National Basketball Association
Texas 75, Stanford 73
When: 11:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials:
# Tommy Nunez Jr., # Tony Padilla, # Randall McCall
Attendance:
3930
By The Sports Xchange
Junior guard Isaiah Taylor scored 26 points and made the winning basket in the final seconds to give visiting Texas a 75-73 victory over Stanford on Saturday night at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
Freshman guard Kerwin Roach Jr. scored 14 points for Texas (8-3), which has won six in a row. Senior center Cameron Ridley had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Sophomore guard Dorian Pickens came off the bench to score 24 points for Stanford (5-4). Senior forward Rosco Allen had 19 points. Sophomore forward Michael Humphrey had 11 points and seven rebounds.
The Cardinal tied the game at 73 on a 3-pointer by Pickens with nine seconds to go, but Taylor banked in a runner with 1.1 seconds left to give the Longhorns the victory.
Texas scored the first seven points of the game and took an 11-2 lead on a layup by Roach with 14:10 to play in the first half. Stanford rallied to cut the deficit to two on a 3-pointer by Pickens with 6:34 to go, but the Longhorns led 41-35 at the break.
The Cardinal got within four when Allen made a 3-pointer with 11:39 to play, but a 10-2 run gave the Longhorns a 61-49 lead with 9:47 remaining.
Top Game Performances
Texas |
|
Stanford |
Isaiah Taylor 26 |
Scoring |
Dorian Pickens 24 |
Isaiah Taylor 6 |
Assists |
Marcus Allen 4 |
Cameron Ridley 10 |
Rebounds |
Michael Humphrey 7 |
Isaiah Taylor 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Rosco Allen 6 |
Kerwin Roach Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Marcus Allen 5 |
Cameron Ridley 4 |
Blocks |
Josh Sharma 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas
|
75 |
54.2 |
7-20 |
4-10 |
13 |
30 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
Stanford
|
73 |
41.5 |
10-19 |
19-22 |
12 |
25 |
3 |
9 |
12 |