If it wasn’t clear already, Stanford has problems offensively.
Oscar da Silva was fresh off being named Pac-12 Player of the Week for his dominance against Oregon. The Utes were not at all interested in letting him repeat. Almost every time he got an interior touch, a help defender was immediately sent, and a third man stunted. It was effective, and Stanford struggled to take advantage of that overcommitment.
Daejon Davis started the game on the bench (he still logged 39 minutes), which, according to the program, was a “coach’s decision.” He checked in early and proceeded to shoot 1-9 in the first half.