Stanford dominates inside, thumps Washington 79-61
AP
Feb 19, 2021
SEATTLE (AP) Oscar da Silva scored 18 points, Jaiden Delaire added 15 points, and Stanford Cardinal thumped Washington Huskies 79-61 on Thursday night for its fourth win in five games.
The Cardinal (14-8, 10-6 Pac-12) began its final extended road trip of the regular season with an easy blowout win fueled by a huge second half shooting performance. The Cardinal made 12 of their first 14 shots to start the second half and led by as many as 26 in the final 20 minutes.
''I feel like we got our full team back now,'' Delaire said. ''Everyone's super excited about that. We've been competing hard in practice, coming up with good game plans.''
Stanford's Daejon Davis added 12 points off the bench in what could be his final visit to his hometown during his college career. The real dominance for the Cardinal came on the interior where they outscored Washington 50-28 on points in the paint.
The most emphatic of those inside points came in the second half when Bryce Wills dunked over 7-foot-4 Washington center Riley Sorn.
''Bryce's dunk doesn't mean a lot to me because I have no idea how to do that. As a player, I never jumped that high,'' Stanford coach Jerod Haase joked. ''Even with a trampoline, I couldn't get that high. So it doesn't really resonate with me. I mean, it looks cool.''
Stanford entered the week squarely on the fringes of the NCAA tournament and avoided what would have been a costly stumbled against the lowly Huskies. The Cardinal still have games against Oregon and at No. 17 USC that could help their tournament resume.
''Everybody's focused, locked in understanding our goals for the end of the season. We want to finish off this year strong,'' Delaire said.
Washington (4-17, 3-13) lost for the sixth time in seven games and let reserves play most of the final 11 minutes after falling behind 62-36. Reserve guard Cole Bajema scored a career-high 13 points. Erik Stevenson had all 11 of his points in the first half for Washington, but appeared to injure his left leg on a breakaway in the closing seconds of the half and played sparingly in the second half.
Leading scorer Quade Green didn't score until the opening moments of the second half and finished with just five points.
Washington played its fourth game in a week and appeared lethargic at times.
''Tonight we just took a step back,'' Washington coach Mike Hopkins said. ''You can see it. Our energy was down. You could feel it. I don't know if it's the four games in eight days. But the energy, the pop wasn't there.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Stanford: The Cardinal shot 57.4% in the victory and 68% in the second half. It was the fifth time in six games the Cardinal topped 50% shooting and was the second-highest mark in conference play.
Washington: Turnovers again were a major problem for the Huskies. Washington had six total turnovers in its victory over Washington State earlier this week. They had six turnovers in the first eight minutes against Stanford. Washington finished with 20 turnovers. ... Washington had just one free throw attempt.
THOSE AREN'T CARDBOARD
For the first time this season, Washington had a very limited number of fans in the arena. Per local and state guidelines, Washington allowed up to 60 player guests per team to attend Thursday's game and will do the same for Saturday's regular season home finale.
UP NEXT
Stanford: The Cardinal will play at Washington State on Saturday.
Washington: The Huskies will host California on Saturday.
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1st Half
STAN
Cardinal
32
WASH
Huskies
22
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Lukas Kisunas vs. Nate Roberts (Michael O'Connell gains possession)
19:37
Spencer Jones misses two point pullup jump shot
19:35
Nate Roberts defensive rebound
19:19
Nate Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Oscar da Silva steals)
19:00
Oscar da Silva turnover (traveling)
18:48
Michael O'Connell personal foul (Hameir Wright draws the foul)
18:45
+2
Jamal Bey makes two point layup
0-2
18:32
+2
Jaiden Delaire makes two point dunk (Michael O'Connell assists)
2-2
18:18
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
18:16
Oscar da Silva defensive rebound
18:07
+2
Lukas Kisunas makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)
4-2
17:44
Hameir Wright misses three point jump shot
17:42
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
17:27
+2
Jaiden Delaire makes two point driving layup
6-2
17:03
Hameir Wright turnover (bad pass)
16:51
Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot
16:49
Hameir Wright defensive rebound
16:28
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Tsohonis assists)
6-5
16:02
Jaiden Delaire misses two point fadeaway jump shot
16:00
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
15:45
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Quade Green assists)
6-8
15:36
Oscar da Silva misses three point jump shot
15:34
Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
15:28
Quade Green turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals)
15:15
+2
Michael O'Connell makes two point layup
8-8
15:11
Nate Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Jaiden Delaire steals)
15:00
Erik Stevenson shooting foul (Lukas Kisunas draws the foul)
15:00
TV timeout
15:00
Lukas Kisunas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:00
+1
Lukas Kisunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-8
14:45
Quade Green misses three point jump shot
14:43
Oscar da Silva defensive rebound
14:27
Cole Bajema blocks Bryce Wills's two point finger roll layup
14:25
Cardinal offensive rebound
14:19
+2
Ziaire Williams makes two point dunk (Bryce Wills assists)
11-8
14:07
Marcus Tsohonis offensive foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul)
14:07
Marcus Tsohonis turnover
13:50
+2
Daejon Davis makes two point layup (Ziaire Williams assists)
13-8
13:33
Quade Green misses two point jump shot
13:31
Bryce Wills defensive rebound
13:20
Michael O'Connell misses two point pullup jump shot
13:18
Hameir Wright defensive rebound
13:04
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Quade Green assists)
13-11
12:43
Bryce Wills turnover (bad pass)
12:32
Max Murrell blocks Marcus Tsohonis's two point driving layup
12:30
Huskies offensive rebound
12:27
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
12:25
Bryce Wills defensive rebound
12:18
Erik Stevenson personal foul (Bryce Wills draws the foul)
12:08
Max Murrell misses three point jump shot
12:06
Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
11:49
Erik Stevenson turnover (lost ball)
11:49
TV timeout
11:31
+2
Ziaire Williams makes two point driving layup
15-11
11:02
Marcus Tsohonis misses three point pullup jump shot
11:00
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
10:57
Bryce Wills turnover (bad pass)
10:47
Jamal Bey misses three point jump shot
10:45
Hameir Wright offensive rebound
10:43
Jump ball. Hameir Wright vs. Oscar da Silva (Huskies gains possession)
10:39
Hameir Wright misses two point driving layup
10:37
Ziaire Williams defensive rebound
10:25
Ziaire Williams misses two point pullup jump shot
10:23
Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
10:06
Jamal Bey offensive foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul)
10:06
Jamal Bey turnover
9:49
Cole Bajema blocks Jaiden Delaire's two point layup
9:47
Jaiden Delaire offensive rebound
9:38
+2
Jaiden Delaire makes two point putback layup
17-11
9:22
Jamal Bey misses two point jump shot
9:20
Jamal Bey offensive rebound
9:14
Jamal Bey turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Jones steals)
9:07
Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot
9:05
Nate Roberts defensive rebound
8:59
Quade Green turnover (traveling)
8:36
Cole Bajema personal foul (Jaiden Delaire draws the foul)
8:22
Spencer Jones misses two point driving layup
8:20
Huskies defensive rebound
8:20
Oscar da Silva personal foul (Nate Roberts draws the foul)
7:58
TV timeout
7:49
Ziaire Williams blocks Quade Green's three point jump shot
7:47
Huskies offensive rebound
7:49
Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
7:31
+2
Oscar da Silva makes two point driving layup
19-11
7:19
+2
Jamal Bey makes two point reverse layup
19-13
7:01
Jaiden Delaire misses two point layup
6:59
Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
6:47
Quade Green turnover (out of bounds)
6:27
+2
Jaiden Delaire makes two point floating jump shot
21-13
6:27
Spencer Jones personal foul (Quade Green draws the foul)
6:21
Marcus Tsohonis turnover (bad pass) (Oscar da Silva steals)
6:14
+3
Spencer Jones makes three point jump shot (Daejon Davis assists)
24-13
6:13
Huskies 30 second timeout
5:55
Hameir Wright offensive foul (Oscar da Silva draws the foul)
5:55
Hameir Wright turnover
5:38
+2
Daejon Davis makes two point driving jump shot
26-13
5:07
+2
Marcus Tsohonis makes two point floating jump shot
26-15
4:53
+2
Daejon Davis makes two point driving layup
28-15
4:28
Cole Bajema misses two point pullup jump shot
4:26
Bryce Wills defensive rebound
4:15
Michael O'Connell misses two point pullup jump shot
4:13
Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
3:57
Marcus Tsohonis misses three point pullup jump shot
3:55
Bryce Wills defensive rebound
3:37
Marcus Tsohonis personal foul (Jaiden Delaire draws the foul)
3:37
TV timeout
3:37
+1
Jaiden Delaire makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-15
3:37
+1
Jaiden Delaire makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-15
3:21
+2
Jamal Bey makes two point layup
30-17
3:02
+2
Bryce Wills makes two point layup
32-17
2:47
Quade Green misses three point jump shot
2:45
Oscar da Silva defensive rebound
2:35
Daejon Davis turnover (bad pass) (Erik Stevenson steals)
2:09
Marcus Tsohonis misses two point turnaround jump shot