For the second time in the last three seasons, California men's basketball is set for a first-round matchup with Bay Area rival Stanford as the No. 10 seed Golden Bears take on the No. 7 seed Cardinal in their opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament. The action tips off at 6 p.m. PT from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs live on the Pac-12 Networks.

The Bears split the regular-season series with the Cardinal, first falling at Stanford, 68-52, on Jan. 2 in the conference opener, before taking a 52-50 victory on Jan. 26 in Haas Pavilion. Three Golden Bears averaged double figures in both contests against the Cardinal, led by Matt Bradley's 13.5 points per game. Kareem South and Grant Anticevich averaged 10.0 points, while Paris Austin was just shy of double figures with 9.0 ppg. Anticevich averaged 9.0 rebounds against Stanford.

Both Cal and Stanford enter the mid-week tilt on two-game skids after falling at the Oregon schools to close regular-season action.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
Wednesday evening's matchup airs live on the Pac-12 Networks, with commentary from Ted Robinson and Bill Walton and sideline reporting by Lewis Johnson. Watch online at www.Pac-12.com/live or stream on your mobile device via the Pac-12 Now app. Rich Cellini and Todd McKim will deliver play-by-play and analysis for the California Golden Bears Sports Network on KGO 810 AM and via TuneIn. Live stats, broadcast info and links and more for each of Cal's games this season can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page on CalBears.com. Fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and at Facebook.com/CalMBball.
 

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BY THE NUMBERS

64 -- With 64 3-pointers this season, Matt Bradley is only one 3-pointer away from jumping into the Top 10 in Cal's single-season records. Jabari Bird stands at 10th with 65 3-pointers in 2017.

3 -- California and Stanford have met only three times in the 22-year history of the conference tournament. Cal's record against the Cardinal is 1-2, with Stanford taking a 76-58 win in the last meeting in 2018. The teams also met in 2012 (W, 77-71) and 1990 (L, 77-61).

2011 -- Cal finished this year tied for 8th after the Bears were originally projected to finish 12th -- the first time since the 2010-11 season that the Bears finished higher than projected. Cal was picked to finish 7th and finished 5th instead.

+4 -- Cal posted a 7-11 record in league play, up from 3-15 last season, which marks the largest margin of improvement in the Pac-12. Oregon, USC and UCLA each improved by three wins.
 

MORE NUMBERS TO KNOW

• This is the first time Cal enters the Pac-12 Tournament as the No. 10 seed. Prior to 2018, the Bears had never entered the league tournament as lower than a 9th seed (1988).

• In this weekend's games in Oregon, Cal shot a combined 84.4 percent (27-32) from the free throw line, going 9-10 at Oregon and 18-22 at Oregon State. Cal has shot above 80 percent at the stripe 10 times this season. Cal's season free throw percentage of 73.5 percent ranks 90th nationally.

• The Beavers held Matt Bradley to 8 points -- just the second time this season in which he was held under double figures (also 7 points vs. Duke). He ranks 98th nationally with his 17.5 points per game and 91st nationally with 541 total points.

• Cal has two players in the Top 100 in free throw shooting. Bradley is ranked for his free throw shooting percentage (36th, 86.6) and free throws made (82nd, 129), and Paris Austin is 80th for his free throw percentage (83.8).

• Bradley connected on at least one 3-pointer in each game of Pac-12 play (and at least two in 14 of 18 league games). 

• Anticevich is the lone Bear to start in every single game this season.

• Four Golden Bears have combined for a total of 14 20-point games this season: Matt Bradley (11 games), Grant Anticevich (1), Andre Kelly (1) and Kareem South (1). Bradley and Kelly's 26 points are team-highs this season.
 

CAL IN THE PAC-12 TOURNAMENT

California owns a 16-22 all-time record in the Pac-12 Tournament, including two trips to the championship game in 2006 and 2010. In three of the last five seasons, Cal won its opening-round games, defeating Washington State, 84-59, in 2015's first round and topping Oregon State, 76-68, in the quarterfinals in 2016. In 2017, Cal opened against Oregon State and pulled past the Beavers, 67-62. Last year, the No. 12 seed Bears fell to Colorado, 56-51, in the first round, failing to reach the tournament quarterfinals for the first time since the tournament expanded.

California and Stanford have met only three times in the 22-year history of the conference tournament, with Cal posting a 1-2 record against the Cardinal. Stanford earned a 76-58 win in the last meeting in 2018, and the teams also met in 2012 (W, 77-71) and 1990 (L, 77-61).

The No. 10 seed is 6-17 all-time in the tournament, while No. 10 seeds are 5-12 all-time against the No. 7 seed.
 

BRADLEY EARNS ALL-PAC-12 SPOT

Sophomore guard Matt Bradley, who twice this season was voted the Pac-12 Player of the Week, earned a spot on the league's All-Pac-12 Second Team. The San Bernardino, Calif. Product has enjoyed a stellar sophomore campaign for the Bears after averaging 17.5 points, 43.9 percent shooting and racking up 64 3-pointers across 31 games. He averaged 17.4 points in Pac-12 play. Bradley ranks sixth in the league in scoring and second in free throw percentage, shooting 86.6 percent (129-149) at the stripe. He also poured in 20 or more points in 11 games thus far this season and has scored in double figures in all but two games.
 

FOX APPROACHES 300

Mark Fox is one victory shy of career win No. 300. Now in his 15th season at the helm of an NCAA Division I men's basketball squad, Fox is 13-17 in his first season at Cal and 299-193 for his coaching career. He would become the 82nd active Division I coach with 300 or more wins, and the fourth among Pac-12 head coaches. Dana Altman (669-346, 31 seasons), Sean Miller (404-147, 16 seasons) and Mick Cronin (384-183, 17 seasons) have all reached the 300-win mark.
 

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL

• Series Record: Cal leads the series, 151-126
• Last Meeting: The Bears split the regular-season series with Stanford, edging the Cardinal 52-50 on Jan. 26 in Haas Pavilion. Paris Austin poured in a game-high 15 points, Matt Bradley scored 14 and Kareem South added 13 points. Oscar da Silva led the Cardinal with 13 points.
• Stanford's 2019-20 Record: 20-11, 9-9 Pac-12
• Stanford's Last Game: Fell at No. 13 Oregon, 80--67, in the regular-season finale.
• da Silva paced the Cardinal through the regular season with 16.9 points per game, followed by Tyrell Terry's 14.9 ppg.
• da Silva also led the Cardinal in rebounding with 6.3 rebounds per game.
• Terry leads the Pac-12 in free throw shooting and ranks 10th nationally with an 89.6 percent clip from the stripe.
• Spencer Jones has made 79 3-pointers this season, second-most of any Pac-12 player, and his 42.9 3-point shooting percentage ranks 13th nationally.
• Daejon Davis leads the Pac-12 in steals (53 steals) and is averaging 3.7 assists per game.
• Stanford is shooting 47.4 percent from the floor to lead the Pac-12 and rank 20th nationally. da Silva's shooting 58.4 percent, good for 17th nationally.
• The Cardinal are also limiting opponents to 39.8 percent shooting, which ranks fourth in the league and 30th nationally.
• The Cardinal dropped both of their games in Oregon to end the regular season on a two-game skid.

SERIES NOTES
Record at a Neutral Site: 15-4
Last 10 meetings: 5-5
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

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
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Result: Cal dropped the regular-season finale to Oregon State, 74-56, on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.
• 2 Bears scored in double figures – Paris Austin (18) and Kuany Kuany (11).
• Austin's 18 points were a season-high, and he added season-high steal (3) and assists (5) totals.
• Kuany Kuany poured in a career-best 11 points before fouling out with 52 seconds remaining in the second half. He previously recorded a career-high 9 points on Thursday at No. 13 Oregon.
• Matt Bradley fouled out at 2:30 in the second half with 8 points, finishing a game with less than 10 points for just the second time this season.
• Andre Kelly pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds for the fifth time in his career.
• Grant Anticevich had a career-high 4 assists for the third time in his career.
• Cal shot 81.8 percent (18-22) from the free throw line. 
 

NEXT UP

With a win over the Cardinal, the Bears would advance to Thursday's quarterfinals, set against the No. 2 seed UCLA Bruins. The action begins at 6 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network.