GAME NOTES: Hoping to end a three-game losing streak, the California Golden Bears will entertain the Stanford Cardinal in a Pac-12 Conference clash at Haas Pavilion.

California was dropped by UCLA on Sunday, 73-54, which was the team's third straight loss, and third straight Pac-12 defeat. The Golden Bears are 11-6 on the season, but own just a 1-3 mark in conference action. The Bears are 8-3 at home this season, though.

Stanford has been hot lately, having won five of the past six games. The only loss the Cardinal suffered during that streak was an 86-81 double-overtime thriller against UCLA. Stanford is 3-1 in conference play heading into Wednesday.

California owns the all-time series advantage over Stanford, 146-118, as the two sides split the season series a year ago. Each team won away from home.

Stanford held a relatively large lead over USC late on Sunday, but USC went on a 10-1 run in the final few minutes to cut the Cardinal lead down to just two points. The Trojans ran out of time in the end, handing the victory to Stanford in what ended up being a tight contest. Anthony Brown dominated the game for Stanford, netting a team-high 21 points with 10 rebounds and five assists to complete the double-double. Rosco Allen came off the bench to score 18 points for the Cardinal, while Stefan Nastic contributed 15 points and Chasson Randle added 12 in the victory. Stanford shot 46.2 percent from the floor, and was able to pull out the win despite USC's 49.1 shooting percentage.

It's been a strong season offensively for the Cardinal, who lost some big names in the offseason but are still managing to get by under veteran leadership. Randle paces the team this season with a 19.3 ppg mark on 41.1 percent shooting from the floor. His scoring average is good for second among individual players in the Pac-12, just a tenth of a point behind Oregon's Joseph Young. Brown contributes 15.0 ppg, and Nastic adds in 14.0 ppg to a Stanford effort that nets 73.4 ppg this season. Brown's 7.1 rpg mark leads the team, and comes in just ahead of Reid Travis's 6.9 rpg and Nastic's 6.8 rpg. Stanford's scoring defense has been solid this season, allowing 64.3 ppg to opponents.

California hung tough with UCLA in the first half of Sunday's Pac-12 clash, as the Bruins went into the intermission holding a five-point lead over the Bears. But Cal let UCLA explode offensively in the second period behind 53.3 percent shooting to pull way ahead and hand the Golden Bears the loss. Jordan Mathews was the lone bright spot for Cal in the contest, as the guard netted a team-high 23 points that accounted for nearly half of his program's 54 points. David Kravish nearly got to a double-double with nine points and 14 rebounds in the loss.

California needs to pick up its scoring if it wants to be a contender this season in the Pac-12. The Golden Bears ranked second to last in the league with a 67.4 ppg average, despite three strong performances this season from Tyrone Wallace (18.2 ppg), Mathews (15.4 ppg) and Kravish (10.7 ppg). The Bears have been able to get by on a strong scoring defense that is allowing only 62.6 ppg to opponents, who are connecting on 39.5 percent of their shots. Wallace continues to lead California in all three major offensive categories, adding in an 8.2 rpg mark in rebounding and 4.0 apg. He also has a team-high 24 steals this season.

California has the go-to guys to make a run this season, and the home advantage in this clash against a tough Stanford team will help. But the Cardinal have been flying high since entering Pac-12 play, and whether the team is on the road or at home, it is typically in top offensive form.