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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Stanford 79, Portland St. 67
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials: # Sir Allen Conner, # Scott Brown, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 3240

Stanford tightened the defensive screws after Portland State rallied into a second-half tie Wednesday night, pulling away from the visiting Vikings for a 79-67 nonconference victory.

Oscar da Silva led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Cardinal (4-3) warmed up for a game at No. 2 Kansas on Saturday with a second consecutive win.

Michael Nuga had a game-high 19 points for Portland State (3-3), a 20-game winner last season.

Nuga scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, during which the Vikings rallied from as much as a six-point deficit to claim a 35-34 lead at the break.

Da Silva contributed two layups as Stanford opened the second half on an 8-0 run to take a seven-point lead, only to see it all disappear by the 11:33 mark after Portland State's Robert McCoy made one of two free throws for a 46-all tie.

Josh Sharma then triggered the Cardinal's take-charge burst with a layup, and Bryce Wills ended the 10-0 run with another layup that put Stanford in front 56-46.

Portland State went almost six full minutes without a basket as the game slipped away.

Da Silva also found time for four rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots for Stanford, which was coming off a seventh-place finish at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.

Sharma had a team-high eight rebounds to go with nine points for the Cardinal, while Wills added 10 points.

Holland Woods had 18 points and a team-high five assists, and Sal Nuhu recorded a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double for Portland State, which has an 84-57 loss at Oregon on its record this season.

Stanford outshot the visitors 53.8 percent to 31.7 percent.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland St.   Stanford
Holland Woods 20 Scoring Oscar Da Silva 12
Holland Woods 5 Assists Oscar Da Silva 4
Sal Nuhu 14 Rebounds Josh Sharma 8
Holland Woods 5 Free Throws Made Bryce Wills 4
Derek Brown 4 Steals Oscar Da Silva 1
Sal Nuhu 2 Blocks Oscar Da Silva 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland St. 67 31.7 2-24 13-20 9 45 2 9 12
Stanford 79 53.8 2-16 21-34 12 32 9 5 19