Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Stanford tops California 89-81 in first ACC opener for former Pac-12 rivals
Blakes sank 7 of 13 shots with two 3-pointers and made all four of his free throws for the Cardinal (8-2). He added six assists and blocked a pair of shots. Raynaud made 8 of 15 shots — 4 of 6 from beyond the arc — and blocked five shots.
Oziyah Seller buried three 3-pointers and scored 16 for Stanford. Ryan Agarwal and reserve Chisom Okpara both scored 11.
Andrej Stojakovic led the Golden Bears (6-3) with 25 points on 11-for-25 shooting. Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 14 and Mady Sissoko added 11 points and eight rebounds. Joshua Ola-Joseph contributed nine points and eight boards.
Blakes had 14 points, Raynaud scored 11 and Sellers added 10 to power Stanford to a 47-31 lead at halftime. The Cardinal shot 48.9% overall in the first 20 minutes, made 8 of 18 from 3-point range and all eight of their free throws. Cal shot 37.5% and missed all six of its 3-pointers. Stojakovic had 10 points for the Golden Bears.
Cal closed within 83-77 on a Stojakovic 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining and trailed by six after a Stojakovic dunk with 32 seconds left but got no closer.
Cal will host Cornell on Tuesday. Stanford is idle until it hosts Merrimack on Dec. 17.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Mady Sissoko made Dunk. | 89 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Mady Sissoko Offensive Rebound. | 89 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Andrej Stojakovic missed Layup. | 89 - 79 |
Statistics
 STAN |
 CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-57 | FG | 30-71 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 18-20 | FT | 13-16 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 6,089 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |