Stanford Cardinal Set to Face San Diego State Aztecs at Viejas Arena in Men's Basketball Showdown

As the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team prepares to take on the San Diego State Aztecs at Viejas Arena, fans are anticipating a thrilling game. The upcoming match, set in the vibrant city of San Diego, promises to be a test of Stanford's recent performance trends.

The Cardinal have shown an impressive offensive display in their last few games. In their most recent outing against the Toreros, they dominated with an 88-point finish and showcased a robust field goal percentage of 53. They also excelled from beyond the arc with a three-point percentage of 37 and from two-point range with an astounding accuracy of 71 percent. Their defense was equally formidable, recording 11 steals and limiting turnovers to just 13.

However, consistency has been challenging for Stanford. In their game against Northern Iowa Panthers during the Seventh Place Game, they struggled offensively with only a 36 percent field goal rate and were particularly cold from three-point land at just 19 percent. Despite these struggles, they managed to maintain decent paint presence by scoring 28 points inside.

Their resilience was evident in the Consolation Semifinals against Michigan Wolverines where they bounced back slightly by improving their field goal percentage to an even 50 percent and hitting an impressive rate of three-pointers at about 44 percent.

Playing away from home at Viejas Arena could present its challenges for Stanford as they face a crowd that will undoubtedly be behind the Aztecs. However, if Stanford can harness their demonstrated offensive firepower while tightening up defensively as seen in previous games, they stand a good chance of coming out on top.

Fans can catch this exciting matchup on December 22nd at Viejas Arena or tune into CBS Sports Network channel number two hundred twenty-one for live coverage starting at local time corresponding with UTC+0 timezone scheduling.