SAN JOSE — Underneath first-year coach Kyle Smith, Stanford males’s basketball crew likes to shoot a variety of 3-pointers.
It’s aesthetically pleasing – to not point out efficient – after they go in. After they don’t, although, it may be arduous to look at.
Going through No. 10 Oregon at SAP Heart Saturday night time, Stanford was extraordinarily inefficient from deep, making simply 3 of 17 photographs from past the arc within the first half. That brutal begin doomed the Cardinal to a 17-point halftime deficit, and issues didn’t get a complete lot higher within the second half.
Although Stanford scored much more – and extra effectively – within the remaining half, the harm was already carried out. The Geese kind of maintained their first-half benefit and cruised to a 76-61 win.
The Geese, enjoying in SAP Heart for the primary time because the 2019 NCAA Match, after they gained two video games and superior to the Candy Sixteen, appeared rather more snug regardless of having to journey considerably farther to play the sport. Stanford, which solely needed to journey 20 miles down Interstate 280, left its capturing contact again house on The Farm.
The Cardinal shot a poor share general – simply 37% – and weren’t even as much as par from the free-throw line, changing simply 7 of 13 makes an attempt.
French heart Maxime Raynaud was Stanford’s greatest participant by far on Saturday night time, main the Cardinal in each factors (20) and rebounds (13). They wanted each little bit of it to safe any offensive manufacturing in any respect.
The following-highest scoring Stanford participant was Benny Gealer with 10 factors. Kwame Evans Jr. led Oregon (11-1, 1-1 Large Ten) with 13 factors, and 9 Geese scored at the very least 5 factors.
Stanford (9-3, 1-0 ACC) will subsequent journey to face No. 25 Clemson on Jan. 1, resuming Atlantic Coast Convention play after concluding its Christmas break. Oregon will tackle Weber State on Dec. 29 in Eugene.
Initially Printed: December 21, 2024 at 7:07 PM PST
