Stanford men’s basketball (1-1 0-0 Pac-12) took on No. 17 San Diego State (2-0, 0-0 Mountain West) at Maples Pavilion in their first game against a ranked team. The Cardinal fell to San Diego State 74-62. The Cardinal struggled defensively in the first half. Within the first 10 minutes, San Diego State made a 10-0 run that Stanford could not recover from, extending their lead from 7-5 to 17-5.