Jones scores 18 in 2nd half as Stanford stuns No. 4 Arizona
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Spencer Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half for Stanford and played a key role in neutralizing Pac-12 leading scorer Azuolas Tubelis, as the Cardinal stunned No. 4 Arizona 88-79 on Saturday night.
Stanford (11-14, 5-9 Pac-12) beat a ranked team for the first time this year and a top-four team for the first time since they topped No. 3 UCLA in 2007. Arizona (22-4, 11-4), hoping to stay a half-game behind UCLA for the conference lead, had a seven-game win snapped.
Courtney Ramey scored a season- and game-high 26 points for Arizona, which could not overcome Tubelis' worst game of the season. The junior forward, who had 40 points against Oregon on Feb. 2 and had averaged a near double-double this season (20.9 points, 9.7 rebounds) to lead the conference in both categories, was held to four points.
Tubelis did not have a rebound and committed four fouls.
Stanford repeated a game plan that helped them stay close in a four-point loss to Arizona in last year's conference tournament. They gave Arizona the perimeter and aggressively worked to keep the ball away from the 6-foot-11 Tubelis and 7-foot center Oumar Ballo, who was limited to eight points.
''They have big-time players, and on the inside, if they get paint touches, there's nobody in the country who's going to stop them,'' Stanford head coach Jerod Haase said. ''So you've got to try to find a way to limit the touches inside.''
The result was forcing Arizona to attempt 35 3-pointers. They made 14, but as Ramey said, ''That's not going to win us a lot of games. When we're chucking up a lot of threes, we take it back to the drawing board.''
Stanford's Michael O'Connell scored a career-high 22 points, helping the Cardinal outshoot the Wildcats 61% to 46% from the field. Brandon Angel added 14 points for Stanford, Maxime Reynaud had 13 points and Harrison Ingram contributed 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Pelle Larsson and Cedric Henderson Jr. scored 12 points apiece for the Wildcats.
Jones credited Arizona for keeping the ball away from him in a scoreless first half, the way the Cardinal did with Tubelis. But Jones' teammates found a way after intermission to get their team's leading scorer the ball.
Jones took command of a back-and-forth game a third of the way through the second half, scoring all 13 of Stanford's points during a nearly seven-minute stretch that ended with a layup that gave the Cardinal a 67-66 lead with 7:35 remaining.
A 3-point play by Angel extended Stanford's lead to 70-66 before a Ramey 3-pointer cut the lead to one.
But the Cardinal scored the next nine points, punctuating the run with a wide-open 3-pointer by O'Connell that extended their lead to 79-69 with 3:28 left.
''You could feel the energy in the gym,'' O'Connell said. ''Everyone's mood kind of changes and gets more confidence on the offensive side and the defensive side.''
Stanford limited Arizona to 3 for 9 shooting over the final 5:42 of the game.
BIG PICTURE
Arizona: The Wildcats have to find a way to make halftime adjustments when their interior scorers spend the first 20 minutes being denied the ball. Future opponents are going to watch a lot of tape from Saturday's game to see how Stanford did it.
Stanford: The Cardinal passed a huge test in their win over the No. 4 team in the country by not folding after Arizona used a 9-0 run late in the first half to take a 44-35 lead.
UP NEXT
Stanford: Visits No. 7 UCLA on Thursday.
Arizona: Hosts Utah on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Oumar Ballo vs. Harrison Ingram (Kerr Kriisa gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 0-2 | |
19:22 | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Azuolas Tubelis assists) | 2-2 | |
19:00 | +3 | Harrison Ingram makes three point jump shot (Brandon Angel assists) | 2-5 | |
18:43 | +3 | Courtney Ramey makes three point jump shot (Azuolas Tubelis assists) | 5-5 | |
18:22 | Â | Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Cedric Henderson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Harrison Ingram misses two point layup | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | Â | |
17:28 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point layup | 5-7 | |
17:07 | Â | Kerr Kriisa turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | Â | |
16:54 | Â | Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:52 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Oumar Ballo turnover (double dribble) | Â | |
16:14 | +3 | Maxime Raynaud makes three point jump shot (Harrison Ingram assists) | 5-10 | |
16:00 | +3 | Courtney Ramey makes three point jump shot (Oumar Ballo assists) | 8-10 | |
15:35 | Â | Cardinal turnover | Â | |
15:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Cedric Henderson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â | |
15:14 | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot | 8-12 | |
15:01 | +2 | Azuolas Tubelis makes two point jump shot (Oumar Ballo assists) | 10-12 | |
14:47 | Â | Azuolas Tubelis personal foul | Â | |
14:27 | Â | Spencer Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:25 | Â | Michael O'Connell offensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Spencer Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Michael Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
14:16 | +2 | Michael Jones makes two point floating jump shot | 10-14 | |
14:00 | +3 | Courtney Ramey makes three point jump shot | 13-14 | |
13:39 | Â | Michael Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Oumar Ballo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Courtney Ramey assists) | 15-14 | |
12:56 | Â | Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (Oumar Ballo steals) | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Courtney Ramey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:34 | Â | Pelle Larsson offensive rebound | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Courtney Ramey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | Â | |
12:19 | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point jump shot (Courtney Ramey assists) | 17-14 | |
12:19 | Â | Brandon Angel shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | Â | |
12:19 | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-14 | |
11:57 | +3 | Max Murrell makes three point jump shot (Harrison Ingram assists) | 18-17 | |
11:42 | Â | Pelle Larsson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Michael Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Harrison Ingram misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Maxime Raynaud personal foul | Â | |
11:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:58 | +3 | Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot | 21-17 | |
10:29 | Â | Max Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Courtney Ramey defensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Harrison Ingram personal foul | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Max Murrell blocks Pelle Larsson's two point layup | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Harrison Ingram misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:33 | Â | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | Â | |
9:28 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point tip layup | 21-19 | |
9:21 | +3 | Cedric Henderson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Azuolas Tubelis assists) | 24-19 | |
9:00 | +3 | Harrison Ingram makes three point jump shot (Isa Silva assists) | 24-22 | |
8:48 | Â | Max Murrell personal foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Azuolas Tubelis offensive foul (Isa Silva draws the foul) | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Azuolas Tubelis turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:23 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup | 24-24 | |
7:57 | Â | Pelle Larsson misses two point layup | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | +2 | Isa Silva makes two point layup (Michael Jones assists) | 24-26 | |
7:27 | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point layup (Cedric Henderson Jr. assists) | 26-26 | |
6:56 | +2 | Harrison Ingram makes two point jump shot | 26-28 | |
6:56 | Â | Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Harrison Ingram draws the foul) | Â | |
6:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Harrison Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Courtney Ramey defensive rebound | Â | |
6:40 | Â | Courtney Ramey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Kerr Kriisa offensive rebound | Â | |
6:26 | +3 | Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot | 29-28 | |
6:01 | +3 | Brandon Angel makes three point jump shot (Harrison Ingram assists) | 29-31 | |
5:46 | Â | Oumar Ballo misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
5:44 | Â | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | Â | |
5:17 | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point reverse layup | 29-33 | |
5:01 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-33 | |
4:46 | +2 | Michael Jones makes two point layup (Harrison Ingram assists) | 31-35 | |
4:22 | Â | Pelle Larsson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:20 | Â | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Harrison Ingram offensive foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Harrison Ingram turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Michael Jones personal foul (Kerr Kriisa draws the foul) | Â | |
3:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:41 | +3 | Cedric Henderson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Courtney Ramey assists) | 34-35 | |
3:13 | Â | Michael Jones turnover (lost ball) (Pelle Larsson steals) | Â | |
3:08 | +2 | Courtney Ramey makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists) | 36-35 | |
2:45 | Â | Maxime Raynaud turnover (lost ball) (Pelle Larsson steals) | Â | |
2:41 | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point layup | 38-35 | |
2:41 | Â | Michael Jones shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | Â | |
2:41 | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-35 | |
2:41 | Â | Maxime Raynaud turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Pelle Larsson misses two point layup | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Cedric Henderson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:30 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point jump shot | 41-35 | |
2:16 | Â | Kylan Boswell personal foul (Michael Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Courtney Ramey defensive rebound | Â | |
1:33 | +3 | Courtney Ramey makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 44-35 | |
1:02 | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot | 44-38 | |
0:54 | Â | Courtney Ramey misses two point layup | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Isa Silva defensive rebound | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Pelle Larsson shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:41 | +1 | Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-39 | |
0:21 | Â | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:19 | Â | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Cardinal 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:05 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point layup (Spencer Jones assists) | 44-41 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |