Cal (8-18, 2-11 Pac-12) vs. Stanford (13-13, 7-6 Pac-12)

Sunday, Feb. 18 | 5 PM PT | Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif.
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California men's basketball has a chance at its first regular-season series sweep over Stanford this Sunday when the Golden Bears host the Cardinal in Haas Pavilion. Tipoff from Pete Newell Court is set for 5 p.m., live on ESPNU and KGO 810 AM.

The Bears opened Pac-12 play with a win over the Cardinal at Maples Pavilion for the first time since 2014, downing Stanford 77-74 after overcoming a 17-point second-half deficit. Cal saw double-figure contributions from four of its starters, led by Marcus Lee's 19 points and seven rebounds. Justice Sueing turned in pivotal shots down the stretch to pour in 18 points, Don Coleman scored 15 points and Darius McNeill added 13.

Sueing, Lee and McNeill have continued their double-digit performances through Pac-12 play, with the freshman Sueing leading the Bears with 15.5 points in league action. The Honolulu, Hawai'i product scored in double figures in every conference game until Feb. 7 at Colorado and is now coming off a two-game span without double-digit outputs. Lee is averaging 12.2 points and shooting 56.9 percent in Pac-12 action, and McNeill has scored in double figures in three-straight games.

Stanford is on a two-game losing streak after also dropping both games to the Mountain schools last weekend. The Cardinal is 2-4 on the road in league play.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams have the call for Sunday's action, airing live on ESPNU. Fans can also watch at www.watchESPN.com or on the watchESPN app. The California Golden Bears Sports Network will offer play-by-play and analysis, as well as post-game interviews, from Todd McKim and Jay John live on KGO 810 AM. Live stats, full broadcast details and more can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page on CalBears.com, and fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and at Facebook.com/CalMBball.
 

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SCOUTING THE CARDINAL

Last Meeting: The Bears took their first win at Maples since 2014, topping Stanford 77-74 on Dec. 30, 2017
• Four Cal players scored in double figures, led by Marcus Lee (19) plus Justice Sueing (18), Don Coleman (15) and Darius McNeill (13).
• The Bears outscored the Cardinal 53-37 in the second half, coming back from a 17-point deficit.
Series Record: Cal leads, 149-122
Stanford's 2017-18 Record: 13-13, 7-6 Pac-12
Stanford's Last Game: Colorado protected home court with a 64-56 victory over the Cardinal on Feb. 11.
• Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens, Daejon Davis and Michael Humphrey have started every Pac-12 game for the Cardinal. KZ Okpala has started 12 of 13.
• Travis leads Stanford in conference play with 16.6 points per game. 
• Pickens (15.8 points) and Davis (12.0) are also averaging double figures.
• Travis is tops in the Pac-12 in free throw attempts (183) and field goal attempts (343).
• Stanford leads the Pac-12 in rebounding with 982 rebounds.
• Both of Stanford's Pac-12 road wins came in the series against the Washington schools, defeating Washington State (79-70) on Jan. 11 and Washington (73-64) on Jan. 13.

CAL RECORDS AGAINST STANFORD
Points: 41, Ray Murry, March 5, 1977
Rebounds: 22, Ansley Truitt, Feb. 4, 1972
FG: 17, Dick Tamberg, Feb. 26, 1954
3P: 7, Jabari Bird, Feb. 17, 2017
FT: 16, Jackie Ridgle, Jan. 17, 1969

SERIES NOTES
Record at Cal: 58-46
Last 10 meetings: 4-6
Most points, Cal: 101, 1976-77
Most points, Stanford: 101, 1999-00
Largest margin, Cal: 40, 1946-47
Largest margin, Stanford: 51, 1999-00
Longest Cal win streak: 14, 1924-25 to 1929-30
Longest Stanford win streak: 9, 1996-97 to 2000-01
Current Streak: 1, Cal 

LAST TIME OUT

Cal ended its Mountain Schools road trip with a 77-43 loss at Utah
• Darius McNeill was the lone Bear to score in double figures, recording 10 points.
• For the second consecutive game, Justice Sueing failed to score in double figures. Until the Colorado game, Sueing had scored in double figures in every game of Pac-12 play.
• Cal shot just 30.2 percent (16-53) from the field, while Utah went 28-51 for a 54.9 percent clip.
• It was only the sixth time this season that Cal was outscored in the paint, with the Utes taking a 30-22 advantage inside.
• Utah held Cal to a season-low 43 points. Cal's previous low was 53 against Oregon (Feb. 1) and also at Washington (Jan. 13).

IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

As a team, Cal ranks in the nation's top 25 for:
• Offensive Rebounds per Game -- 15th, 13.42

Individually, Cal student-athletes rank in the Top 50 for:
• Blocked Shots Per Game -- Kingsley Okoroh (42nd, 2.04)
• Field Goal Percentage -- Marcus Lee (42nd, 56.8)
• Free Throw Attempts -- Don Coleman (34th, 170)
• Free Throws Made -- Don Coleman (45th, 127)
• Offensive Rebounds Per Game -- Marcus Lee (24th, 3.31)
• Total Blocks -- Kingsley Okoroh (37th, 53) 

MADE OF STEAL

California men's basketball is on pace to finish with its best steals per game mark in more than a decade, with the Bears currently 93rd in the country with 7.0 spg. The Bears are also 90th in the country in total steals (181), while Justice Sueing is Top 100 in total steals (92nd, 43).

Cal last finished a season averaging 6.0 or more steals per game in 2003-04 (6.2), capping off the year with 173 steals. The Bears haven't racked up more than 200 steals in a single season since 2003-04, when Cal tallied 203. Prior to the currently running 15-season drought, Cal tallied 200 or more steals for 12 consecutive seasons, a span which included three head coaches -- Lou Campanelli, Todd Bozeman and Ben Braun.

ROOKIES IN THE RECORD BOOK

California's rookies are fast approaching some of the program's freshman-record totals. Among them:

THREE-POINT FG MADE
1.     Allen Crabbe (2011)    62
2.     Ryan Drew (1968)    60
3.     Ryan Anderson (2007)    58
4.    Darius McNeill (2018)    53
5.     Shantay Legans (2000)    47
6.     Charlie Moore (2017)    45
...
    Justice Sueing    34

STEALS
1.     Jason Kidd (1993)    110
2.     Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)    52
3.     Shantay Legans (2000)    51
4.    Justice Sueing (2018)    43
5.    Butch Hays (1981)    42
    Michael Chavez (1980)    42

FREE THROWS MADE
1.     Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)    170
2.    Jaylen Brown (2016)    142
3.    Brian Hendrick (1990)    128
...
9.    Tremaine Fowlkes (1995)    94
10.    Jason Kidd (1993)    88
..
    Justice Sueing (2018)    77

POINTS
1.     Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)    590
2.     Ryan Anderson (2007)    539
3.    Jaylen Brown (2016)    498
...
9.    Lamond Murray (1992)    387
10.    Jason Kidd (1993)    378
...    
    Justice Sueing (2018)    352

NEXT UP

The Golden Bears wrap up a three-game homestand with their final home series of the regular season, hosting Washington State and Washington next week. The Bears open the weekend against the Cougars at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, then host the Huskies on Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Both games air live on the Pac-12 Networks.