North Carolina Heads Out West To Take On Stanford

After being on the east coast their last game North Carolina will now head out west to face Stanford in California.

The Tar Heels play the first of three non-conference road games on Monday, Nov. 20 at Stanford.
• ESPN2 will televise the game, which is scheduled to begin at 11:30 p.m. Eastern. Stream the game online here. Listen here.
• The Tar Heels are 2-0 this season after an 86-69 win over Northern Iowa and a 93-81 win over Bucknell.
• Stanford is 3-1 coming off a 73-59 win over Northeastern on Friday, Nov. 17.
• Following the Stanford game, UNC will travel to Portland, Ore., to play three games in PK80, a Nike-sponsored event to honor Phil Knight's 80th birthday.
• The Tar Heels open play in PK80 against the University of Portland on Thanksgiving (Nov. 23). UNC will play either Arkansas or Oklahoma on Nov. 24 and Connecticut, DePaul, Michigan State or Oregon on Nov. 26.
• UNC's next home game is Nov. 29th against Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


CAROLINA-STANFORD SERIES
• Carolina is 10-0 against the Cardinal, including 2-0 in Chapel Hill, 1-0 at Maples Pavilion at Stanford and 7-0 at neutral sites.
• This is one of three series in which UNC has won 10 or more games without a loss (19-0 vs. The Citadel, 10-0 vs. Catawba and 10-0 vs. Stanford).
• Carolina has won its last nine games against Pac-12 opponents (Roy Williams is 10-1 vs. the Pac-12 as UNC's head coach). USC beat the Tar Heels in Los Angeles on 12/21/05; since that game, UNC has defeated Arizona, Oregon and UCLA twice each, and USC, Washington and Washington State once each. Four of those nine wins have come in NCAA Tournament play, including the 2017 national semifinals against Oregon.
• This is Carolina's first game at Stanford since 12/3/83, when UNC beat the Cardinal, 88-75, in the championship game of the Hewlett-Packard/Stanford Invitational. Sam Perkins (17), Matt Doherty (16), Buzz Peterson (15) and Brad Daugherty (11) led UNC. Michael Jordan, who won National Player of the Year honors that season, fouled out in eight minutes and scored four points. John Revelli led Stanford with a game-high 22 points. Carolina shot 63.2 percent from the floor in the first half in building a 55-39 advantage.
• This is the first meeting since the 2002 Preseason NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Carolina had four players score in double figures (including current director of operations Sean May). The Tar Heels led 37-17 in the first half and by nine at the half and won, 74-57.
• Roy Williams was 2-0 against Stanford while head coach at Kansas. The Jayhawks beat the Cardinal on 12/30/1989 in Kansas City and on 3/16/2002 in St. Louis in the NCAA Midwest Regional.
• Williams was an assistant coach when the Tar Heels played at Stanford on 12/3/83.

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ROY WILLIAMS VS. FORMER PLAYERS
• The Cardinal is coached by Jerod Haase, who played for Coach Williams at Kansas and was a member of the UNC staff from 2003-2012.
• Haase is one of three men to play for head coach Roy Williams and coach against him as a head coach.
• Williams is 2-1 vs. Haase (all games while Haase was at UAB), 3-0 vs. Wes Miller (all against UNCG) and 1-0 vs. Rex Walters (Florida Atlantic). "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


GAME TWO – CAROLINA 93, BUCKNELL 81
• Luke Maye led UNC in scoring for the second time in as many games with 20 points, Theo Pinson scored a career-high 19 and had six assists, Joel Berry II returned to the lineup and had six assists, and freshman Sterling Manley had a double-double in just 17 minutes to lead UNC to a 93-81 win over defending Patriot League champion Bucknell.
• Carolina led 43-27 with 4:25 to play in the first half and by nine at the break, but the Bison pulled within a point with 12:41 to play in the game.
• Luke Maye hit a pair of free throws, then a three-pointer to push the lead back to six. Bucknell did not cut the lead to less than four the rest of the game.
• Manley (10), Maye (8) and Pinson (6) combined to score 24 of UNC's next 28 pooints after Bucknell narrowed the lead to 59-58.
• It was UNC's 20th home win in a row.
• Carolina's bench out-scored the Bucknell reserves by 12 (26-14) and UNC won by 12.
• Carolina shot 81 percent from the free throw line in the second half (17 for 21).
• Carolina out-rebounded Bucknell by 19, including a 16-7 edge in offensive rebounds (Manley had as many offensive rebounds as Bucknell – 7).
• Pinson scored a career-high 19 points (previous was 13 twice) and made a career-best nine free throws in 10 attempts (previous highs from the line were 6 for 8 against Fairfield as a sophomore). He took a career-high 12 shots from the floor.
• Pinson shared the team lead in assists for the second time in as many games this year and led UNC in assists for the 23rd time in his career.
• Manley had 16 points and 13 rebounds (seven offensive) in just 17 minutes. He was 6 for 10 from the floor and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. It was his first college double-double.
• No other player in Roy Williams' 15 years as UNC's head coach finished a game with 13 or more rebounds in as few as 17 minutes.
• Manley has 21 rebounds in the first two games, most by a UNC freshman in his first two games since Ed Davis had 24 (14 vs. Penn and 10 vs. Kentucky) in 2008-09.
• Maye led UNC with 20 points. It was the second time in as many games Maye has scored 20 or more points. The only other time he scored in double figures in consecutive games as a Tar Heel was in the NCAA regional in Memphis in 2017 when he had 16 and 17 in consecutive games against Butler and Kentucky.
• Maye is the first Tar Heel to score 20 or more points in the first two games in a season since 2006-07, when Tyler Hansbrough scored 29 vs. Sacred Heart and 20 vs. Winthrop.
• Maye also had a career-high four assists.
• Berry returned to the lineup after missing two exhibition games and the regular-season opener due to a broken bone in his right hand. Berry shared the team lead with six assists.
• Kenny Wiliams scored in double figures (10) for the second time in as many games. This is the first time in his career he has scored in double figures in consecutive games.
• The win was Roy Williams' 400th win as Carolina's head coach (400-115).
• Williams is the only coach in NCAA history to win 400 games at two schools (418 at Kansas, 400 at UNC). "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


GAME ONE – CAROLINA 86, UNI 69
• Luke Maye had a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead Carolina to an 86-69 win over Northern Iowa.
• For his efforts, Maye was named co-ACC Player of the Week.
• Carolina played without Final Four MOP Joel Berry II (broken hand) and Cameron Johnson (sprained neck).
• Six of the 13 Tar Heels who played were freshmen making their collegiate debuts.
• The seven players who played who were on the roster a year ago scored a total of six points in the 2017 national championship game vs. Gonzaga (all by Theo Pinson).
• The six freshmen combined to score 36 points, led by Garrison Brooks' 14 and Sterling Manley's nine.
• Maye led all players with 26 points and 10 rebounds. His previous career high was 17 points against Kentucky in the 2017 Elite Eight. 
• Maye made a career-high 11 field goals (previous high was six three times – against Kentucky in the regional final, Butler in the Sweet 16 and at NC State, all last year).
• Maye attempted 16 field goals, five more than his previous high in a game.
• It was the first time in his career Maye led UNC in scoring.
• It was Maye's second career double-double – he had 16 and 12 against Butler in the 2017 Sweet 16.
• Freshman Garrison Brooks had 14 points and six rebounds in his first college game and start. The 14 points are the most by a
freshman in the season's first game since Harrison Barnes had 14 against Lipscomb on 11/12/10.
• Kenny Williams scored 10 points and tied his career highs in both assists (five) and steals (three).  
• Both Maye and Williams scored in double figures for the seventh time in their careers.
• Pinson had five assists and zero turnovers. It was the third time in his career he had five assists and no errors.
• Seventh Woods tied his career scoring high with nine points (also against Radford last year).
• UNC's seven turnovers were the fewest in a season opener under head coach Roy Williams (previous was nine against Temple in Annapolis to begin the 2015-16 season).
• The seven turnovers were the fewest in a season opener since 11/14/1997 when the Tar Heels committed seven against Middle Tennessee State in Bill Guthridge's first game as UNC's head coach.
• Carolina started two freshmen (Garrison Brooks and Jalek Felton) for the first time since 2015 (Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson). It was the fourth time in 15 seasons under Coach Williams that at least two freshmen started in the season opener (2006, 2007, 2015 and 2018).
• Carolina shot 50 percent from the floor (even though UNC missed its last five attempts). The Tar Heels are 190-5 under Roy Williams when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor.
• Carolina's largest lead was 31 points at 86-55 with 4:14 to play (UNI out-scored the Tar Heels, 14-0 over the final 3:34). "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


SEASON OPENERS
• With the 86-69 win over Northern Iowa, Carolina is 96-12 in season openers and has won 83 of the last 88 opening games.
• Roy Williams is 14-1 in season openers as Carolina's head coach. His teams (KU and UNC) are a combined 27-3 in season openers. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


FINAL FOUR MOP JOEL BERRY II
• Senior point guard Joel Berry II broke a bone in his right hand in mid-October and did not play against UNI. He returned to practice on Nov. 12 and played 30 minutes in the win over Bucknell.
• Berry was the Most Outstanding Player at the 2017 Final Four and the Most Valuable Player at the 2016 ACC Tournament.
• Berry is a preseason first-team All-America by ESPN.com, second-team All-America by USA Today and Sporting News' third team selection.
• Berry is on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award (USBWA Player of the Year) and the Naismith Award (all for National Player of the Year) and the Bob Cousy Award (best point guard). 
• The Apopka, Fla., native also was a preseason first-team All-ACC selection and received the second-most votes for preseason player of the year (tied with Duke's Grayson Allen behind Notre Dame's Bonzie Colson).
• Berry has 1,204 points, 341 assists, 125 steals and 174 three-point field goals in 109 career games.
• Berry has scored 805 more points than any Tar Heel on the roster (Theo Pinson is second with 399).
• He is the only Tar Heel in history to earn All-Final Four honors twice (2016 and 2017).
• He became the seventh player overall and the first since UCLA's Bill Walton in 1972-73 to score at least 20 points in consecutive national championship games. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


JOHNSON OUT
• Cameron Johnson will miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery on Nov. 15 to repair a torn meniscus.
• Johnson suffered the injury in practice on Nov. 13. He did not play in the season opener against Northern Iowa after spraining his neck in practice on 11/7. 
• He led UNC with 18 points in 16 minutes in the "jamboree" vs. ECU, UNCG and UNCW on Nov. 5 and had 11 in the exhibition against Barton on Oct. 27. 
• Johnson averaged 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last year as a Pitt Panther. He shot 44.7 percent from three-point range.
• Johnson matched his career high with 24 points against the Tar Heels in the Smith Center on 1/31/17. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


THE YEAR AFTER
• Carolina is third in NCAA history with six NCAA Tournament championships (1957-1982-1993-2005-2009-2017).
• In 1958, UNC went 19-7 overall and 10-4 in the ACC, but lost in the ACC Tournament finals. At that time, only the league champion was invited to the NCAA Tournament.
• In 1983, Carolina went 28-8, won the ACC regular-season title at 12-2 and advanced to an NCAA regional final before losing to Georgia.
• In 1994, Carolina spent the entire season in the AP's top five, including five weeks at No. 1. The Tar Heels went 28-7, won the ACC Tournament title, and were upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Boston College.
• In 2006, the Tar Heels returned none of their top seven scorers, but senior David Noel and freshman Tyler Hansbrough led UNC to a 23-8 record, a second-place finish in the ACC at 12-4 and the second round in the NCAA Tournament. 
• Injuries to key players derailed the 2010 season that ended with a 20-17 record and berth in the NIT championship game. Fifth-year senior Marcus Ginyard was still dealing with a foot injury that caused him to miss most of the previous season, Tyler Zeller missed a large portion of the ACC schedule and Ed Davis broke his wrist in the first Duke game and missed the last 14 games.
• Combined, UNC posted a 118-47 record (.715) in the previous five seasons after winning an NCAA title. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


RANKED NO. 9
• Carolina is ranked No. 9 in the Nov. 13 Associated Press poll.
• Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 879th time, most in college basketball history, and the 662nd time in the top 10, second-most behind Kentucky.
• This marks the 55th season (out of 70) the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top 10.
• Carolina was ranked No. 9 in the preseason AP poll. This was the 12th time in Roy Williams' 15 seasons as head coach the Tar Heels entered the year ranked in the top 10. UNC has finished the year in the AP top 10 nine times in Williams' first 14 seasons. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


MEDIA PICKS UNC SECOND IN ACC
• The Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association picked Duke and UNC to finish 1-2 in the 2018 ACC regular-season standings.
• Notre Dame (3), Miami (4), Louisville (5), Virginia (6), Virginia Tech (7), Florida State (8), Georgia Tech (9), Syracuse (10), Wake Forest (11), NC State (12), Clemson (13), Boston College (14) and Pitt (15) round out the preseason picks. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


REPLACING...
• UNC lost 2,190 of its 3,377 points (64.9 percent) and 1,178 of its 1,749 rebounds (67.4 percent) from a year ago (64.9 percent). "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


Roy Williams Era Trends
Roy Williams is in his 15th season as Carolina's head coach. Here are a number of stat trends from his tenure at his alma mater. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


Carolina is...
• 202-27 at home (includes one home win at Carmichael Arena and one "home" win at the Greensboro Coliseum)
• 329-38 when leading at the half
• 190-5 when shooting 50 percent from the floor
• 34-53 when shooting under 40 percent
• 189-17 when holding the opponents under 40 percent shooting from the floor
• 336-54 when out-rebounding the opponent
• 53-55 when the opponents have more rebounds
• 245-51 when the opponents have more turnovers
• 264-30 when scoring 80 or more points
• 130-4 when scoring 90 or more points
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• 346-57 when the opponents score under 80 points "according to


Carolina on the All-Time Wins Lists
• Carolina is second all-time in NCAA winning percentage and third in wins.
• Carolina has won 2,208 games, third behind Kentucky and Kansas. Only four schools have won at least 2,000 games.
• Carolina's winning percentage of .739 is second behind Kentucky. Only five schools have a winning percentage of at least .700.
• Carolina is first in Final Fours with 20.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament appearances with 48.
• Carolina is third in NCAA championships with six.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament games with 168.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament winning percentage at .732.
• Carolina is first in ACC regular-season championships with 31.
• Carolina is first in ACC victories with 672.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament wins with 97.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament winning percentage at .683.
• Carolina is first in ACC Tournament championship game appearances with 34 and second in titles with 18.
• Carolina is first in NBA first-round draft picks with 49 and third in overall NBA draft picks with 112. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


MEEKS ON USA WORLD CUP ROSTER
• Kennedy Meeks, a member of the 2017 All-Final Four team, is one of 12 players on the USA roster for the first round FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers.
• Meeks currently plays for the Raptors905 in the G-League.
• Jeff Van Gundy is the head coach.
• Team USA plays qualifying games against Puerto Rico on Nov. 23 in Orlando and Mexico on Nov. 26 in Greensboro. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


Tar Heels Sign three FOR 2018-19
• Rechon Black (RAY-shon)
Hometown: Concord, N.C.
High School: Cox Mill (Concord) "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx


• Nassir Little (nuh-SEER)
Hometown: Orange Park, Fla.http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx
High School: Orlando (Fla.) Christian Prep "according to


• Coby White
Hometown: Goldsboro, N.C.
High School: Greenfield School (Wilson, N.C.) "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-stanford-to-open-road-trip.aspx

As for North Carolina's last game, they beat Bucknell.

The ninth-ranked Tar Heels held on to beat the feisty Bison 93-81 on Wednesday night, giving coach Roy Williams his 400th victory at his alma mater.
Luke Maye scored 20 points and hit an important 3-pointer down the stretch and Theo Pinson added a career-high 19 points for North Carolina (2-0) in the on-campus round of the PK80. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

The Tar Heels shot 47 percent and welcomed back Berry — the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player — on the same day graduate transfer Cameron Johnson was lost for 4-6 weeks following knee surgery. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

"That's kind of like what we've always went through — we start off the season, I wouldn't say slow, but not as good as we'll be later in the season," Berry said. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

North Carolina blew most of an early 16-point lead but scored nine straight points after the Bison cut the lead to 71-67 on Nate Sestina's layup with 6 1/2 minutes remaining. Pinson started the decisive burst with two free throws, and Maye pushed it back to double figures with his 3-pointer with 4 1/2 minutes remaining that made it 78-67. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

"I finally made one decent call from the sideline, and Luke made a 3 from the top of the key," Williams said. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

Nana Foulland and Zack Thomas scored 21 points apiece for Bucknell (0-3). The Patriot League favorites shot 46 percent and were 11 of 28 from 3-point range to offset a serious disadvantage inside. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

Sterling Manley had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Garrison Brooks and Kenny Williams had 10 points apiece for North Carolina, which held a 47-28 rebounding advantage. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

Williams improved to 400-115 since returning to his alma mater in 2003, and won his 200th game at the Dean E. Smith Center. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball


BIG PICTURE
Bucknell: The Bison — who return their starting five from a team that won 26 games and the Patriot League title before losing to West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament — showed no fear of the Tar Heels and looked nothing like the team that lost by 28 at Arkansas three days earlier. This was the kind of performance that will make them a trendy bracket-busting pick, if they repeat as conference champs.
"Our guys gave tremendous effort. I thought we had great focus," coach Nathan Davis said. "I thought they made a few more plays than us, unfortunately, and they were able to win the game." "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

North Carolina: The most important thing for the Tar Heels — aside from sweating out a closer-than-expected victory — was getting Berry back on the court, though the results could have been better. The star of last season's national championship run had been out since breaking a bone in his right (shooting) hand. Playing with tape on his hand, he made his first shot — a 3-pointer — but missed his next 10 and finished 1 of 11 with eight points, though he did have six assists. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball


INJURY REPORT
Johnson will be out until at least late December or early January after having surgery earlier Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Johnson, a graduate transfer from Pittsburgh, has missed both regular-season games, sitting out the opener against Northern Iowa with a neck sprain. Williams said he was hurt during practice Monday when Seventh Woods blocked his fast-break layup and Johnson's knee buckled when he landed. "We hope we'll get him back quicker" than 4-6 weeks, Williams said, "but we're not going to push him." "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball


KEY STAT
North Carolina dominated the defensive glass, with the Bison collecting only seven offensive rebounds. Bucknell trailed by 16 before it grabbed its first offensive board, with Thomas sticking back Stephen Brown's missed 3-pointer — Williams ID'd Pinson as the one who failed to box out — to make it 43-29 with about 4 minutes before halftime. The Bison's second offensive rebound didn't come until about 11 minutes remained. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/11/15/mens-basketball-maye-pinson-lead-unc-past-bucknell-93-81.aspx?path=mbball

As for Stanford who is a member of the Pac -12 they  have  a record of 3-1 coming into the game against  North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As for Stanford's last game they beat North Eastern who is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association .

Michael Humphrey is already excited about Stanford's next game and he made sure to do his part in contributing to gaining some momentum heading into it. Humphrey had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Isaac White added 17 points and Stanford beat Northeastern 73-59 on Friday. "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

Reid Travis scored 16 points for the Cardinal (3-1)http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball, who host defending national champion North Carolina on Monday night. "according to

"Yeah, we're excited about that game," Humphrey said. "It's a big-time opponent and it's good to go in with a win." "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

Donnell Gresham, Jr. scored 15 points to lead Northeastern (2-1), which fell to 0-4 against the Pac-12 in its first-time meeting with Stanford. Bolden Brace added 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds."according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

Stanford scored 11 unanswered points to open a 54-35 lead at the midpoint of the second half. Northeastern missed seven straight shots over its scoreless 5:27 streak. The Huskies responded with an 11-0 run of their own to pull within 56-52 with seven minutes left. Gresham, Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 5:42 remaining and Northeastern was within 57-55. "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball
 

"We're not a championship-caliber team yet," Cardinal coach Jarod Haase said. "If you want a polished product, you're not going to get it. This is a step in the right direction. We faced some adversity and the guys responded well." "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

Stanford took over from there, opening a double-digit lead and holding on. "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

"We have so much to improve upon," Stanford guard Daejon Davis said. "We can't have the dips we had in the second half. We have to keep the energy up for all 40 minutes." "according tohttp://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

Brace hit a 3-pointer early in the game to put Northeastern ahead, 10-9. Stanford followed with a 24-9 run over the next 13 minutes to go ahead 33-19. "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

"We played them pretty well but they hit the shots when they needed them, that was the difference," Brace said. "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

Gresham Jr. hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to bring the Huskies within 33-24 of Stanford at the intermission. "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?path=mbball

"Stanford stepped up and made big plays when they needed to," Huskies coach Bill Coen said. "Whether it was making a big rebound, exerting themselves going to the basket or making a big shot, they made the plays." "according to http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/11/17/mens-basketball-cardinal-tame-huskies.aspx?

Tip-off is set for 11:30pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2. "according to http://www.goheels.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball