Stanford offense vs. Arizona defense

The Cardinal has only won four Pac-12 games, but is coming off a home win over Utah and remains aggressive offensively and defensively under first-year coach Jerod Haase. Stanford leads the Pac-12 in turnovers by conference opponents (15.7), factoring in the 19 turnovers UA had against the Cardinal in their Jan. 1 meeting at Maples Pavilion. Stanford has a little more mobile look inside than they did on Jan. 1, starting power forwards Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey at the two post spots instead of Grant Verhoeven at center, and their guard play has improved. Stanford has been getting steadier play at the point with Robert Cartwright, while Marcus Allen is an aggressive shooting guard and Dorian Pickens is a big shooter on the wing. But Stanford isn't a great shooting team overall. The Cardinal makes 43.4 percent of its shots in Pac-12 play and just 33.0 percent from 3-point territory, the second-worst mark in conference play. Stanford made only 3 of 16 3-pointers against Arizona on Jan. 1.  

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