Bubble Watch 2021: Welcome to the party, Spartans
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
— Chris Duarte had 17 of his 24 points in the final 10 minutes and Oregon held off Stanford for a 71-68 win on Thursday night.
— Noah Williams scored a career-high 40 points and Washington State outlasted Stanford 85-76 in triple overtime on Saturday.
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— Oscar da Silva scored 18 points, Jaiden Delaire added 15 points, and Stanford thumped Washington 79-61 on Thursday night for its fourth win in five games.
— Spencer Jones made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Stanford held off Utah for a 73-66 win on Saturday night.
— McKinley Wright scored 14 points with nine rebounds and nine assists and Colorado held Stanford to a season low in scoring, beating the Cardinal 69-51 on Thursday night.
— Oscar da Silva scored 23 points and Stanford swept the Bay series for the first time in six seasons with a 76-70 win over California on Sunday night.
— Oscar da Silva scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, sparking Stanford to a 70-55 defeat of Cal on Thursday night.
— Evan Mobley scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Drew Peterson scored 15 and Southern California rallied late to beat Stanford 72-66 on Tuesday night.
— Remy Martin had 23 points and six assists to lead five Arizona State players scoring in double figures as the Sun Devils beat Stanford 79-75 on Saturday night.
— Jaiden Delaire tied his career high with 21 points, 14 in the second half, as Stanford rallied late to defeat Arizona 73-64 on Thursday night.
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— Oscar da Silva scored off an inbound pass as time expired in overtime to lift Stanford over No. 24 UCLA 73-72 on Saturday, ending the Bruins’ unbeaten streak in the Pac-12.
USC postponed Thursday's game against Stanford due to suspected COVID-19-related issues within the Trojans program.
— McKinley Wright IV scored 14 points with eight assists and Evan Battey scored 13 with 12 rebounds and Colorado won its fourth straight game beating Stanford 77-64 on Saturday.
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— Timmy Allen scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Stanford ended a four-game losing streak with a 79-65 win over Stanford on Thursday.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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UCLA | 13-3 | - | 17-5 |
USC | 13-4 | 0.5 | 19-5 |
Oregon | 10-4 | 2 | 15-5 |
Colorado | 12-6 | 2 | 18-7 |
Arizona | 10-8 | 4 | 16-8 |
Stanford | 10-8 | 4 | 14-10 |
Oregon State | 8-9 | 5.5 | 12-11 |
Arizona State | 6-8 | 6 | 9-11 |
Washington State | 7-11 | 7 | 14-11 |
Utah | 6-10 | 7 | 9-11 |
Washington | 4-15 | 10.5 | 5-19 |
California | 3-16 | 11.5 | 8-18 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Harrison Ingram | SF | Signed | 90 |
Isa Silva | PG | Signed | 85 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 23-16 |
Championship Seasons | 1942 |
Tournament Appearances | 17 |