Jaylen Blakes scored 18 points and Oziyah Sellers added 15 to lead host Stanford to a 77-63 victory over Utah Valley on Tuesday night.
Maxime Raynaud chipped in 14 points and 17 rebounds to help the Cardinal snap a two-game losing streak. Stanford (7-2) shot 48 percent overall but went just 5 of 20 from 3-point range.
Dominick Nelson led Utah Valley with 22 points and added seven rebounds. Tanner Toolson chipped in 11 points and eight boards. The Wolverines (4-4) lost their third straight game, shooting just 37 percent.
The two teams combined for 25 turnovers.
Sparked by back-to-back baskets from Nelson, Utah Valley raced out to a quick 12-6 lead. The Cardinal weathered that hot start and surged ahead as the half progressed.
Blakes made a layup to spark a 7-0 run that gave Stanford a 28-19 lead with 6:57 left before halftime.
Staying in front proved challenging. The Cardinal went nearly five minutes without a basket, missing five straight shots. Toolson capped a 7-0 Wolverine run that cut Stanford's lead to a basket.
Utah Valley went cold before fully erasing the deficit. The Wolverines missed five straight shots and did not score over the final 4 1/2 minutes of the half. It opened a door for the Cardinal to build their largest first-half lead. Raynaud capped a 10-0 run with back-to-back baskets in the final minute, giving Stanford a 38-26 lead going into the locker room.
Stanford did not take the foot off the gas pedal after halftime. The Cardinal opened the second half on a 9-2 run to extend their lead to 47-28. Blakes punctuated the run with a 3-pointer - the third Stanford basket over three straight possessions.
Utah Valley cut the deficit to 63-53 on a dunk from Carter Welling with 7:18 left. The Wolverines couldn't pull any closer, going scoreless over a four-minute stretch.
--Field Level Media
Utah Valley | Stanford | |
Dominick Nelson 22 | Scoring | Jaylen Blakes 18 |
Kylin Green 2 | Assists | Ryan Agarwal 4 |
Tanner Toolson 8 | Rebounds | Maxime Raynaud 17 |
Dominick Nelson 5 | Free Throws Made | Jaylen Blakes 7 |
Hayden Welling 4 | Steals | Jaylen Blakes 3 |
Ethan Potter 1 | Blocks | Chisom Okpara 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Utah Valley | 63 | 36.9 | 5-17 | 10-16 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
Stanford | 77 | 47.6 | 5-20 | 12-17 | 16 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 13 |