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Cardinal Grounds Eagles 95-70, on a Rainy Friday Night on the Farm

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Stanford Cardinal guard Andrej Stojakovic (2) goes up for a bucket against the Eastern Washington Tigers at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Fri Nov 17, 2023 (Stanford Cardinal photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif.– The Stanford Cardinal (3-1, 0-0 Pac-12) and Bay Area inclimate weather did not allow the Eastern Washington Eagles (0-4, 0-0 Big Sky) to soar inside or outside of Maples Pavilion, 95-70.

Stanford started the game off trying to respond to the12-point loss in their previous contest. They also were down two senior starters (Spencer Jones & Brandon Angel) at gametime (6 pm PDT). However, EWU wanted to get their first win period, no matter the locale or opponent.

The Eagles got off to a flying start and led most of the first half. They were in front by as much as 12 points and had an 8-0 run during that time frame. Eastern Washington was also hot from beyond the 3-point arc, shooting a sizzling 57% from Downtown/Suburbs. Their junior guard/forward Cedric Coward was really “en fuego,” as he was perfect (4-4) from Threeland and garnered 14 points by recess.

The Cardinal had to battle from behind for nearly 13 minutes before they finally gained the advantage on the scoreboard. Graduate transfer Jared Bynum nailed a jumper (7:14) to put them in front, 27-26. That was a pivotal juncture in the half and game.

Stanford went on a 17-0 run themselves and also led by as many as 12 points. This was also the margin at intermission, 47-35. Freshman guard Andrej Stojakovic led the Cardinal with 12 points, while Bynum offered 9 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.

The second half Stanford widened their margin to as large as 25 points. Which was also the distance of the final tally, 95-70.. The aforementioned Pivot Time was when the Cardinal took over the lead and game for good.

Famous basketball son/player Stojakovic, led the Cardinal and opposing players at the half, as well as at the end of the game in points (18), with a variety of scoring options. Michael Jones chipped in 15 points, while sophomore guard Benny Gealer scored 13 points. Jared Bynum (11 points, 9 assists & 5 rebounds) and James Keeth (8 points & 12 rebounds) were both either an assist or a basket from a double-double in the blowout victory.

With the great play of the two newcomers Bynum and Stojakovic, Stanford Head Coach Jerod Haase explained what type of high character player comes to the program, “We’re really trying to bring in the guys who fit in with Stanford.”

The Cardinal are next in action in Paradise (Paradise Island, Bahamas) as they will participate in the Battle4Atlantis tournament in the Atlantic Ocean locale. They are scheduled to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks Wednesday, November 22 at 7:30 pm EST, and possibly face either the Michigan Wolverines or Memphis Tigers on Friday, November 24 at TBD.

EWU heads back to Cheney, WA to host the Walla Walla Wolves Wednesday, November 22 at 6 pm PDT.

San Jose State Spartans Lose To Abilene Christian 77-71 After Wildcats Rally In Second Half

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Hard as they tried the San Jose State Spartans just couldn’t finish the job against the Abilene Christian Wildcats at the University of the Virgin Islands on Fri Nov 17, 2023 (photo by the San Jose State Spartans)

Friday, November 17th, 2023

By Troy Ewers

In the beautiful University of the Virgin Islands, the San Jose State Spartans avoid a rainy Bay Area on the beach competing in this Paradise Jam tournament against Abilene Christian. San Jose State this game needed to focus on three things if they were going to win and that’s ball control, hitting 3’s, and being quick, but not rushing.  They fell short to Abilene in a 77-71.

First half for the Spartans was them hitting on those key points. The flow of scoring came from a lot of shots being put on the board and the Spartans hit 56% from the field. The battle between the two point guards was a huge factor.

Alvaro Cardenas with seven points at half and three assists was able to direct traffic and MJ Amey Jr. with 12 points and four assists was able to create a gap in the score in a half that felt like it was within two points all half. 

The second half was the polar opposite of the first with SJSU only scoring 30 points in the second half. ACU closed the gap early on the half and with ten minutes left in the game even though San Jose State was able to tie it up, ACU got the lead right back with great post play.

San Jose State lost their flow in the second half especially with turnovers. The Spartans had seven turnovers, four of them in the second half, and ACU used it as an opening to take over the game. With 3:30 left in the Tibet Gorener hit a three that gave SJSU momentum in a back and forth final stretch and a two point lead.

The key stretch of this game was was the final 30 seconds, down two points, Gorener missed a three point shot (he was 3-9 from three this game) and after the review it was ruled a shot clock violation, because it didn’t hit the rim and that forced the Spartans to have to foul to save time, but the strategy was ineffective and ACU made each free throw ending the game with a score of 77-71 Albilene Christian wins in this game of the Paradise Jam tournament. 

Bad news, the Spartans lost a game they should’ve won, but let go. Good news is the team is by a beach, so it shouldn’t be hard to forget about this loss before the next game. That next game is in the Consolation bracket of this tournament November 18th against an unknown opponent at this moment, but the San Jose State Spartans have to figure out a way to close games when they can be so dominant in the first half.

Montana State able to fend off Jaylon Tyson and Cal in close game 63-60 at Haas Pavilion

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Cal Bears guard Jaylon Tyson (10) takes the ball up the floor against the Montana State Tigers at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Thu Nov 16, 2023 (Cal Bears photo)

By Steve Ruderman

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023

Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California

Montana State Bobcats 63 (2-1)

California Golden Bears 60 (2-2)

By Stephen Ruderman

The Bears were unable to capitalize on their big win Monday, as the Montana State Bobcats, led by Brandon Walker and his 26-point performance, came into Haas Pavilion to prevent Cal from getting a thrilling comeback win, as Montana State held on to win, 63-60.

Jalen Cone hit an early jumper to give Cal a 2-0 lead. Montana State came back to take a 4-2 lead, and a three ball by Fardaws Aimaq gave Cal the lead back at 5-4. A layup by Brandon Walker, who would just be getting started, put the Bobcats back ahead at 6-5, and they would hold the lead the rest of the night.

Montana State looked poised to pull away with the game early, as they opened their lead to 12-5, but Cal scored six unanswered points to close it to 12-11. Despite that, the Bobcats maintained a steady lead throughout the rest of the first period, never leading by more than six.

The Bobcats led 33-27 at the half, and they started to open up their lead again at the start of the second period, as a 9-3 run gave Montana State a 44-30 lead with 15:09 remaining.

Cal slowly chipped away into the latter half of the second period, but they got even closer, as a pair of free throws by Aimaq cut the deficit to 51-49 with 4:49 remaining.

There was a lot of scoring in the final few minutes. The Bobcats pulled out to a 57-51 lead with 3:19 remaining, but Jaylon Tyson, who shined for the Bears tonight with 27 points, led the charge for, and Cal came back to make it 63-60 with just 16 seconds remaining.

Following a foul by Cone, and a pair of missed free throws by Robert Ford for Montana State, Cone missed a three that would’ve tied the game with four seconds, and that would be it, as the Bobcats won it, 63-60.

Cone’s missed three-pointer highlighted a game in which the Bears made just three three-balls, down from 13 against Bakersfield Monday. Cone, who hit seven threes on Monday, hit just one tonight. Cone was 1-for-10 from beyond the arc, and scored just eight points.

Cal ends up going 2-2 on the opening homestand, and they will head to San Juan Capistrano for the SoCal Challenge starting Monday night, when they will take on the UTEP Miners for a very-late 9:30 tipoff.

Stanford Falls to Santa Clara 89-77

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Stanford Cardinal forward Maxime Raynaud lays one up against the Santa Clara Broncos at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Tue Nov 14, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Tuesday night the Stanford Cardinal (2-1) took on the Santa Clara Broncos (3-0) in a battle of the unbeaten. Stanford led by slight margins for most of the game. They had led by as much as 12 points in the first half but it was the Broncos who pushed the pace eventually winning the game 89-77.

Tuesday night the Cardinal took on the Broncos at Maples Pavilion. Stanford is coming off a win Friday night against the (0-3) Sacramento Hornets 91-73. The Broncos are also coming off a win over St. Francis PA last Saturday 82-59.

In that game Carlos Marshall Jr. had the high score for Santa Clara with 25 points. Stanford kept an eye on Marshall. The Cardinal have a solid roster in Brandon Angel, Spencer Jones, Maxime Raynaud and Andre Stojakovic.

Stanford was highly favored. Angel had the high score in their last game against Sacramento finishing with 18 points with Jones, Raynaud and Stojakovic all scoring in double digits. Raynaud finished the game with seven rebounds. Both teams came into this game unbeaten. The Broncos came away with their record perfect and the Cardinal take their first loss.

Stanford hit the court starting this game with a shot from downtown from Stojakovic taking an early 3-0 lead. After taking a 28-16 lead at 12:08 the Cardinal let it all slip away and at 7:29 in the first half they were leading by a basket 30-28.

The Broncos took the lead once in the first half by a single point but Stanford hung onto the lead for the rest of the half. Santa Clara refused to go away threatening throughout the final seven minutes of play in the opening half. Stanford led at the half 46-44. Maxime Raynaud had the high for Stanford with 17 points.

The Broncos took the lead a couple of times in the second half but Stanford took the lead back every time but just could not establish a consistent rhythm and dictate the pace of this game. At 11:45 Santa Clara’s Adama Bal hit a shot from downtown and the Broncos went on to take a 62-57 lead.

This time it was the Broncos that threatened the pace of this game. This time it was Santa Clara that was holding small leads and extending their lead to 83-75 with less than a minute left in the game.

The Cardinal will next take on Eastern Wa again at Maples Friday night with tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Jalen Cone carries Cal to strong bounceback win over CSU Bakersfield 83-63

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Cal Bears guard Jalen Cone (15) takes a jump shot against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Mon Nov 13, 2023 (Cal Bears photo)

Monday, Nov. 13, 2023

Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 63 (1-2)

California Golden Bears 83 (2-1)

By Stephen Ruderman

Following a tough loss to the University of Pacific Tigers, Jalen Cone shined with 23 points and seven three-pointers, as the Cal Bears beat the California State University of Bakersfield Roadrunners comfortably by a final of 83-63.

It was a quiet Monday night at Haas Pavilion both in the crowd, and on the court, as it took two minutes for either team to score. Devin Askew hit a three ball two minutes and 13 seconds into the game, and Cal struck first. Jalen Cone also hit a three to make it 6-0, but the Roadrunners scored seven unanswered points to take a 7-6 lead.

Cal bounced back and took a 13-9 lead. Ugnius Jerusevicius hit a free throw, and then Higgins hit a three for the Roadrunners to tie it at 13-13 with 11:55 left.

The score was then 16-16, and after Cone hit another three with 10:09 left, the Bears went on a roll. Cal went on a 36-21 run to go into the half up 49-34.

The Roadrunners scored five unanswered points to start the second period as part of a 7-1 run as they cut the score to 50-41, but Cal responded swiftly, and put the game away.

In addition to Cone’s performance, all five of Cal’s starters scored double digits, as the team hit 13 threes as a whole. Fardaws Aimaq scored 14 points; Jaylon Tyson scored 13; Devin Askew scored 12; and Grant Newell scored 10. Each starter also hit at least one three, as Askew and Newell both hit two, and Aimaq and Tyson hit one.

As for Bakersfield, Kaleb Higgins led the way with 22 points, but Cal’s defense kept the rest of the Roadrunners at bay.

Cal is back over .500 at 2-1, and the opening homestand will continue on Thursday, as the Bears will welcome the Montana State Bobcats to Berkeley for an 8:00 tipoff.

San Jose State Spartans Lose To Texas Tech Red Raiders 56-42 After Second Half Turnovers

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Myron Amey Jr (0) walks off the floor for the San Jose State Spartans after a defeat to the Texas Tech Red Raiders at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock TX on Sun Nov 12, 2023 (San Jose State Spartans photo)

Sunday, November 12th, 2023

By Troy Ewers

It’s the first road game for San Jose State and they face Texas Tech in the home of the Red Raiders. 

The 2-0 Spartans were prepared for the Red Raiders and focused on defense. Keeping Texas Tech and utilizing mismatches early. SJSU cut off the Red Raiders’ access to the paint and forced them to have to try to score from the outside.

On offense both teams weren’t hitting from the three point line, but the Spartans found a stride in the first half scoring in the paint. The game was close all first half, but Spartans Coach Tim Miles was adamant that his boys will win the battle in the key.

A battle Coach Miles wanted his team to win the most was on the boards, Adrame Diongue led the team with rebounds in the first, but the Red Raiders had 19 rebounds over the Spartans 17 rebounds and that battle shows why Coach Miles was so focused on it, because at halftime Texas Tech was up by one point, 22-21. 

The second half started with both teams trading leads. San Jose State’s ability to score on second chance points is phenomenal even though they only had six second chance points at the 11 minute mark in the second half. In the last five minutes Texas Tech had a six point lead and Spartans had to get back to what got them a lead in the first half, but turnovers were costing them and Texas Tech capitalized on the Spartans’ mistakes.

The Red Raiders went on a 13-2 run at one point and in the final minute Texas Tech was up 11 and let the clock run out, but not before hitting one last three to make it 56-42 and that was game. The Spartans main problem in this game was when they couldn’t get a run going, they tried to shoot threes and turned the ball over. The Red Raiders scored 19 points off of the Spartans 16 turnovers. 

It wasn’t easy, but Texas Tech pulled out and won making their record 2-0 and the Spartans go 2-1. San Jose State wanted this win, but they’ll get to forget about this loss in the U.S. Virgin Islands where they’ll be in the Paradise Jam tournament starting on November 17th. 

Martinez runs wild in Beavers’ 62-17 rout of Stanford

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Stanford Cardinal quarterback Aston Daniels (14) looks for an open receiver against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium in Corvallis on Sat Nov 11, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Damien Marttinez put on a show for Oregon State Saturday, rushing for 146 yards and a career-best four touchdowns for the No. 12 Beavers, as they trounced Stanford 62-17 at Corvallis, Ore.

Martinez was the Pac-12 freshman offensive player of the year in 2022. He passed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season, doing most of his damage in the first half as Oregon State (8-2 overall, 5-2 Pac-12) kept its conference championship game hopes alive while winning its ninth straight home game.

The Cardinal (3-7 overall, 2-6 Pac-12) had troubler keeping up with Oregon State’s high-powered attack as they trailed 34-10 at halftime.

Martinez set the tone, but there were others who had a big day for the Beavers. Quarterback DJ Ulagalelei completed 12 of 19 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns, and Andrew Chatfield Jr. had two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception.

Martinez scored his first touchdown with 9:52 left in the first quarter. Four minutes later, Martinez ran in from 59 yards out. With 623 seconds to go in the quarter, Ashton Daniels put the Cardinal on the board with a 7-yard touchdown run, cutting OSU’s lead to 14-7.

A minute and 26 seconds into the second quarter, Martinez’s 15-yard touchdown run put the Beavers up 21-7, and OSU added another score two minutes later on a 40-yard scoring pass from Ulagalelei to Jermaine Terry II.

Stanford’s Joshua Karty kicked a 28-yard field goal with 3:04 left In the second quarter, cutting the OSU lead to 28-10. But Martinez scored his fourth touchdown, a five yard run with 15 seconds left in the half, to give the Beavers a 24-point lead at the intermission.

Oregon State proceeded to outscore the Cardinal 28-7 in the second half. With 1:30 left in the third quarter, Stanford scored one last time when Daniels threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Elic Ayomanor.

Daniels completed 10 of 16 passes for 200 yards, one touchdown, an interception and he was sacked three times. Daniels was also the Cardinal’s leading ground gainer with 37 yards on nine carries. Ayomanor caught three passes for 122 yards.

Oregon State racked up 29 first downs and 598 yards in total offense.

Stanford returns home for the 126th renewal of the Big Game against California next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Bears Drag the Cougars up the Hill and Maul Them 42-39, on Senior Day in the East Bay

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Cal Bears running back Jaydn Ott leaps into the end zone to score against the Washington State Cougars at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley on Sat Nov 11, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

BERKELEY, Calif. — The California Golden Bears (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) honored their senior players with a clawbiter win over conference foe Washington State Cougars (4-6, 1-6 Pac-12) in front of 38,155 fans at Memorial Stadium.

The Bears were generous guest by deferring the ball to the Cougars, after winning the coin toss. Apparently WASU didn’t appreciate the kind gesture and gave the gift right back.

Less tha three minutes into the contest, Cougars’ junior quarterback Cameron Ward fumbled on 4th & 1. Freshman running back and special teamer, Cade Uluave forced the fumble and returned it for a 51-yard TD. That quickly, the Bears were up 7-0 without possessing the ball yet.

When Cal did get their first possession, they absolutely took advantage of their opportunity. Redshirt freshman QB Fernando Mendoza tossed a six yard TD pass to fellow R-FR TE Jack Endries. Less than ten minutes of the first quarter, the Bears were up by two touchdowns, 14-0.

With 17 seconds left in the first, Ward was able to redeem himself a bit. He scored a three yard TD on a QB keeper. At the end of 15, the Cougars cut the deficit in half, 14-7.

Early in the second quarter sophomore RB Jaydn Ott fumbled into the endzone, as he was trying to score, fortuitously his teammate R-JR lineman Brian Driscoll recovered the ball and was awarded the touchdown. They went up 21-7 and scored two touchdowns on two fumbles.

Cameron Ward came back a few minutes later and threw a 13-yard TD to junior TE Cooper Mathers. Washington State got within seven, 21-14, and Ward was in position to actually take the lead, but he fumbled again.

Mendoza hit Ott for a 13-yard TD and Cal was back up by two touchdowns, 28-14. The Bears were expecting to go into the locker room up by 14, but the Cougars scored another touchdown at the end of the quarter..

Redshirt freshman QB John Mateer rushed in for five yards to paydirt, and the Cougars trailed by seven again. At the half, California lead 28-21.

Cal opened up the third with possesion of the ball; however, they did the same thing Washington State did to open the game…FUMBLE!. Mendoza coughed up the ball within the first minute of the second half, and WSU recovered the ball.

Redshirt junior kicker Dean Janikowski nailed a 28-yard field goal, bringing his team within four. At the end of three, California led 28-24.

Early in the fourth, Janikowski missed a FG. Cal took the ball downfield quickly into Cougars’ territry. Ott has a 52-yard run, then scored from the five yard line, putting his bears up by 11, 35-24.

Cameron Ward had the ball in his hands again trying to cut into the double-digit lead, but that did not go as planned. For the second time in the game, he fumbled and a defensive TD occured. This time junior DB Nohl Williams reached the endzone after carrying it for 52 yards. 42-24 Cal.

Ward answered back with a 212-yard TD loft to redshirt junior Josh Kelly, and they converted the two point attempt. The pulled within ten, 42-32.

Cal’s Ott fubled again, but this time the Cougars recovered the ball. Ward came right back and threw a five yard TD to RS FR RB Djouvensky Schlembaker, bringing the road team within three, 42-39.

With a chance to tie the game at 50 seconds left in the game, Janikowski missed a 48-yarder. Cal got the ball back with the chance to seal the game,

Cal could not make the clock hit zero, so the Cougars had one last chance. With :04 left on the clock, Ward’s desperation Hail Mary was picked off by the ubiquitous Cade Uluave. GAME OVER and the Bears win a close one to the cats from the Great Northwest, 42-39.

Cal wii next be in action across the Bay trying to keep possession of the Axe, as they will battle Stanford Saturday November 18 at TBD. The Cougars head back to Pullman, WA to host Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes Friday, November 17 at 7:30 PDT.

Note: Cal’s Jaydn Ott rushed for 167 yards against the Cougars, and has amassed 1016 on the season. QB Fernando Mendoza, who threw two TDs himself, gave praise to his star running back. “He is spectacular, and he will be playing on Sundays.” Uttered Mendoza.

WSU’s Cameron Ward threw the ball a whopping 59 times, completing 34 for 354 yards and three touchdowns. He also had a rushing TD.

Pacific comes back to down Cal in seesaw battle 87-79 at Haas Pavilion

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Cal Bears confer on the floor as they faced the Pacific Tigers at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Fri Nov 10, 2023 (photo from calbears.com)

Friday, Nov. 10, 2023

Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California

Pacific Tigers 87 (1-1)

California Golden Bears 79 (1-1)

By Stephen Ruderman

The Pacific Tigers came back late to defeat the Bears, 87-79, denying Cal a 2-0 start.

The Bears opened the season Monday by barely beating the St. Thomas Tommies, and they looked to build on their momentum with much stronger competition coming in. Cal jumped out to a 15-11 lead with 14:40 remaining in the first period, the Tigers scored eight unanswered points to take a 19-15 lead.

The teams traded leads the remainder of the first period, as the Tigers led 40-38 at the half. The Tigers struck first in the second period with a jumper, but Cal then went on a 16-2 run to open up a 54-44 lead.

Pacific chipped into Cal’s lead, as the game entered the latter half of the second period. Villam Garcia Adsten was fouled and hit a jumper with 7:16 left to tie the game at 62-62, and then he hit a free throw to give the Tigers the lead, and they would not look back.

The Tigers then put the game away, as a 15-0 run gave them a 73-62 lead, and they maintained a healthy lead to close it out.

Cal falls to 1-1, as CSU Bakersfield will come into Haas Pavilion for a 7:00 tipoff Monday Night.

Pacific chipped into Cal’s lead, as the game entered the latter half of the second period. Villam Garcia Adsten was fouled and hit a jumper with 7:16 left to tie the game at 62-62, and then he hit a free throw to give the Tigers the lead, and they would not look back.

The Tigers then put the game away, as a 15-0 run gave them a 73-62 lead, and they maintained a healthy lead to close it out.

Cal falls to 1-1, as CSU Bakersfield will come into Haas Pavilion for a 7:00 tipoff Monday Night.

Cardinal Swats Away Pesky Hornets with Branches, 91-73; Avenges Football Team’s Loss

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Stanford Cardinal guard Jared Bynum (1) dribbles against Sacramento State at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Fri Nov 10, 2023 (photo from gostanford.com)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal’s (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) bark was too thick for the swarming Sacramento State Hornets (0-2, 0-0 Big West) 91-73, also preventing them from building a nest inside Maples.

The flying bugs from the California state capital actually scored the first basket of the game, and led twice early. However, the home team was determined to keep them from being in front the rest of the first half.

During the Hornets’ brief lead, they also went on a 7-0 run, but that was subdued by the Cardinal’s 10-0 run. Both teams were perfect from the charity stripe; however, that was a miniscule 4-4. Sac State made 3, while Stanford made the other.free throw.

Stanford Senior forward Spencer Jones got his shooting stroke in motion, after making 0 field goals in the last game. He made two jumpers from beyond the arc, and managed to tally10 points in the first half.

Jones wasn’t the only Cardinal player to reach double-figures in scoring. Fellow senior forward Brandon Angel chipped in 10 points himself within the first 20 minutes of the contest.

Sacramento State was led by junior guard Zee Hamoda (16) as he made four 3s and his senior teammate Brandon Betson (8) drilled two from beyond the line.

Even though the Hornets outrebounded the Cardinal and made more threes, Stanford shot 55% from the field and led by as much as 10 points in the half. They settled for an eight point advantage at intermission, 47-39.

In the second half Stanford’s lead got as large as 19 points. Although the Hornets kept in buzzing distance for a brief time in the final half, the Cardinal was fairly in control of the Northern California battle.

Jones added five more points to his total, but left the game with an apparent ailment. HC Jerod Haase said that his 16+ minutes limitation was for precautionary reasons and possible injury status was undetermined at press time.

Projected Freshman Sensation Andrej Stojakovic, son of former NBA star Peja, had a breakout game in game two of his college career. He garnered 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in just under 26 minutes of play. He also shot over 50% from the floor.

Brandon Angel added eight points (18) to his halftime total and junior forward Maxime Raynaud scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and blocked 2 shots.

Sacramento State was led in scoring by Hamoda (21) and Betson (17). They also had two other players eclipse double-digits, Duncan Powell (14) and Bowyn Beatty (10)

At the final horn, the Cardinal was on top by 18 points, 91-73. Stanford stayed consistent in the second half, by remaining perfect (5-5) from the free throw line and shooting just under 56% from the field for the whole game.

Stanford will next be in action Tuesday, November 14 at Maples hosting the Santa Clara Broncos at 6 pm PDT. Sac State heads back to the capital city to host Pacific Union on the same date at 6:30 pm PDT.

Note: Graduate transfer Jerod Bynum has recorded 17 assists and 1 turnover (17:1) in his two games as a Cardinal hooper.

He also explained that he always wanted to be a Stanford player, but it didn’t work out until now. In addition, he is excited to be a part of the last year of the Pac – 12.

Coach Haas does not think his win against Sac State will provide a sense of redemption for his fellow head coach (Troy Taylor) of the football team of whom suffered an upset loss to them (Former Team) earlier in the school year.