Stanford Defeats Cal 89-81 in First ACC Basketball Matchup

Maxime Raynaud and Jaylen Blakes each scored 20 points as Stanford held off a late rally by Cal in Berkeley.

Stanford, now 8-2 overall and 1-0 in ACC play, secured its first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference victory in a road game against Cal.
Maxime Raynaud and Jaylen Blakes led Stanford with 20 points each, with Raynaud also contributing five blocks and Blakes adding six assists.
Stanford built a commanding 47-31 halftime lead, fueled by an 18-2 run late in the first half, and maintained control despite a late push by Cal.
Cal's Andrej Stojakovic, a transfer from Stanford, scored a game-high 25 points but could not close the gap as the Bears fell to 6-3 overall and 0-1 in ACC play.
Stanford shot an efficient 52.6% from the field and 47.8% from three-point range, while Cal struggled early, missing all six of its first-half three-point attempts.