Beavers cannot recover from cold 1st half

Published 12:00 am Friday, February 2, 2018

STANFORD, Calif. — Reid Travis scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in helping Stanford beat Oregon State 80-71 on Thursday night.

Dorian Pickens added 15 points for the Cardinal (12-11, 6-4 Pac-12), who ended a three-game losing streak. Daejon Davis added 11 points and seven assists.

Drew Eubanks scored 19 points to lead the Beavers (11-10, 3-6 Pac-12), who lost their third straight and five of six overall. Tres Tinkle added 18 and both Stephen Thompson Jr. and Ethan Thompson scored 10.

Eubanks converted a 3-point play in the final eight minutes to pull Oregon State within six points at 64-58 but that was as close as the Beavers got.

Travis scored nine points in the first three minutes and Stanford scored the first 12 points of the game. He made 10 of his first 12 shots.

Isaac White it a layup with 9:27 remaining in the first half to give the Cardinal their largest lead at 27-7.

Thompson, Jr. hit a 3-pointer three minutes later to pull the Beavers within 30-18, though Stanford held a double-digit advantage most of the game.

Davis hit a jumper in the final minute to give the Cardinal a 43-28 halftime lead.

Also Thursday:

Pac-12

Washington 68, No. 25 Arizona St. 64: SEATTLE — Noah Dickerson scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and David Crisp had three key baskets in the final five minutes to lift Washington. The Huskies (16-6,) have won three straight. Kodi Justice led Arizona State (16-6, 4-6) with 16 points.

Top 25

No. 1 Villanova 98, Creighton 78: PHILADELPHIA — Mikal Bridges scored 21 points and Jalen Brunson had 19 to lead Villanova to its eighth straight win. The Wildcats (21-1) tied a program record with 19 3-pointers. Omari Spellman hit four 3s and scored 14 points, Brunson made 4 of 5 3s and Bridges, Eric Paschall and Donte DiVincenzo each made three. Marcus Foster led the Bluejays with 20 points.

No. 13 Saint Mary’s 79, San Francisco 43: SAN FRANCISCO — Jock Landale bounced back from his lowest scoring game of the season and had 18 of his 26 points in the second half to lead Saint Mary’s (22-2). Tanner Krebs scored 12 points on four 3-pointers — all in the first half — while Emmett Naar had eight assists to pull within 18 of the school’s career record while helping the Gaels to their 17th consecutive win.

No. 14 Gonzaga 69, San Diego 59: SPOKANE, Wash. — Johnathan Williams scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Gonzaga beat San Diego for the 18th time in the last nineteen meetings between the two programs. Olin Carter III scored 21 points for San Diego.

Temple 81, No. 16 Wichita State 79: PHILADELPHIA — Obi Enechionyia hit two free throws with 18.1 seconds left in overtime to lift Temple. Quinton Rose scored 19 points for the Owls (12-10), and Josh Brown had 15. Shaquille Morris had 24 points and nine rebounds and Austin Reaves added 20 points for the Shockers (17-5), who have dropped three of five.

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