Okpala nets career-high 29 points in Stanford's 96-74 win
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Sophomore KZ Okpala had a career-high 29 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and five assists and Stanford opened the season with a 96-74 victory over Seattle on Tuesday night.
''He also had three turnovers,'' Stanford coach Jarod Haase joked.
''He likes being coached, he wants to be better and he has a very high ceiling,'' Haase said. ''He should be a big-time defensive rebounder but that was an impressive performance.''
Freshman Cormac Ryan scored 13 of his 16 points, including four of his five 3-pointers, in the second half for the Cardinal, who improved to 6-0 all-time against the Redhawks. Daejon Davis added 15 points and Marcus Sheffield had 10.
Terrell Brown, a high school teammate of Davis in Seattle, scored 16 points to lead the Redhawks. Matej Kavas and Anand Hundal each added 13 points. Morgan Means had 11.
Okpala helped Stanford open a big second-half lead, scoring 16 of his points after the break. In the first half he was 2 of 5 from the field and 9 of 11 from the foul line.
''The pace was much better in the second half,'' Okpala said. ''I think we can be much better.''
Seattle matched Stanford's energy level and held the lead through much of the first half thanks in large part to Hundal, who came off the bench and hit his first three 3-pointers.
The Redhawks led by as many as eight midway through the first half and were ahead 35-30 before the Cardinal outscored Seattle 10-1 to take a 40-36 advantage into the intermission.
''I liked when we got the lead to 15 and then got it to 20,'' Haase said. ''I like the way we responded offensively. We were one pass away from a really good offense in the first half and then we started making that pass, making hard cuts and that led to easier shots.''
The Cardinal shot 60 percent from the field in the second half after a 42.3 percent effort in the first half.
NO ORDINARY FRESHMAN
Cormac Ryan, who came to Stanford from Manhattan, had an impressive college debut. ''I've said it before and I'll probably say it again. He's like a 40-year-old man, in a good way. He has presence, shows confidence and I can talk to him after a good play or bad play and he'll convey that to the rest of the team,'' Haase said.
BIG PICTURE
Seattle: The Redhawks, who have not won a season-opener in six years, has four Pac-12 teams on its schedule. They play Washington State next week and travel to California and Washington in December. ... Former Stanford great Nick Robinson is an assistant coach with Seattle. He received a warm ovation when introduced during a timeout.
Stanford: The Cardinal, who have won its last nine season openers and 29 of 31, plays five of its first seven games on the road, including at No. 8 North Carolina on Monday. ... This marked the earliest season opener in the 104-year history of the program, beating by two days the 2013 opener.
UP NEXT
Seattle returns home to host Puget Sound on Thursday.
Stanford travels to play at UNC Wilmington on Friday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0.0 | Â | End of period | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | Daejon Davis made layup | 0-2 | |
19:32 | Â | Terrell Brown missed layup | Â | |
19:30 | Â | Offensive rebound by Myles Carter | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Shot clock violation turnover on Seattle | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Josh Sharma missed layup | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Defensive rebound by Seattle | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Shooting foul on Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
18:36 | +1 | Matej Kavas made 1st of 2 free throws | 1-2 | |
18:36 | +1 | Matej Kavas made 2nd of 2 free throws | 2-2 | |
18:24 | Â | KZ Okpala missed floating jump shot | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Defensive rebound by Delante Jones | Â | |
18:05 | Â | Personal foul on Josh Sharma | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Delante Jones missed layup, blocked by Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Defensive rebound by Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Josh Sharma missed layup | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Daejon Davis missed layup | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Defensive rebound by Terrell Brown | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Offensive foul on Josh Sharma | Â | |
16:10 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Terrell Brown | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Flagrant foul on Myles Carter | Â | |
16:07 | +1 | Daejon Davis made 1st of 2 free throws | 6-8 | |
15:38 | Â | Dashawn McDowell missed layup, blocked by KZ Okpala | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Defensive rebound by Cormac Ryan | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Personal foul on Dashawn McDowell | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Personal foul on Delante Jones | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Personal foul on Daejon Davis | Â | |
13:06 | Â | Shooting foul on Myles Carter | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Offensive foul on KZ Okpala | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Cormac Ryan missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Marcus Sheffield missed jump shot | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Defensive rebound by Seattle | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Personal foul on Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Terrell Brown missed layup, blocked by KZ Okpala | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Defensive rebound by KZ Okpala | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Shooting foul on Riley Grigsby | Â | |
10:46 | Â | KZ Okpala missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
10:46 | Â | KZ Okpala missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
10:46 | Â | KZ Okpala missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Defensive rebound by Anand Hundal | Â | |
10:24 | +3 | Anand Hundal made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Terrell Brown | 13-12 | |
10:16 | Â | Personal foul on Delante Jones | Â | |
9:59 | +2 | Lukas Kisunas made layup, assist by Daejon Davis | 13-14 | |
9:43 | +2 | Terrell Brown made layup | 15-14 | |
9:37 | Â | Personal foul on Dashawn McDowell | Â | |
9:37 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 1st of 2 free throws | 15-15 | |
9:37 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 2nd of 2 free throws | 15-16 | |
8:39 | Â | Offensive foul on Daejon Davis | Â | |
7:57 | +2 | Anand Hundal made layup, assist by Terrell Brown | 24-16 | |
7:37 | +2 | Trevor Stanback made dunk | 24-18 | |
7:27 | Â | Shooting foul on Isaac White | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Terrell Brown missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
7:22 | +1 | Terrell Brown made 2nd of 2 free throws | 25-18 | |
6:49 | Â | Personal foul on Morgan Means | Â | |
6:49 | +1 | Isaac White made 1st of 2 free throws | 25-19 | |
6:49 | +1 | Isaac White made 2nd of 2 free throws | 25-20 | |
6:22 | Â | Terrell Brown missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Defensive rebound by KZ Okpala | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Shooting foul on Anand Hundal | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Marcus Sheffield missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
6:15 | +1 | Marcus Sheffield made 2nd of 2 free throws | 25-21 | |
6:02 | Â | Dashawn McDowell missed jump shot | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Defensive rebound by KZ Okpala | Â | |
5:47 | +2 | KZ Okpala made driving dunk | 25-23 | |
5:33 | +3 | Matej Kavas made 3-pt. jump shot | 28-23 | |
5:08 | Â | Shooting foul on Dashawn McDowell | Â | |
5:08 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 1st of 2 free throws | 28-24 | |
5:08 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 2nd of 2 free throws | 28-25 | |
4:54 | +2 | Matej Kavas made jump shot, assist by Morgan Means | 30-25 | |
4:42 | Â | Shooting foul on Riley Grigsby | Â | |
4:42 | +1 | Marcus Sheffield made 1st of 2 free throws | 30-26 | |
4:42 | +1 | Marcus Sheffield made 2nd of 2 free throws | 30-27 | |
4:18 | Â | Morgan Means missed jump shot | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Offensive rebound by Riley Grigsby | Â | |
4:04 | +2 | Riley Grigsby made tip-in | 32-27 | |
3:57 | Â | Lost ball turnover on KZ Okpala, stolen by Riley Grigsby | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Morgan Means | Â | |
3:35 | +3 | Jaiden Delaire made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by KZ Okpala | 32-30 | |
3:15 | Â | Terrell Brown missed layup, blocked by Josh Sharma | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Offensive rebound by Anand Hundal | Â | |
3:04 | +3 | Anand Hundal made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Morgan Means | 35-30 | |
2:49 | Â | Josh Sharma missed hook shot | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Defensive rebound by Matej Kavas | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Morgan Means | Â | |
2:11 | +2 | KZ Okpala made floating jump shot | 35-32 | |
2:11 | Â | Shooting foul on Anand Hundal | Â | |
2:11 | +1 | KZ Okpala made free throw | 35-33 | |
1:46 | Â | Matej Kavas missed 3-pt. jump shot, blocked by KZ Okpala | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Defensive rebound by KZ Okpala | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Personal foul on Matej Kavas | Â | |
1:45 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 1st of 2 free throws | 35-34 | |
1:45 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 2nd of 2 free throws | 35-35 | |
1:25 | Â | Terrell Brown missed layup | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Defensive rebound by Josh Sharma | Â | |
1:18 | +3 | Jaiden Delaire made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by KZ Okpala | 35-38 | |
54.0 | Â | Shooting foul on Jaiden Delaire | Â | |
54.0 | +1 | Terrell Brown made 1st of 2 free throws | 36-38 | |
54.0 | Â | Terrell Brown missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
54.0 | Â | Defensive rebound by Cormac Ryan | Â | |
43.0 | Â | Jaiden Delaire missed jump shot | Â | |
41.0 | Â | Offensive rebound by Trevor Stanback | Â | |
35.0 | Â | KZ Okpala missed jump shot | Â | |
33.0 | Â | Defensive rebound by Morgan Means | Â | |
22.0 | Â | Anand Hundal missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
21.0 | Â | Defensive rebound by KZ Okpala | Â | |
7.0 | Â | Personal foul on Riley Grigsby | Â | |
7.0 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 1st of 2 free throws | 36-39 | |
7.0 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 2nd of 2 free throws | 36-40 |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:12 | Â | Cormac Ryan missed layup | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Shooting foul on Josh Sharma | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Personal foul on Daejon Davis | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Personal foul on Matej Kavas | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Defensive rebound by Terrell Brown | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Personal foul on Morgan Means | Â | |
15:58 | +3 | Cormac Ryan made 3-pt. jump shot | 41-48 | |
15:58 | Â | Shooting foul on Terrell Brown | Â | |
15:58 | +1 | Cormac Ryan made free throw | 41-49 | |
14:45 | Â | Personal foul on Matej Kavas | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Lost ball turnover on KZ Okpala, stolen by Dashawn McDowell | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Personal foul on Jaiden Delaire | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Shooting foul on KZ Okpala | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Terrell Brown, stolen by Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
12:24 | Â | Offensive foul on Myles Carter | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Shooting foul on Myles Carter | Â | |
11:37 | +1 | Daejon Davis made free throw | 51-63 | |
11:23 | Â | Shooting foul on Marcus Sheffield | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Offensive rebound by Terrell Brown | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Shooting foul on Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Offensive foul on Daejon Davis | Â | |
10:24 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Delante Jones, stolen by Cormac Ryan | Â | |
9:29 | Â | Offensive rebound by KZ Okpala | Â | |
9:04 | +2 | KZ Okpala made layup | 56-70 | |
9:04 | Â | Morgan Means missed layup | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Defensive rebound by Josh Sharma | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Personal foul on Dashawn McDowell | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Shooting foul on Jaiden Delaire | Â | |
8:27 | +2 | Anand Hundal made layup | 61-74 | |
7:45 | Â | Defensive rebound by Myles Carter | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Myles Carter missed jump shot | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Personal foul on Cormac Ryan | Â | |
6:32 | Â | Shooting foul on Jaiden Delaire | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Shooting foul on Myles Carter | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Shooting foul on Cormac Ryan | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Defensive rebound by Oscar Da Silva | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Cormac Ryan missed layup | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Offensive rebound by Stanford | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Personal foul on Riley Grigsby | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Personal foul on Aaron Nettles | Â | |
3:43 | +2 | Rip Economou made layup, assist by Mattia Da Campo | 67-89 | |
3:20 | Â | Personal foul on Aaron Nettles | Â | |
3:20 | +1 | KZ Okpala made 1st of 2 free throws | 67-95 | |
2:06 | Â | Jaiden Delaire missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Defensive rebound by Mattia Da Campo | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Delante Jones missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Offensive rebound by Ian Burke | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Personal foul on Lukas Kisunas | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Ian Burke missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
1:31 | +1 | Ian Burke made 2nd of 2 free throws | 70-96 | |
1:13 | Â | Offensive foul on Jaiden Delaire | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Turnover on Jaiden Delaire | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Rip Economou missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Personal foul on Lukas Kisunas | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Mattia Da Campo missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
1:02 | +1 | Mattia Da Campo made 2nd of 2 free throws | 71-96 | |
39.0 | Â | Lukas Kisunas missed layup | Â | |
37.0 | Â | Offensive rebound by Lukas Kisunas | Â | |
28.0 | Â | Isaac White missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
26.0 | Â | Defensive rebound by Seattle | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Defensive rebound by Seattle | 26.0 |
 | Isaac White missed 3-pt. jump shot | 28.0 |
 | Offensive rebound by Lukas Kisunas | 37.0 |
 | Lukas Kisunas missed layup | 39.0 |
+ 1 | Mattia Da Campo made 2nd of 2 free throws | 1:02 |
 | Mattia Da Campo missed 1st of 2 free throws | 1:02 |
 | Personal foul on Lukas Kisunas | 1:02 |
 | Rip Economou missed 3-pt. jump shot | 1:04 |
 | Turnover on Jaiden Delaire | 1:13 |
 | Offensive foul on Jaiden Delaire | 1:13 |
+ 1 | Ian Burke made 2nd of 2 free throws | 1:31 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |