National Basketball Association
Arizona 91, Stanford 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2015
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # Eric Curry, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
14655
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No. 6 Arizona 91, Stanford 69: Brandon Ashley recorded 15 points and nine rebounds while Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 14 and seven as the Wildcats ran the nation’s longest home winning streak to 38 games by thumping the Cardinal in Pac-12 play.
Kaleb Tarczewski and Gabe York scored 13 points apiece as Arizona (28-3, 16-2) won its eighth consecutive game. T.J. McConnell collected a career-high 11 assists for the second straight game to go along with 10 points.
Chasson Randle scored 16 points for Stanford (18-12, 9-9), which lost for the seventh time in 10 games. Anthony Brown and Stefan Nastic added 14 points apiece for the Cardinal.
Stanford crept within 13 points on Nastic’s two free throws with 13:57 remaining before Arizona went on a 10-4 run and took a 68-49 lead on Hollis-Jefferson’s three-point play. Tarczewski’s thunderous dunk made it a 20-point margin with 9:31 left and the Wildcats cruised to the finish.
Arizona had a 13-point advantage just eight minutes into the game before Stanford recovered to cut the deficit to 29-27 on Rosco Allen’s two free throws with 6:41 remaining. The Wildcats rattled off the next 13 points and York hit a 3-pointer just prior to the buzzer to make it 47-31 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: York has scored in double digits in five straight games. … Stanford F Michael Humphrey (ankle) sat out after being injured in Thursday’s loss to Arizona State. … The Wildcats possessed a 37-27 rebounding advantage.
Top Game Performances
Stanford |
|
Arizona |
Chasson Randle 16 |
Scoring |
Brandon Ashley 15 |
Stefan Nastic 4 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 11 |
Anthony Brown 5 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Ashley 9 |
Stefan Nastic 10 |
Free Throws Made |
T.J. McConnell 6 |
Marcus Allen 1 |
Steals |
T.J. McConnell 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Stanley Johnson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Stanford
|
69 |
37.3 |
7-18 |
24-31 |
10 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
Arizona
|
91 |
53.7 |
8-17 |
25-32 |
20 |
36 |
2 |
7 |
13 |