By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
January 18, 2014

Chasson Randle poured in 33 points for Stanford, leading the Cardinal to a 79-67 Pac-12 men’s basketball win over Washington Saturday night at Maples Pavilion.

Dwight Powell and John Huestis added 17 and 13 points, respectively, for the Cardinal, while both also pulled down 10 boards each. Stanford improved to 12-6 overall, 3-2 in the Pac-12.

Nigel Williams-Gross led the Huskies with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Shawn Kemp Jr. also had six rebounds and 13 points for Washington.

The Huskies (11-8 overall, 3-3 Pac-12) had their problems, notably going 5 of 20 on 3-pointers. The other problem was trying to stop Randle, and they had no answer. Stanford, meanwhile, made good use of its free throw opportunities by sinking 24 of 32 at the charity stripe.

The Huskies were trailing 47-41 when Washington forward Perris Blackwell picked up his fourth foul with 16:42 to play in the second half. Kemp helped pick up the slack and his layup pulled Washington to within 61-52 with 7:72 remaining.

A three-point play by Randle gave Stanford a 10-point lead at 68-58 with 4:36 left, and the Huskies could never get any closer than seven points for the remainder of the contest.

The win was Stanford Coach Johnny Dawkins’ second in 11 tries against the Huskies.

Stanford makes it’s annual swing through Los Angeles next weekend. The Cardinal visit UCLA on Thursday night and face Southern California Sunday afternoon.

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