Stanford picked up the intensity on both ends after the first quarter and rolled past No. 15 Arizona 73-57 in a Monday showdown of the 2021 national champion Cardinal and NCAA runner-up Wildcats.
Janie McCauley Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. — When the shots weren't falling, coach Tara VanDerveer's Stanford team turned it up on the defensive end to stymie high-scoring Arizona.
"I recruited every player for their offense not their defense but our defense was what was really great," VanDerveer said."Our team locked in on the scouting report." People are also reading… Jade Loville scored 12 for a Wildcats team that came in averaging 81.2 points per game and was beating teams by an average of 22.2 points — but no team has scored more than 77 points against the Cardinal since the start of the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season.
Cameron Brink overcame a cold shooting day to finish with 12 points, six rebounds and three more blocks. She shot 3 of 15, missing all six of her 3-point tries and with four turnovers but was picked up by Stanford's deep supporting cast.Stanford committed five quick turnovers and missed its initial three shots before Jump hit a 3-pointer at the 6:14 mark of the first. That helped the Cardinal warm up and use a 6-0 burst to get going as Arizona had a short drought.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Scouting report: No. 18 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 2 Stanford CardinalHow Arizona and Stanford matchup for Monday's big showdown.
Read more »
Arizona State men's basketball unable to sustain second half resurgence vs. ArizonaASU didn’t keep the lid on Arizona’s potent shooters and were unable to close the gap in the 69-60 loss on Saturday at Desert Financial Arena.
Read more »
Tubelis scores 21, No. 5 Arizona beats Arizona State 69-60Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 Arizona withstood a second-half comeback by Arizona State for a 69-60 victory Saturday.
Read more »
Lackluster 2021 GDP shows Houston's economy has room to diversifyA recently released analysis shows the outsized influence the oil and gas sector still...
Read more »
Mother charged in son’s 2021 Susquehanna River drowning deathAutumn Vossler was charged in the Lancaster County case Thursday. Police say her lack of supervision of the boy amounted to criminal liability.
Read more »