# 1990–91 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Montgomery.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 23, 1990* | Rider Stanford Invitational | W 93–66 | 1–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 24, 1990* | Yale Stanford Invitational | W 69–51 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 30, 1990* | George Washington Apple Invitational | L 70–81 | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 1, 1990* | Hawaii Apple Invitational | W 84–55 | 3–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 15, 1990* | Santa Clara | W 82–47 | 4–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 1990* | UC Irvine | W 117–87 | 5–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 21, 1990* | Florida | W 86–74 | 6–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 23, 1990* | at Colorado | L 79–89 | 6–2 | Conference Center Boulder, CO |
| December 29, 1990* | vs. UCF Red Lobster Classic | W 70–61 | 7–2 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 30, 1990* | vs. No. 7 North Carolina Red Lobster Classic | L 60–71 | 7–3 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 3, 1991 | at Oregon State | L 66–73 | 7–4 (0–1) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| January 6, 1991 | at Oregon | L 77–81 | 7–5 (0–2) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| January 10, 1991 | Washington | W 87–55 | 8–5 (1–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 12, 1991 | Washington State | W 94–63 | 9–5 (2–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 16, 1991 | at No. 7 UCLA | W 89–82 | 10–5 (3–2) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 19, 1991 | at USC Trojans | L 67–85 | 10–6 (3–3) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 24, 1991 | No. 5 Arizona | L 76–78 | 10–7 (3–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 27, 1991 | Arizona State | L 47–58 | 10–8 (3–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 31, 1991 | Oregon | W 86–75 | 11–8 (4–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 2, 1991 | Oregon State | W 64–59 | 12–8 (5–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 7, 1991 | at Washington State | L 68–74 | 12–9 (5–6) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| February 10, 1991 | at Washington | W 60–59 | 13–9 (6–6) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 14, 1991 | USC | W 92–76 | 14–9 (7–6) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 16, 1991 | No. 15 UCLA | L 86–89 | 14–10 (7–7) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 21, 1991 | at Arizona State | L 57–75 | 14–11 (7–8) | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 26, 1991 | at No. 7 Arizona | L 51–89 | 14–12 (7–9) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| March 2, 1991 | California | W 90–72 | 15–12 (8–9) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 7, 1991 | at California | L 70–75 | 15–13 (8–10) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 13, 1991* | Houston First Round | W 93–86 | 16–13 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 18, 1991* | at Wisconsin Second Round | W 80–72 | 17–13 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| March 21, 1991* | at Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 78–68 | 18–13 | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| March 25, 1991* | vs. UMass Semifinals | W 73–71 | 19–13 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| March 27, 1991* | vs. Oklahoma Championship | W 78–72 | 20–13 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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