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By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Friday, November 23, 2018

Stanford salvaged the third game of their participation in the Battle 4 Atlantis, defeating Middle Tennessee 67-54 in the seventh-place contest at Imperial Arena in The Bahamas.

Earlier in the tournament, Stanford lost to No. 25 Wisconsin and Florida.

KZ Okpala led the Cardinal (3-3) with 22 points, with Daejon Davis adding nine points, four assists and 10 rebounds. Cormac Ryan contributed nine points and eight boards. Bryce Wills added five assists.

The Cardinal took a permanent lead midway through the first half, and held a 32-23 advantage at the half. Stanford shot 48 percent from the field in the second half when the Cardinal built an 18-point lead.

Stanford outscored Middle Tennessee 35-31 in the second half.

Antonio Green led the Blue Raiders (3-4) with 21 points, and Jayce Johnson added 14 points and five rebounds. James Hawthorne grabbed eight rebounds and scored eight points for Middle Tennessee, which shot 36 percent from the field.

Middle Tennessee was a 6.5 point favorite.

Stanford’s demanding road schedule continues when the Cardinal travel to Lawrence, Kan., to face No. 2 Kansas on Saturday, Dec. 1.