Ogden and Stanford host Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-4, 2-2 ACC) at Stanford Cardinal (13-3, 2-1 ACC)
Stanford, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Stanford hosts Wake Forest after Courtney Ogden scored 21 points in Stanford’s 77-71 victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Cardinal have gone 8-1 at home. Stanford is 1-1 in one-possession games.
The Demon Deacons are 2-2 against ACC opponents. Wake Forest is second in the ACC allowing 56.6 points while holding opponents to 34.7% shooting.
Stanford scores 71.4 points, 14.8 more per game than the 56.6 Wake Forest gives up. Wake Forest has shot at a 45.8% clip from the field this season, 9.4 percentage points greater than the 36.4% shooting opponents of Stanford have averaged.
The Cardinal and Demon Deacons square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nunu Agara is shooting 48.2% and averaging 14.4 points for the Cardinal. Chloe Clardy is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Mary Carter averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Demon Deacons, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 31.7% from beyond the arc. Grace Oliver is averaging 15 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinal: 7-3, averaging 69.8 points, 34.4 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.3 points per game.
Demon Deacons: 6-4, averaging 66.3 points, 31.8 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.