By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Unofficially, it was Anthony Brown Night at Wallis Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash., on Saturday.

Brown bagged a game-high 30 points for Stanford, leading the Cardinal to a much-needed 69-56 Pac-12 men’s basketball victory over Washington State.

Brown was sizzling all night, hitting 8 of 10 field goals (including 4 of 6 3-pointers) and sinking 10 of 11 foul shots. Chasson Randle helped out with 14 points and four assists. As a team, the Cardinal hit 18 of 41 for 44 percent, including 6 of 16 behind the 3-point arc, while handing Washington State its fourth straight loss.

Stanford (16-8 overall, 7-5 Pac-12) outrebounded the Cougars 32-29, led by Josh Huestis with 11 boards and Dwight Powell with seven.

Davonte Lacy and Que Johnson each scored 14 points for Washington State (9-16, 2-11), with D.J. Shelton adding 11 points. WSU shot only 31 percent from the floor (16 of 51) and was a dismal 9 of 29 from 3-point range.

The Cardinal opened the game with a 14-3 run and never trailed, as Brown hit 20 of his points in the first half. When Stanford went cold to start the second half, the Cougars tried to take advantage and cut their deficit to 49-44 with 9:17 remaining.

But that was as close as Washington State would get, as the Cardinal pulled away by sinking 9 of 12 from the free throw line in the last four minutes.

Stanford converted nine Cougar turnovers into 17 points, and had a 20-12 scoring edge in the lane.

Next weekend, Stanford hosts the LA schools. Southern California visits Maples Pavilion at 8 p.m., Thursday, while UCLA comes in for a 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon contest.

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