Stanford pulls away from Eastern Washington, 78-62
AP
Dec 15, 2018
Stanford Cardinal, Calif. (AP) Stanford needed a wake-up and coach Jarod Haase delivered one at halfitme.
''He told us we made up our own imaginary game plan,'' said Daejon Davis of the first half. ''It was a complete lack of focus. We followed his more in the second half.''
Davis scored 19 points, one of four to reach double figures, and Stanford beat Eastern Washington Eagles 78-62 on Saturday after trailing at halftime.
Cormac Ryan scored 12 points, all on three pointers, for the Cardinal (5-4), who avenged last year's loss to the Eagles. Oscar da Silva added 13 and KZ Okpala had 10.
''We knew we didn't play our best half of basketball,'' Ryan said. ''We came back out with better attention to detail and played with fire.''
Jesse Hunt scored 27 points to lead the Eagles (1-8), who lost their fifth straight. Luka Vulikic added 11 points.
''They started playing a bit more up tempo, they got us to turn the ball over, they got us on the glass, where we thought we'd need to be able to fight with them,'' Eagles coach Shantay Legans said. ''They came out and made big shots; guys that didn't make shots this season hit some big threes. I think DeSilva had three (threes), he's had three all season. So that's huge. And their point guard (Davis) had a great game tonight, and that put us on our heels.''
Ryan hit a 3-pointer about five minutes into the second half to give Stanford its first lead of the game and its first lead over Eastern Washington since early in the first half of last year's contest.
The Eagles did not fly away, though, remaining within a few points until the final three minutes, when Stanford extended its lead to double figures.
Five different Eagles combined to make their first six shots, helping them open a 17-5 advantage midway through the first half. Eastern Washington was 6 of 19 the rest of the half, allowing Stanford, 3 of 12 from long range, to close the gap.
Davis converted a three-point play in the final six seconds and the Cardinal drew within 32-27 by intermission.
BIG PICTURE
Eastern Washington: The Eagles, picked to finish fourth in the Big Sky, ended a five-game road trip against the Cardinal. ... Jesse Hunt recorded four double-doubles in his previous six games. ... The Eagles are without returning starter Mason Peating, who has yet to play. ''I'm hoping we get him back next week sometime,'' Legans said. ''We're pushing the 21st. He's been out since the spring. He's got a toe problem. He's an all-league big guy. We're missing some size and he's one of the smartest players I know. He's like a coach on the floor.''
Stanford: Freshman Bryce Wills is the youngest player in the Pac-12 and seventh youngest in NCAA Division I. ... The Cardinal is 20-4 against the Big Sky Conference, with two losses coming last year to Eastern Washington and Portland State. ... Davis was 4 of 4 from the field and 3 of 3 from the foul line in the first half.
UP NEXT
Eastern Washington hosts South Dakota State on Tuesday, its first home game in over a month.
Stanford hosts San Jose State on Tuesday night.
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1st Half
EWU
Eagles
29
STAN
Cardinal
22
Time
Team
Play
Score
0.0
End of period
17:58
Offensive foul on Josh Sharma
17:40
Shooting foul on Jacob Davison
16:46
Personal foul on KZ Okpala
16:40
Personal foul on Jacob Davison
16:26
Personal foul on Austin Fadal
16:02
Personal foul on Oscar Da Silva
14:55
+2
Jesse Hunt made layup, assist by Jack Perry
14-4
14:20
Luka Vulikic missed jump shot
13:52
Personal foul on Jaiden Delaire
13:40
Offensive foul on KZ Okpala
13:19
Personal foul on Tanner Groves
12:56
Shooting foul on Tanner Groves
12:11
Defensive rebound by Luka Vulikic
11:39
Offensive foul on Cormac Ryan
11:24
Personal foul on Trevor Stanback
11:03
Cody Benzel missed jump shot
10:39
Oscar Da Silva missed layup
10:13
Defensive rebound by Elijah Jackson
10:13
Bad pass turnover on Luka Vulikic, stolen by Daejon Davis
9:53
+2
Marcus Sheffield made layup
17-7
9:37
Offensive foul on Luka Vulikic
9:37
Turnover on Luka Vulikic
9:07
+2
Daejon Davis made layup
17-9
8:39
Jacob Davison missed layup
8:37
Defensive rebound by Stanford
8:36
Personal foul on Jesse Hunt
8:36
+1
Kodye Pugh made 1st of 2 free throws
17-10
8:36
+1
Kodye Pugh made 2nd of 2 free throws
17-11
8:17
Jack Perry missed 3-pt. jump shot
8:15
Defensive rebound by Marcus Sheffield
7:59
Bad pass turnover on Cormac Ryan, stolen by Jesse Hunt
7:52
+2
Elijah Jackson made layup, assist by Jack Perry
19-11
7:28
+3
Oscar Da Silva made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Marcus Sheffield
19-14
7:05
+3
Jack Perry made 3-pt. jump shot
22-14
6:42
Bad pass turnover on Daejon Davis, stolen by Elijah Jackson
6:32
Jack Perry missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:30
Defensive rebound by Daejon Davis
6:25
+3
Cormac Ryan made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Daejon Davis