GAME NOTES: The Stanford Cardinal go after their third consecutive victory when they begin a tough road trip on Saturday night against the high-scoring BYU Cougars at the Marriott Center.

Stanford has won three of its last four contests, including a 67-58 triumph at home versus Loyola Marymount on Wednesday. Following this contest, the Cardinal face a difficult test by tangling with current No. 9 Texas on Tuesday in Austin.

BYU, which has four victories in its last five games, hasn't played since a 76-60 win at Weber State a week ago.

The Cougars hold a 5-2 lead in the all-time series, and that includes a 112-103 win at Maples Pavilion on Nov. 11, 2013.

Chasson Randle netted a game-high 31 points on 9-of-19 shooting, adding in five steals to lead Stanford to its latest victory. Stefan Nastic chipped in 15 points and five rebounds for the Cardinal, which rallied from a 12-point hole. That was the largest deficit Stanford has overcome since last season's December road upset of No. 10 Connecticut.

Stanford's success this season is predicated on taking care of the basketball. The Cardinal have just 85 turnovers, giving them the sixth-fewest in the country. The Cardinal has also excelled at the charity stripe, led by Randle making 42-of-44 for the season. Stanford is led in scoring by Randle. The senior guard is averaging 18.3 points, but is shooting just 39.3 percent from the field. Stefan Nastic, a 6-foot-11 center, is second at 14.5 ppg and second in rebounds (7.0 rpg). Nastic is shooting 52.3 percent from the floor. Anthony Brown (13.4 ppg) is the only other double-digit scorer, and the 6-foot-6 swingman paces the squad in rebounds (7.5 rpg). Stanford has relied heavily on its starting five, as the combination of Randle, Brown, Rosco Allen, Reid Travis and Nastic has started seven games, and accounts for 84.2 percent of Stanford's overall scoring.

BYU won its last game thanks mostly to Tyler Haws, who scored 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Freshman Isaac Neilson tallied a career-high 15 points and Chase Fischer scored 13 for the Cougars, who finished with a .543 shooting percentage while making 12-of-19 shots from 3-point range.

The Cougars have one of the top scorers in the nation in the 6-foot-5 senior Haws, who is averaging 23.8 ppg. He has scored in double figures in 59 consecutive games. BYU actually has four players averaging double figures, as Fischer (13.9 ppg), Anson Winder (13.4 ppg) and Kyle Collinsworth (12.4 ppg) are a big part of the reason for BYU's early success. The Cougars are making 9.8 3-point shots per game, and they average a hefty 89.8 ppg. That's No. 1 in the country.

Both teams boast balanced attacks, although Stanford will be hard-pressed to stop Haws, who is making 43.4 percent of his 3-point shots. Stanford should give the Cougars a fight, but Dave Rose's team just has too many offensive weapons to be contained.