photo by gostanford.com: Stanford’s Reid Travis scores a team leading 29 points past USF Sunday night at Maples Pavilion

By London Marq

This was the night for the Stanford Cardinal to get back even. After rough stretch of games against some of the nations best basketball programs, Reid Travis and company welcomed in the University of San Francisco Dons Sunday.

After a competitive start to the first half, the Cardinal went into halftime with a 17-point lead. This matchup was dominated by the Cardinal who were clearly a class above their in-state rivals.

Reid Travis shined, pouring in 29 points to lead the way. Travis also had eight boards. Sharma emerged in this matchup, scoring 13, aiding the Cardinal in this runaway victory.

The Cardinal get back to .500 with this win and they will hope to gain some momentum going forward.

Final: Stanford defeated USF 71-59.