Dec. 14, 2010

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Stanford Cardinal (5-2, 0-0 Pac-10)
vs.
North Carolina A&T Aggies (5-4, 1-0 MEAC)

Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 • 7 p.m.
Maples Pavilion (7,329) • Stanford, CA
Series History: First Meeting
Radio: XTRA Sports 860 AM (PBP: John Platz, Analyst: Drew Shiller)
KZSU 90.1 FM (PBP: Marty Zack, Analyst: TBA)
TV: none
Webcast: (PBP: Kevin Danna, Analyst: Tim Swartz)

The Opening Tip
Taking the court for just the second time in the last 17 days, Stanford (5-2, 0-0 Pac-10) hosts North Carolina A&T (5-4, 1-0 MEAC) on Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. The Cardinal is aiming for its second three-game winning streak of the season and looking to remain undefeated through five games at Maples Pavilion.

Media Memo
Wednesday's game can be heard live on XTRA Sports 860 AM and Stanford's official athletics website, www.gostanford.com, featuring the insightful tandem of John Platz (play-by-play) and Drew Shiller (analyst). KZSU 90.1 FM provides coverage with Marty Zack (play-by-play). A webcast features the chemistry-rich duo of former men's basketball manager Kevin Danna (play-by-play) and Tim Swartz (analyst).

Scouting North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T (5-4) has won four of its last five games after starting the year 1-3.
North Carolina A&T dropped a 74-58 decision at Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon to kick off a five-game road stretch.
The Aggies are led by Thomas Coleman, who has posted team-high marks in points (15.6 ppg), rebounds (11.3 rpg) and field goal percentage (63.6). The 6-9 Coleman is the school record-holder for blocked shots and has recorded 28 swats this season.
North Carolina A&T is averaging 74.3 points per game but allowing 79.9. The Aggies have been outrebounded by a 7.1 margin, but have tallied 54 blocks and 69 steals.
Stanford is 3-0 all-time against schools from the MEAC.

The "Welcome Back" Game
Playing its first game since Nov. 27, Stanford defeated UC Riverside 55-48 on Sunday night after returning from its traditional 14-day break for finals. That was just the seventh game of the year for Stanford, and as of Sunday night, there were only four other NCAA Division I schools that had played fewer games: Alabama A&M (3-3), New Orleans (4-2), Northern Illinois (2-4) and Northwestern (5-0).

Non-Conference Success
Stanford has posted a 24-8 overall record against non-conference opponents under head coach Johnny Dawkins. During the 2008-09 campaign, the Cardinal finished 13-0 against non-league foes and joined North Carolina (20-0) and Pittsburgh (16-0) as the only programs in NCAA Division I competition to own an undefeated record in non-conference action.