National Basketball Association
Stanford 84, Colorado 64
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Bruce Hicks, # Michael Irving
Attendance:
5850
By SportsDirect Inc.
Chasson Randle had 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Stanford dominated the second half to rout visiting Colorado, 84-64, on Saturday.
Aaron Bright scored 14 points for Stanford (15-3, 5-1 Pac-12), which entered the day tied with California for first place in the Pac-12. The Cardinal outscored Colorado 45-31 in the second half.
Colorado (11-6, 3-2 Pac-12) trailed by just six at halftime thanks to Andre Roberson, who scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half.
Austin Dufault added 14 points for Colorado, and Pac-12 player of the week Carlon Brown was 4-of-11 shooting for 13 points. After opening Pac-12 play with three home wins, the Buffaloes have lost two straight on the road.
Stanford outrebounded Colorado 32-24, but the Cardinal continue to struggle at the free-throw line. One game after shooting 5-of-17 from the line against Utah, Stanford was 20-of-31 (64.5 percent) against Colorado.
Josh Huestis tied his career-high with 13 points for Stanford, which improved to 12-1 at home. The Cardinal shot 27-of-51 (52.9 percent) from the field, including 10-of-23 (43.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Colorado, which shot 24-of-58 (41.4 percent) from the field, dropped to 0-6 when shooting a lower percentage than its opponent.
Top Game Performances
Colorado |
|
Stanford |
Andre Roberson 15 |
Scoring |
Chasson Randle 18 |
Spencer Dinwiddie 2 |
Assists |
Aaron Bright 4 |
Spencer Dinwiddie 6 |
Rebounds |
Josh Owens 7 |
Carlon Brown 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Bright 6 |
Carlon Brown 2 |
Steals |
Stefan Nastic 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Josh Huestis 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Colorado
|
64 |
42.1 |
6-17 |
10-13 |
8 |
23 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
Stanford
|
84 |
52.9 |
10-23 |
20-31 |
17 |
32 |
5 |
2 |
11 |