McPhee’s 25 lead Cardinal to victory

NO. 17 STANFORD WOMEN 62, COLORADO 53

Brittany McPhee had 25 points, on 9-for-14 shooting, and 12 rebounds to help No. 17 Stanford beat Colorado 62-53 on Sunday at Maples Pavilion.

The Cardinal (18-8, 12-2 Pac-12) have won six in a row and nine of their past 10. They share the Pac-12 lead with No. 8 UCLA and No. 9 Oregon.

Kennedy Leonard and Annika Jank made back-to-back jumpers to give Colorado (12-13, 3-11) a two-point lead midway through the second quarter, but Stanford used an 18-2 run — scoring the final 12 points as the Buffaloes went scoreless for almost four minutes — to close the first half with a 35-21 lead. The Cardinal scored 10 of the first 14 third-quarter points, including five by McPhee, to push the margin to 20.

Quinessa Caylao-Do had 16 points and Leonard scored 12 for Colorado.

The Buffs used a 10-2 spurt to trim their deficit to 56-44 late in the fourth quarter and Payton Carter’s layup with eight seconds to play cut the margin to a single digit for the first time in the second half.

The Cardinal made 19 of their season-high 35 foul shots. Colorado hit just 7 of 12 from the line.