By DANIEL DULLUM
Sports Radio Service
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Anthony Brown knocked down a season-best 25 points Tuesday, leading Stanford to a stunning 74-71 upset victory over No. 9-ranked Texas in a non-conference men’s basketball game played at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Chasson Randle added 22 points for the Cardinal (7-3), who had not defeated a Top 10 team on the road since 2008. Reid Travis scored seven points and pulled down

Javan Felix led Texas (10-2) with 19 points, followed by Jonathan Holmes and Kendal Yancey with 14 points each. Longhorn Myles Turner grabbed eight rebounds.

As a team, Stanford hit 8 of 18 3-pointers. Brown hit 4 of 4 behind the arc, but he capped his big night with an inside drive with 1:08 left in overtime.

With 41 seconds left in overtime, Brown hit a jumper near the free throw circle to put Stanford ahead to stay. After Felix missed a 3-pointer, Randle sank a jumper with 10 seconds to play that provided the Cardinal with their margin of victory.

Along with getting a win that might be the difference in March when teams are selected for the NCAA tournament, the Cardinal snapped a four-game streak in which they trailed by double-digits in the first half. This happened in the previous four games, including losses to DePaul and Brigham Young and wins over Denver and Loyola Marymount.

The Cardinal return home on Monday, Dec. 29, for a non-conference game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.