Cardinal use 23-0 run to win fourth straight
Brandon Angel and Spencer Jones each scored 16 points and Stanford used a 23-0 second-half run to beat Washington State 62-57 on Thursday in a game delayed 75 minutes due to coronavirus testing.
Moments before the scheduled start in Pullman, it was announced the teams were awaiting coronavirus test results and the game would start 15 minutes late. The Cougars left the court while Stanford continued its shootaround for 35 minutes until a second lengthy delay sent the Cardinal players to the tunnel.
But that didn’t stop Stanford (10-4, 3-1 Pac-12) from winning its fourth straight. Jaiden Delaire added 14 points and James Keefe eight for the Cardinal, who were coming off their first win over a top-five team since 2007 — they beat USC 75-69 on Tuesday night at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford started cold, shooting 38.5% from the field in the first half and trailed 35-26. But the Cardinal pulled away early in the second half after Washington State took an 11-point lead with 17 minutes left.
Jones started the big run with one of his three baskets during the stretch and Angel added nine points. Stanford took its first lead of the game, 44-42, during the run as the Cougars went 14-plus minutes without a field goal, missing 15 straight shots.
Freshman Mouhamed Gueye, averaging 6.3 points per game, scored 16 points for Washington State (9-7, 2-3), which was coming off its first win at Utah since 1946, snapping a 13-game losing streak against the Utes.
Michael Flowers added 12 points, making his fourth 3-pointer to extend Washington State’s lead to 42-31 in the opening minutes of the second half.
Ingram Harrison, who led Stanford with 21 points against USC on Tuesday, struggled from the field Thursday night and finished with four points on 1-for-6 shooting.
Stanford continues on the road at Washington on Saturday, while Washington State hosts Cal, also on Saturday.
Washington beat Cal 64-55 in Seattle on Wednesday night. The Bears are 9-8, 2-4 in the Pac-12.