The Arizona Wildcats open Pac-12 play against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday at 6 p.m. MST, easily their toughest opponent to date.
Ranked 34th in KenPom, Stanford is 3-2 with wins over Alabama, North Carolina A&T and Cal State Northridge and losses to North Carolina and Indiana on neutral sites.
Stanford has the No. 78 offense and No. 13 defense in the country per KenPom, which gives the Cardinal a 57% chance of beating the Wildcats with a projected score of 69-67. Arizona has won 20 straight in this series.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Clara County, this game will take place at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz instead of Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus.