National Basketball Association
Stanford 71, Santa Clara 69
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2024
Where: Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Gregory Nixon, # Jason Garretson
Attendance:
2100
By Field Level Media
Jaylen Blakes buried a tiebreaking jumper with two seconds remaining, Maxime Raynaud poured in a game-high 32 points and visiting Stanford remained unbeaten with a 71-69 victory over Santa Clara in a nonconference matchup game Saturday night.
Blakes' heroics came after a series of missed free throws in the final 1:09 following an Oziyah Sellers 3-pointer that had drawn the Cardinal (6-0) even at 67-all.
Adama-Alpha Bal put the Broncos (2-4) back on top by making one of two free throws, after which Raynaud countered from the interior to give Stanford a 69-68 lead with 32 seconds to play.
After Bal missed from point-blank range, Blakes bricked a free throw and Raynaud couldn't convert a second-chance shot, leaving Santa Clara with another chance.
This time, Christoph Tilly made just one of two foul shots, tying the score with eight seconds left and setting up a Stanford timeout, after which Blakes buried the eventual game-winner.
Down by as many as 11 in the first half and 10 at the break, Stanford scored the first 12 points after halftime to take its first lead at 39-37. Raynaud and Sellers each had two- and 3-point hoops in the run, which led to a tightly contested second half.
Raynaud complemented his 32 points with a season-high 16 rebounds, 10 of which were offensive boards. He came within one point of matching his season-best point total, which he set in a 79-65 win at U.C. Davis last Sunday.
Sellers provided plenty of support with 23 points, while Blakes finished with eight points, a game-high 10 assists and four steals.
Sellers (three) and Raynaud (two) combined for all five of Stanford's 3-point baskets. The Cardinal shot 5-of-13 from distance (38.5 percent), while Santa Clara finished just 4-of-19 beyond the arc (21.1 percent).
Playing on the road for the first time this season, Stanford won despite making just 10 of its 21 free throws. Santa Clara went 21-for-26 but missed two of its last three.
Tilly paced the Broncos with 16 points, while Carlos Stewart Jr. had 11 and Bal 10 to go with a team-high-tying five rebounds.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Stanford |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Maxime Raynaud 32 |
Scoring |
Christoph Tilly 16 |
|
Jaylen Blakes 10 |
Assists |
Brenton Knapper 4 |
|
Maxime Raynaud 16 |
Rebounds |
Adama Bal 5 |
|
Maxime Raynaud 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Adama Bal 5 |
|
Jaylen Blakes 4 |
Steals |
Adama Bal 1 |
|
Aidan Cammann 3 |
Blocks |
Camaron Tongue 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Stanford
|
71 |
44.4 |
5-13 |
10-21 |
17 |
34 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
| Santa Clara
|
69 |
41.5 |
4-19 |
21-26 |
13 |
34 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
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