by Matt Harrington

PALO ALTO–The SMU Mustangs who are coached by former NBA coach great Larry Brown  and who was suspended for nine games and served his second of those nine on Thursday for last season’s recruiting violations.  Brown had the game coached by back up Tim Jankovich  On the other hand the Cardinal after winning two straight lost on their own home floor 85-70.

The Mustangs ran off a 8-0 margin and had a 12 point lead before the game went to the half at 9:34. The Mustangs Ben Moore led all scorers with 12, followed by forwards Jordan Tolbert (8) and Keith Frasier (6). SMU won by 15 and Stanford’s offense tried to jell towards the end of the second half getting it down to nine points but SMU pulled away with a point 20 win.

Matt Harrington does the Cardinal basketball podcast each week http://www.sportsradioservice.com

AP photo Marcus Allen Stanford Cardinal guard