By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Dan Grunfeld scored 18 points, and Stanford ushered in a new era in its renovated home arena with a 72-62 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night.
Rob Little added 14 points and six rebounds and Matt Haryasz had 12 points, nine boards and two blocks for the Cardinal, who played their first game in Maples Pavilion following a $30 million, 10-month facelift to the team's raucous digs.
Redshirt freshman Tim Morris had a career-high 13 points as Stanford (4-4) won its 16th straight home game dating to the second-to-last weekend of the 2002-03 season when the Cardinal lost 72-69 to Arizona. The home winning streak is the longest active run in the Pac-10.
Fowzi Abdelsamad led UC Davis with 22 points and Rommel Marentez added 15, but the Aggies allowed Stanford to shoot a season-best 63.3 percent.
Ryan Moore, the big brother of Stanford sophomore basketball and football player Evan Moore, had nine points for the Aggies (3-5). They lined up next to each other and joked during a free throw in the final minute. Moments later on the other end, Evan fouled Ryan.
UC Davis has not beaten Stanford in 12 meetings.
Nick Robinson gave Stanford a 15-point lead, 57-42, with 8:46 remaining when he scored on a putback, and that followed four straight baskets by Morris. The Cardinal's biggest lead was 16 moments later.
During construction, Stanford practiced in a gym across campus and had trailers that served as a temporary locker room. The Cardinal were scheduled to play their early season home games at nearby Santa Clara University and weren't expected to be back in Maples until January, but the renovation finished ahead of schedule.
The new additions to Maples include a main scoreboard with video capabilities; a new floor minus the infamous bounce; new seating in the lower bowl area; an outer concourse; upgraded locker rooms and meeting rooms, and more restrooms and concession stands.
The Cardinal, who hadn't played in this building since going undefeated at home last season while ranked No. 1, practiced in Maples for only about two weeks before Saturday's game. They played their first seven games this season on the road.
Stanford scored 11 straight points early and jumped out to a 14-4 lead, and shot 59.3 percent in the first half to lead 36-29 at the break.
