USC’s Mobley and Stanford’s Williams square off this weekend
December 9, 2020 /Sports News - Local

USC’s Mobley and Stanford’s Williams square off this weekend

A look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:

GAME OF THE WEEK: Stanford at USC, Sunday. Two of the nation’s top freshmen will square off in the conference openers for both schools. Evan Mobley arrived at USC with plenty of hype and has lived up to it so far. The 7-footer has been dominant early this season, averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds with 10 blocked shots in four games. Ziaire Williams arrived in Northern California as the highest-rated recruit in Stanford history. the 6-foot-8 forward is averaging 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds so far.

LOOKING AHEAD: Oregon plays at Washington Saturday in the only other conference game this week. The Ducks dropped out of the AP Top 25 this week after losing to Missouri last Wednesday. Oregon has won 23 straight home games. The Huskies have struggled to start the season, losing to No. 2 Baylor, UC Riverside and Utah. … No. 23 Arizona State has the marquee nonconference game of the week, facing No. 24 San Diego State on Thursday. The Sun Devils are coming off an eight-point win over California in their Pac-12 opener and the Aztecs moved into the AP Top 25 this week after beating Pepperdine to open the season 4-0.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Washington State, picked to finish 11th in the Pac-12 preseason poll, is 3-0 for the first time since 2017. … Last week’s pair of conference games were the earliest since 1989. … Utah has a chance to end BYU’s 16-game home winning streak on Saturday.
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