Arizona guard Lauren Fields, left, restrains Stanford forward Cameron Brink, 22, during the first quarter of the NCAA college basketball game in Tucson, Arizona, Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
Brian J. Pedersen
Tucson, Arizona — Stanford hasn’t lost in over two years. It will be even longer after the Cardinals bounce back from one of their worst performances of the season with arguably their best performance, showing the nation why the NCAA selection committee still considers them the No. 1 seed.
Cameron Brink and Hayley Jones each scored 18 points while No. 6 Cardinal delivered a strong rebounding performance to beat No. 17 Arizona 84-60.
The Cardinals (23-3, 11-2) have won six in a row against the Wildcats (18-6, 8-5). Stanford finished first in the conference, half a game behind No. 7 Utah.
Stanford fell to sixth in the AP poll after losing 72-67 in Washington on Sunday, but the NCAA selection committee revealed the current top 16 teams at halftime on an ESPN broadcast. It showed that Cardinal is still considered a no. .1 Seed — The Commission ranks Stanford as his third overall team in the nation.
Jones shot 11-for-8 from the field and added 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Brink scored every point and in 21 minutes he added eight rebounds.
Stanford rebounded Arizona 45-27. On Sunday he had a much better effort on the board than he did in Washington, where he lost 72-67. In that game, Cardinal had his season-low 24 rebounds, surpassing it in the third quarter against the Wildcats.
“Everything is ten times better,” says Jones. “I think it was one of the best games he’s played overall, in terms of 40 minutes. I’m really proud of his recovery tonight.”
Stanford set a season-high shooting percentage of 59.3%, just short of becoming the first team to shoot over 60% against the Wildcats since the Cardinals achieved the feat in 2014. missed to
“We wanted to be aggressive. We wanted to play fast. That’s what we want to do,” said Stanford coach Tara Vanderbier. “I think we can do better. And I think I’ve held us back. Honestly, I really do.”
Paris Clark, Esmerie Martinez and Kate Reese led the way to Arizona with 10 points each.
The Wildcats swept Los Angeles schools for the first time since 2002, but needed three overtime games, including two in Sunday’s victory over USC. The Wildcats shot 35.8% of him, the most lopsided loss since dropping his 27 points at home to Kansas in December.
“We kind of died,” Arizona coach Adia Barnes said.
Leading 38-27 at the break, Stanford extended the lead to 21 points on a Hannah Jump three-pointer midway through the third quarter. The Cardinals saw him up 25 points in the third period and trailed by 37 men.
big picture
Stanford: The Cardinals entered fourth week in the NET rankings and retained the number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. It will be the third consecutive season as the longest No. 1 seed since four consecutive No. 1 seeds from 2010 to 2013.
Arizona: The Wildcats went 3-3 against ranked teams this season. The final win against a top 10 opponent will come in November 2021 against No. 6 Louisville in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the final win at home against a top 10 team will take place in January 2021. I was.
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Stanford: Sunday wraps up a season-high four-game trip at Arizona State.
Arizona: Host California on Sunday.
