Stanford Cardinal NCAA Basketball News

With Pac-10 play beginning this week, it's time to assess how the teams look heading into conference play.

John Roberson didn't know that his free throw with 44 seconds left in Tuesday's game would put him among an elite group of Texas Tech basketball players.

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt plans to put up her feet, eat some popcorn and watch the showdown between No.

Palo Alto Online Sports Just how will the Stanford men's basketball team fare in the dyslectic Pac-10 Conference? It's open to interpretation.

There are a few ways to look at Stanford's 100-87 loss to Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday.

Stanford: The Cardinal are struggling both offensively and defensively and aren't particularly effective on offense or defense.

Update: The Cardinal plays the third in a series of three games against opponents who each currently boast 9-1 records.

Plenty of games last night. Many, many links. --- Here's a 21-pic salute to last night's game courtesy of Times photographer Cliff Despeaux.

John Shurna scored 22 points and Northwestern used aggressive defense to beat mistake-prone Stanford 70-62 Saturday, the Wildcats' eight consecutive victory.

Tipoff: 11 a.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. TV: Big Ten Network Radio: 860-AM Update: The Cardinal plays its first true road game since opening the season with a loss at San Diego.

What a treat. At about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, I stumbled across the closing minutes of a men's basketball game between Stanford and Oklahoma State on late-night cable.

Just when you thought it was safe to believe in Oregon State, the Beavers lost 63-61 in the final seconds at Illinois-Chicago . The Flames had a six-game losing streak and OSU fell to 4-5. The Beavers have just two non-conference games remaining before starting Pac-10 play at Washington on Dec.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Oklahoma State, which led by as many as 15 points in the second half, survived a missed shot by Stanforda s Andrew Zimmerman at the final buzzer to escape with a 71-70 victory Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion.

Update: The Cardinal faces Oklahoma State for the first time in its history as part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.

Kevin Foster has big plans for the coming months as he recovers from scheduled surgery that will end his sophomore season at Santa Clara.

Stanford, the nation's No. 2-ranked women's team, easily handled the first task on its list, whipping DePaul 96-60 on Sunday at Maples Pavilion.

Landry Fields scored 21 points, Jack Trotter recorded career highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Stanford ended its two-week layoff with an 85-69 victory over UC Davis on Sunday night.

Update: The Cardinal returns to action after a 14-day break for final exams. ... Senior F Landry Fields has scored 20 points or more in six of seven games.

Jarrett Mann is not the best Stanford player, but he is the most important. How he performs at the point-guard position will determine how well the Cardinal does this season.

Palo Alto Online Sports The Stanford basketball season resumes Sunday as both the men and women host nonconference games at Maples Pavilion.