The Pac-12 Conference Tournament hits full stride Wednesday evening when Stanford meets the Arizona Sun Devils at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The winner draws #2 seed Cal on Thursday at 6:00pm PT. Here's what you need to know:
Teams: #7 Stanford Cardinal (20-10, 10-8 Pac-12) vs #10 Arizona State Sun Devils (10-20, 6-12 Pac-12)
Date, Game Time: Wednesday, March 7th, 6:00 PM PST
Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
TV: FSN/ROOT NW - Steve Physioc, and Marques Johnson on the call with Rebecca Haarlow courtside.
Live Online Streaming: If you're looking some extras, the Pac-12 Conference's YouTube channel - YouTube.com/pac12conf - will be live streaming non-televised games, post-game press conferences for the semifinals and championship games, and all live streams will be free of charge and no registration is necessary. Head over to the the Pacific Life Pac-12 Tournament page and click on the link - YouTube.com/pac12conf, and starting Wednesday, the page will automatically default to any live streams that are underway.
Series History: The Cardinal holds a 42-30 edge over Arizona State in the all-time series, dating back to 1957. Stanford has won six of the last 10 and 23 of the last 29 contests overall dating back to 1998 and have won four straight in the series, including a 68-44 rout back on Feb. 2 at Maples Pavilion. The Sun Devils will look to buck this trend and there's no better time to do that than in the end-of-the-year tournament.
For more on the Stanford Cardinal, head over to Rule of Tree. For more on the Sun Devils, head to House of Sparky.