reached double=digits, although a triumvirate had 8 points to show for themselves. Spencer Jones, Michael Jones and Kanaan Carlyle all had 2/3 of a dozen points. The Golden Bears had one player with at least 10 points. Junior guard Jaylon Tyson tallied 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Stanford increased the lead to 10 points, early in the second half. However, the Bears clawed their way back, and presumably took the lead 51-50 at the 12:43 mark, Unfortunately for Cal, the three-point shot by senior Jalen Cone, was ruled a 2-pointer instead.. Cal still didn;t get over the hump. at that juncture of the game.

Stanford went on a 7-0 run after that, seemingly in control of the contest. The Golden Bears were determined to come back and eventually be in front of their cross-Bay neighbors and rivals.

After that first disappointment early in the second half, Cal did officially get into a leading position 62-60 (7:13). Despite letting go of a 10-point advantage, Stanford regained the lead on several occasions. As a matter of fact, the game was tied 8 times and there were 7 lead changes.

Those moments were obviously late in the ball game, because overall Stanford had the lead for approximately 31 and a half minutes, while California had their advantage for 26 less minutes than the Cardinal, but led when it really counted,,,at the final whistle.

With the consistent back and forth of the final minutes and seconds, it came down to game-winning free throws by redshirt junior guard, Jalen Celestine, with :58 remaining on the clock. Stanford had a costly turnover by Maxime Raynaud, the Celestine converted another FT, which presented the final score of 73-71, California Golden Bears.

Stanford had 0 players in double-digits at the half, but garnered four at game’s end. Spencer Jones (13), Brandon Angel (12), Kanaan Carlyle (12) and Maxime Raynaud (11) & 13 rebounds.

Cal had a lone player to reach those heights after 20 minutes of playing time, but had a whopping 6 after 40 minutes of regulation time. Jaylon Tyson (14), Fardaws Aimaq (13) & 12 rebounds, Jalen Celestine (12), Keonte Kennedy (11), Grant Newell (11) & 10 rebounds and Jalen Cone (10).

Stanford will next be in action Thursday, February 1 in the Grand Canyon State, as they take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at 6 PM PDT/7 Mountain.. on ESPN2. Cal plays against the Arizona Wildcats, on the same date, a half hour earlier, on P-12 Network.

Note: Both Coach Haas and Madsen both were coaching against their Alma Maters, and are excited the both will continue in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Stanford Cardinal Basketball podcast with Michael Roberson: VanDerveer “I’m overwhelmed” in becoming winningest NCAA coach

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Tara VanDerveer acknowledges the Maples Pavilion crowd after winning her 1,203rd game an NCAA record against the Oregon State Beavers on Sun Jan 21, 2024 at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto (AP News photo)

On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael:

#1 You were there to see it Michael on Sunday as NCAA history was made by Tara VanDerveer becoming the winningest coach in NCAA history with her 1,203 win.

#2 VanDerveer pass coach K better known as Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski for the record. That’s a storied career Krzyzewski held but VanDerveer had been working on this record for awhile and achieved it with a win over the Oregon State Beavers 65-56.

#3 Those in attendance admired VanDerveer’s class after the game thanking the fans, the marching band, and asked the band to stop playing and got on the PA and told the Maples Pavilion crowd that she was overwhelmed.

#4 In Men’s basketball after winning three of their last four games the Cardinal took a tough loss to the USC Trojans 93-79 on Jan 6th. The Cardinal high scorer was Michael Jones who finished with 23 points. Three Cardinal players finished in double figures.

#5 After some 20 days off from live action the Cardinal are back at it again facing the Cal Bears at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Fri Jan 26th. Cal has played some stunning games and won their last game against the Washington State Cougars 81-75 on Saturday. Cal has won three of their last six games. Do you see this Cardinal-Bears match up as a anyone could win game?

Michael Roberson does Stanford Cardinal podcasts for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Spencer Jones’ Hot Hand and Cardinal Subdued the Huskies Trek through the Bay, 90-80

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The Stanford Cardinal (14) takes a jump shot against the Washington Huskies at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Sat Jan 20, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — Senior Spencer Jones’ career-high 30 points & tied school record 8 Threes helped the Stanford Cardinal (10-8, 5-3 Pac-12) stave off the charging Washington Huskies (11-8, 3-5 Pac-12). 90-80 on a wet evening on the Farm.

Stanford converted the opening basket of the game within the first 15 seconds of play. However, Washing trumped that with a three to take their only lead of the game at 3-2 (19:28).

The Huskies attempted to get over the hump the rest of the half and beyond. They made 9 of the 10 free throw attempts, while the Cardinal had no gift shots. Stanford 7/15 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes, which superseded the FT disparity. Stanford was in front by as many as 13 points.

By the time the recess whistle sounded, the Cardinal had an eight point lead, 39-31. Neither team had a player reach the double-figure plateau. The Jones Brothers (Spencer & Michael) both had 8 points to lead the Cardinal, while the Huskies were led by junior forward Wilhelm Breidenbach with 8 points and 5 rebounds.

At the midway point of the contest, Spencer had a pedestrian two made treys. That changed dramatically over the final 20-minute stanza.

In the second half the Huskies continued to try and chip into the lead, but trailed by 14 late in the game. Every attempt to tie the game and/or take the lead, Spencer Jones had the answer.

Jones hit 6 three-pointers in the second half; even more so, timely shots. Washington was gaining momentum, and had possession of the ball down two. They didn’t convert, then Spencer drilled a Dagger 3 to stop them in their tracks.

Washington continued to attack their conference foes, barrage of bombs from threeland and 21 made free throws, exclusively in the second half, were too much for the hoopers from the Great Northwest.

At the final buzzer, the home team won by 10, 90-80, and put themselves in a good position in the conference standings.

Besides Spencer, three other teammates reached double digits in scoring. Kanaan Carlyle had 16 points and 5 assists. Michael Jones and Brandon Angel both contributed 13 points.

Washington offered to that category, including two with double-doubles. Keion Brooks Jr. (20 points/11 rebounds), Moses Wood (19), Breidenbach (12/10), Sahvir Wheeler (12) and Paul Mulcahy (10).

The Cardinal are next in action Friday, January 26, as they travel to Berkeley for Part 1 of the Battle of the Bay versus California at 7 PM PDT on FS1. Washington heads back to Seattle to host the Colorado Buffaloes on Wednesday, January 24 at 8 PM PDT on ESPNU.

Cardinal’s Bark Scratched off by Cougars, 89-75, Late Night on the Farm

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The Stanford Cardinal forward Maxime Raynaud (42) takes a jump shot over the Washington State Cougars forward Oscar Cluff (45) in the first half at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Thu Jan 18, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal (9-8, 4-3 Pac-12) were overwhelmed by the aggressive Washington State Cougars, (13-5, 4-3 Pac-12) 89-75, on an 8 PM start time at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford never led in the game, and started the contest off being down 6-0 early in the first half.  Washington State led by as much as 16 points in the initial half, on runs of 6-0 and 13-0.

The Cardinal tried to keep it close in the initial half, and had several chances to tie the ballgame.  However, the Cougars utilized that large run to open up their widest margin, around the 4:00 mark.

Washington State managed to lead by 13 at halftime, 42-29.and presented two players in double figures.  Redshirt freshman guard Myles Rice had 16 points and 5 assists, while his senior forward teammate Isaac Jones scored 15.

Freshman Kanaan Carlyle was the only Cardinal player to eclipse 10+ points (11), as the team shot 44% from the field and committed 12 turnovers.  WSU only gave away the ball 1/3 of the amount of their Pacific – 12 opponents, and shot 51% themselves.

The second half was a similar story, as Washington State scored the first four points of the second half.  Immediately they were up by 17.Their largest advantage (19) came within the first six minutes of part two of the conference battle.

Stanford made many attempts to cut into the deficit, and managed to get it down to  single-digits (2:30) on a Michael Jones FT, 82-73 WSU.  Unfortunately for the Cardinal.the aforementioned Rice made an immediate layup. putting them back up by 11.  After two made free throws by Jaylen Wells, Rice hit his 5th and final three (5/10)  and the Cougars’ final tally of 89 with 42 seconds left in the game.

Cardinal sophomore guard Benny Gealer made a layup  shortly thereafter, notching his team’s 75 points.  WSU was in the position of taking a knee, the football equivalent of dribbling the clock out until the buzzer,  After that timeframe, the Cougars were the 14-point victors, 89-75 over the home squad Cardinal. 

The Cardinal were led in scoring by Kanaan Carlyle’s career-high and record breaking 31 points.  Maxime Raynaud helped out with a double-double (22 points & 10 rebounds) and Benny Gealer chipped in 12 points and dished 4 assists.

The Cougars were led by the electrifying Myles Rice’s impressive statline,  He scored a game-high 35 points, dropped 8 dimes and swiped 4 steals,  They also had three other players in double-figures.  Isaac Jones (24), Jaylen Wells (13), and Oscar Cluff (12) and 14 rebounds.

Stanford will be next in action Saturday, January 20, hosting the Washington Huskies at 6 PM PDT on the Pac-12 Network.  Washington State heads across the Bay to Berkeley to battle California on the same at 2 PM PDT, also on the Pac-12 network.

Note:  Kanaan Carlyle’s 31 points set a Stanford freshman record for most points by a first year player.  He also has the most points by a TRUE Freshman In the Pac-12 conference this season

Myles Rice’s 35 points is the most in the conference by an overall freshman, because he’s a Redshirt Freshman,

Cardinal Outpaced Runnin’ Utes, 79-73, in an Afternoon Conference Battle inside Maples

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Stanford Cardinal forward Maxime Raynaud (42) goes for a rebound against the Utah Utes at Maple Pavilion in Palo Alto on Sun Jan 14, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal (9-7, 4-2 Pac-12) impeded the progress of the Utah Runnin’ Utes (12-5, 3-3 Pac-12) 79-73 on a sunny day in the Bay.

Stanford junior forward Maxime Raynaud was the French Resistance and the NCAA version of the Stifle Tower, as he posted a game high 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks, to propel his squad to a thrilling 3-point victory.  Three other Cardinal hoopers assisted in the huge effort with double-digit tallies: Brandon Angel (16), Michael Jones (15) and Kanaan Carlyle (12).

The game started off with the Runnin’ Utes going up 6-0 on two 3-pointers.  That turned out to be their biggest lead, although they made another 6-0 run in the first half, and actually led  more than 15 of the 20-minute period.  There were five lead changes and five ties, but the home team took the lead for only 33 seconds total, and by two (34-32) on a basket by Raynaud :06  before recess, which was the margin at halftime.

Raynaud paced the Cardinal with 12 points and five rebounds at the midway stanza of the game.  Also the only player on either team in double-figures.  Senior guard Ben Carlson led Utah with 9 points.

The second half started off with a bang for the Cardinal.  Brandon Angel opened up with a three-pointer, instantly increasing the lead to five.  They were able to increase that margin to as high as 12 points in the second 20 minutes.

However, Utah was not going to go down without a fight.  They scratched and clawed at the lead for a great portion of the half, but were not able to get over the hump on the road.

Their best opportunity was with just under four minutes left in the game, and they were at the free throw line with a chance to tie the game with a 1 & 1 scenario.  Utah missed the shot and Stanford converted a crucial 3 by the aforementioned Raynaud.  That was a 5-point turnaround that the Utes could not recover from.

Utah still tried to overcome the odds, despite missing another critical free throw, but Stanford stood tall and sturdy, as their mascot represents, and held on to the lead at the final whistle, 79-73 Cardinal.

Utah had three players in double-figures: Branden Carlson (14), Gabe Madsen (16) and senior guard Deivon Smith messed around and got a Triple-Double (16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds).

The Cardinal will next be in action Thursday, January 18, hosting the Washington State Cougars at 8 PM PDT on the P-12 Network.  Utah returns to Salt Lake City on the same date to host the Oregon State Beavers at 7 PM MDT on ESPNU.

Cardinal hold off Beavers in OT 88-84

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Stanford Cardinal guard Michael Jones is excited after an overtime win over the Oregon State Beavers at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis on Thu Jan 11, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Stanford used big scoring nights from Canaan Carlyle and Brandon Angel, combined with a double-double for Maxime Reynard to earn an 88-84 Pac-12 men’s basketball overtime victory over Oregon State at Corvallis, Ore.

Carlyle led the Cardinal with 22 points and Angel scored 19 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in OT. Raynaud had 18 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out.

Tyler Bilodeau’s jump shot gave the Beavers (9-7 overall, 1-4 Pac-12) a 76-75 lead with 3:28 remaining in overtime. Carlyle then made 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game, Angel connected on a 3, and Stanford (8-7 overall, 3-2 Pac-12) maintained the lead over the final 2 minutes and 49 seconds.

Carlyle made his 22 points on 5 of 12 field goals with two 3-pointers and hitting 10 of 16 at the line; he also had six rebounds and six assists. Angel connected on 7 of 9 field goals along with two 3s, Michael Jones drained three from behind the arc and finished with 11 points.

Jordan Pope led the Beavers with 21 points on 8 of 14 field goals, including two 3-pointers. Bilodeau finished with 17 points, and Dexter Akanno added 14 points off the bench. KC Ibekwe contributed 11 points and six boards for OSU.

With the win, the Cardinal took a 77-76 lead in the all-time series. Stanford has won three of its last four games.

Stanford returns home to host Utah on Sunday. Tipoff is at 2 p.m.