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Arizona Faces Stanford In Battle Of Pac-12's Top Two Teams

Arizona travels to The Farm for a nationally-televised game on CBS with a March Madness feel to it.

STANFORD, CALIF. – Fresh off a mid-week victory at California, the Arizona Wildcats travel across the bay to face the Stanford Cardinal in a battle of the top two teams in the Pac-12 standings. The premiere game in the conference for the week will get a bit of a March Madness feel to it as a CBS national broadcast with the high-profile announcing duo of Brad Nessler and Clark Kellogg on the call.

No. 14/17 Arizona at Stanford
Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. (MST)
TV: CBS (Brad Nessler & Clark Kellog)
Radio: Arizona IMG Radio Network (Brian Jeffries & Jeff Dean)
Twitter: @APlayersProgram
#BearDown
 
Arizona is 14-0 under head coach Sean Miller versus Stanford. Miller's 14 victories over the Cardinal, in addition to the win to in 2008-09, give the Wildcats 15 consecutive wins over Stanford. It is the longest active winning streak in the Pac-12 between two conference members.

UA enters Saturday as winners of 12 of its last 13 games going back to November with an average margin of victory of 11 points in the 12 wins.

The Wildcats opened their Bay Area trip with a 79-58 victory at California. Deandre Ayton led the way with 20 points and 11 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season and sixth game of 20 points or more and double figure rebounds. Dylan Smith chipped in a season-high 14 points while making all five of his shot attempts. The Wildcats shot 62.0 percent from the field against Cal after entering the game shooting 45.2 percent from the field in Pac-12 play.

Deandre Ayton's double-double in the win at California was his 13th of the season, breaking the UA freshman record of 12 by Al Fleming (1972-73) and Michael Wright (1998-99). Ayton is now tied for 11th place, with Derrick Williams (2010-11), for most double-doubles in a season by any Arizona player.

During its current 15-game winning streak versus Stanford, Arizona's average margin of victory has been 13.3 points per game. The Wildcats' average margin of victory at Maples Pavilion during the streak is 12.4 points per game (seven games).

Arizona boasts a record of 64-23 (.736) in day games since the 2009-10 season. That mark includes six wins in the Wildcats' last seven games to tip off before 5 p.m. locally.

UA's last trip to Maples Pavilion saw a historical victory for the Wildcats. Arizona's 39-point victory was the program's largest margin of victory ever at Stanford. The team's 91 points came on extreme shooting efficiency, which included 30 of 48 (.625) from the field, 10 of 14 (.714) from beyond the arc and 21 of 23 (.913) at the free throw line. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Dylan Smith

#3 Dylan Smith

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6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Deandre  Ayton

#13 Deandre Ayton

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7' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dylan Smith

#3 Dylan Smith

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
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Deandre  Ayton

#13 Deandre Ayton

7' 1"
Freshman
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