Stanford takes the court Wednesday night for the first time since the Cardinal’s biggest win in several years, a 72-71 stunner at North Carolina on Saturday.Miami comes to the Bay Area for an ACC matchup a few days removed from a 117-74 loss at home to SMU, the second-highest point total ever by an ACC team in a conference road game and the most by an ACC team in league play since 2003.Stanford (12-6, 4-3 in ACC) is 9-1 at home this season, while the Hurricanes (4-14, 0-7) sit at the bottom of the conference standings with seven consecutive losses. This will be the fifth time the two teams have ever played each other.The Cardinal are led by center Maxime Raynaud’s 20.8 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. He leads the conference in both categories. Raynaud, last year’s Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year, has 11 20-point games this season.Jaylen Blakes has made two game-winning shots this season, following his jumper with 1.5 seconds to play at North Carolina. Blakes averages 14.8 points per game and a team-best 5.3 assists.”Us getting in the ACC, we’re not going to get any breaks. You have to earn your respect,” Stanford head coach Kyle Smith said.
