Despite battling a host of injuries up and down its roster, the men’s basketball squad (6-6 overall, 2-2 Pacific-10 Conference) looks to have regained its momentum after reaching the .500 mark with consecutive wins against Oregon State and Oregon.

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Fred Washington

The highlight of the Cardinal’s rousing 64-62 win over the Ducks on Saturday was senior Matt Haryasz’ 16-point performance. The 6-foot-11 center/forward was able to make a successful return from a left ankle sprain suffered a week earlier in the Cardinal’s Dec. 31 loss to Southern California.

The senior, who leads the Cardinal in both scoring and rebounding, sat out the squad’s 80-66 victory over the Beavers before returning against Oregon two days later. Still, despite producing an effective effort, Haryasz said in a press conference yesterday that he had only been able to play at 60 percent against the Ducks.

Additionally, the Stanford men have been without junior forward Fred Washington, who has missed six straight games due to tendonitis in his left knee. After recent meetings with doctors, Washington elected to undergo surgery that will bring an early end to his year. Senior guard Dan Grunfeld, whose season was cut short last year by a torn ACL, sat out practice yesterday to give his body a rest. Grunfeld has started every game this season and is expected to do the same this Friday against rival California.

Meanwhile, sophomore center Peter Prowitt has been treated for lower back spasms and is currently listed as day-to-day. Prowitt filled in for Haryasz against USC, and with his size will play a key role during the remainder of Stanford’s season.