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Stanford aims to stay unbeaten against visiting Rice
Stanford Cardinal looks to stay in the win column when Rice Owls comes to town on Monday.
This is the first time these teams have faced each other since Nov. 30, 2003.
The Cardinal (2-0) have recorded wins against Eastern Washington and Oakland to begin this season.
The season opener was a back-and-forth battle with the Eagles, with Stanford leading just 34-30 at the half. Julius Price led the way with 17 points, while Yale transfer Nick Townsend contributed 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Townsend was the hero against the Golden Grizzlies, posting 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in Friday's emphatic 81-63 victory at Maples Pavilion.
Fellow transfer Christian Bliss posted 17 points and eight rebounds, and returning forward Aidan Cammann added 13 points. Aziz Olajuwon went 2-for-5 from 3-point range to end the night with six points and six rebounds.
"Including our exhibition (games), I thought that was our best team effort," Stanford coach Kyle Smith said after the win against Oakland.
"We're trying to form an identity. We've gone through the discovery phase. Every year we've added eight new guys, and every year is going to be different. But (tonight) it felt like we were locked into our roles and what we do, and kind of established things... (The Golden Grizzlies) are really good. They know what they're doing. They played really well against Michigan. They had 21 offensive rebounds, so we were a little concerned because of our lack of rebounding. And our guys really responded."
Meanwhile, the visiting Owls are looking for consistency after a 1-1 start to their campaign.
Rice started strong with a 100-55 win against Dallas Christian College, with Jacob Dar leading the way with 20 points and eight rebounds.
But they fell just short in their second game Thursday against an East Texas A&M squad coming off a season-opening upset at Oklahoma.
Dar contributed 13 points and seven rebounds, Jaxson Thompson posted 14 points and Jimmy Oladokun Jr. added a team-leading eight rebounds in the 72-71 home loss in Houston.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:07 |  | Jarne Elouna Eyenga personal foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +3 | Carmelo Adkins makes three point jump shot (Tristan Vukotic assists) | 29-39 |
| 2:56 | | Jarne Elouna Eyenga defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 |  | Nick Townsend misses two point layup | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Carmelo Adkins makes two point jump shot (Jaxson Thompson assists) | 26-39 |
| 3:41 | | +1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-39 |
| 3:41 | | +1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-38 |
| 3:41 | | Jarne Elouna Eyenga shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Eternity Eguagie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-37 |
| 3:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:57 | | Aziz Olajuwon shooting foul (Eternity Eguagie draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Eternity Eguagie makes two point jump shot | 23-37 |
| 4:23 | | Eternity Eguagie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Aidan Cammann misses two point layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Carmelo Adkins turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 4:53 | | +1 | Christian Bliss makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-37 |
| 4:53 | | +1 | Christian Bliss makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 |
| 4:54 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. personal foul (Christian Bliss draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | Christian Bliss defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Jacob Dar misses two point layup | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | Austin Maurer makes two point jump shot | 21-35 |
| 5:17 | | Austin Maurer defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Eternity Eguagie misses two point layup | ||
| 5:36 | | +3 | Aidan Cammann makes three point jump shot (Julius Price assists) | 21-33 |
| 5:42 | | Carmelo Adkins personal foul (Julius Price draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | Jacob Dar turnover (lost ball) (Austin Maurer steals) | ||
| 6:12 | | Aidan Cammann personal foul | ||
| 6:12 | | Owls offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Carmelo Adkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Aidan Cammann misses two point layup | ||
| 6:55 | | +1 | Jaxson Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-30 |
| 6:55 | | Jaxson Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:55 | | Austin Maurer shooting foul (Jaxson Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | Jacob Dar defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Isaiah Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Austin Maurer defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Eternity Eguagie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Zalan Flasar defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jaxson Thompson makes two point jump shot | 20-30 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Austin Maurer makes two point layup (Julius Price assists) | 18-30 |
| 8:22 | | Eternity Eguagie turnover (lost ball) (Austin Maurer steals) | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Nick Townsend makes two point hook shot | 18-28 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Zalan Flasar makes two point layup | 18-26 |
| 9:00 | | Zalan Flasar offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Zalan Flasar misses two point dunk | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Isaiah Rogers makes two point jump shot | 16-26 |
| 9:35 | | Jaxson Thompson personal foul (Julius Price draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-24 |
| 9:43 | | Anthony Batson Jr. shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Jacob Dar makes two point layup | 15-24 |
| 9:46 | | Jacob Dar offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Eternity Eguagie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | +3 | Christian Bliss makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists) | 13-24 |
| 10:30 | | Eternity Eguagie turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Evan Stinson makes two point layup | 13-21 |
| 10:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:45 | | Cardinal offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Anthony Batson Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 10:56 | | Christian Bliss defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Alexander Leeth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Christian Bliss misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Dallas Hobbs turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Batson Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Austin Maurer makes two point layup | 13-19 |
| 11:32 | | Nick Townsend offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Aziz Olajuwon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Austin Maurer defensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Bodey Howell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:03 | | +2 | Nick Townsend makes two point layup | 13-17 |
| 12:20 | | +2 | Dallas Hobbs makes two point layup | 13-15 |
| 12:27 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 12:29 | | Aziz Olajuwon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:38 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Aziz Olajuwon steals) | ||
| 12:53 | | +2 | Nick Townsend makes two point hook shot | 11-15 |
| 13:23 | | +2 | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes two point jump shot (Bodey Howell assists) | 11-13 |
| 13:38 | | Austin Maurer turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:45 | | Austin Maurer offensive rebound | ||
| 13:47 | | Aziz Olajuwon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:13 | | Cardinal defensive rebound | ||
| 14:15 | | Bodey Howell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:20 | | Alexander Leeth defensive rebound | ||
| 14:22 | | Julius Price misses two point layup | ||
| 14:27 | | Dallas Hobbs turnover (lost ball) (Christian Bliss steals) | ||
| 14:40 | | +2 | Julius Price makes two point jump shot | 9-13 |
| 15:05 | | Alexander Leeth turnover (lost ball) (Nick Townsend steals) | ||
| 15:26 | | +1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-11 |
| 15:26 | | +1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 15:26 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:26 | | Jarne Elouna Eyenga shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul) | ||
| 15:38 | | Austin Maurer defensive rebound | ||
| 15:40 | | Kaiden Myers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:40 | | Dallas Hobbs defensive rebound | ||
| 15:40 | | Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:03 | | Carmelo Adkins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:03 | | Carmelo Adkins offensive foul (Cardinal draws the foul) | ||
| 16:19 | | +2 | Julius Price makes two point jump shot | 9-9 |
| 16:33 | | +3 | Jaxson Thompson makes three point jump shot | 9-7 |
| 16:50 | | +2 | Nick Townsend makes two point layup | 6-7 |
| 16:59 | | Jaxson Thompson personal foul (Julius Price draws the foul) | ||
| 17:07 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 17:07 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. offensive foul (Cardinal draws the foul) | ||
| 17:13 | | Jacob Dar defensive rebound | ||
| 17:15 | | Isaiah Rogers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:37 | | +1 | Carmelo Adkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | | +1 | Carmelo Adkins makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | | Kyle Smith technical foul | ||
| 17:41 | | +2 | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes two point hook shot | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | | Nick Townsend turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 18:04 | | Nick Townsend defensive rebound | ||
| 18:06 | | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses two point hook shot | ||
| 18:29 | | +2 | Aziz Olajuwon makes two point dunk (Nick Townsend assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | | Aziz Olajuwon defensive rebound | ||
| 18:41 | | Eternity Eguagie misses two point layup | ||
| 18:54 | | Isaiah Rogers turnover (traveling) | ||
| 19:16 | | +2 | Carmelo Adkins makes two point jump shot | 2-3 |
| 19:41 | | +3 | Nick Townsend makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rogers assists) | 0-3 |
| 20:00 | | (Cardinal gains possession) |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Jarne Elouna Eyenga personal foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul) | 2:07 |
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+ 3 | Carmelo Adkins makes three point jump shot (Tristan Vukotic assists) | 2:31 |
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Jarne Elouna Eyenga defensive rebound | 2:56 |
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Nick Townsend misses two point layup | 2:58 |
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+ 2 | Carmelo Adkins makes two point jump shot (Jaxson Thompson assists) | 3:30 |
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+ 1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3:41 |
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+ 1 | Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3:41 |
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Jarne Elouna Eyenga shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul) | 3:41 |
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+ 1 | Eternity Eguagie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3:57 |
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Aziz Olajuwon shooting foul (Eternity Eguagie draws the foul) | 3:57 |
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+ 2 | Eternity Eguagie makes two point jump shot | 3:57 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 29 | 39 |
| Field Goals | 11-23 (47.8%) | 15-28 (53.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 2-9 (22.2%) | 3-10 (30.0%) |
| Free Throws | 5-6 (83.3%) | 6-6 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 13 | 12 |
| Offensive | 2 | 2 |
| Defensive | 10 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 |
| Assists | 3 | 5 |
| Steals | 0 | 6 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 3 |
| Fouls | 9 | 5 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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| Key Players | |||||
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. Thompson G | 12.5 PPG | 2.0 RPG | 2.0 APG | 47.4 FG% |
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. Townsend F | 18.5 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 4.5 APG | 76.5 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| J. Thompson G | 6 PTS | 0 REB | 0 AST | ||
| N. Townsend F | 15 PTS | 2 REB | 2 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| C. Adkins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thompson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Oladokun Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Dar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Eguagie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| C. Adkins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thompson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Oladokun Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Dar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Eguagie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Hobbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Flasar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Howell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Elouna Eyenga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Leeth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Vukotic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Myers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Andrews-Heitz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Cochran | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Carroll | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Amin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 3 | 11/23 | 2/9 | 5/6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Townsend | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Price | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cammann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Olajuwon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Townsend | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Price | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cammann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Olajuwon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Maurer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Bliss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Stinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Batson Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Obenyah | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Toure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Kitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Young | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Skrinda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Anderson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 39 | 10 | 5 | 15/28 | 3/10 | 6/6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |