Freshman Ebuka Okorie leads Stanford over Portland State 89-79 in season opener
AP
Nov 05, 2025
Stanford Cardinal, Calif. (AP) Ebuka Okorie scored 26 points in his collegiate debut to lead Stanford to an 89-79 victory over Portland State Vikings on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Okorie, a 6-foot-2 freshman guard from Nasua, New Hampshire, made all six of his free-throw attempts, shot 9 of 17 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds.
Senior Chisom Okpara, a Harvard transfer in his second season with Stanford, added 21 points. Jeremy Dent-Smith chipped in with 14 points and Benny Gealer had 12.
Sebastian Tidor scored 22 points and Jaylin Henderson added 19 for Portland State.
Okorie scored 16 points in the first half to help the Cardinal build a 37-30 halftime advantage. Henderson paced Portland State with nine first-half points.
Tidor hit two 3-pointers and Alex Dupre and Henderson each made one during a 12-2 run to pull the Vikings within 46-42 with 15:28 remaining but they didn't get closer.
Coach Kyle Smith enters his second season with Stanford. The Cardinal had 21 wins last season in their first ACC campaign, the program’s most since 2014-15. The Cardinal also won a program-record-tying 17 games a year ago at Maples Pavilion.
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1st Half
PRST
Vikings
30
STAN
Cardinal
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cardinal gains possession)
19:37
Tre-Vaughn Minott blocks AJ Rohosy's two point jump shot
19:35
AJ Rohosy offensive rebound
19:28
+2
Ebuka Okorie makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:00
+3
Keyon Kensie Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alex Dupre assists)
3-2
18:44
AJ Rohosy misses two point layup
18:42
Keyon Kensie Jr. defensive rebound
18:28
Terri Miller Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:26
Terri Miller Jr. offensive rebound
18:23
Ebuka Okorie personal foul
17:57
Chisom Okpara blocks Jaylin Henderson's two point layup
17:55
Terri Miller Jr. offensive rebound
17:50
Vikings turnover (shot clock violation)
17:50
Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot
17:48
Keyon Kensie Jr. defensive rebound
17:34
+3
Terri Miller Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keyon Kensie Jr. assists)
6-2
17:20
Ryan Agarwal misses two point layup
17:18
Ryan Agarwal offensive rebound
17:18
Keyon Kensie Jr. personal foul
17:13
Chisom Okpara misses two point layup
17:11
Tre-Vaughn Minott defensive rebound
17:01
+2
Jaylin Henderson makes two point layup
8-2
16:58
Cardinal 30 second timeout
16:44
+3
Ebuka Okorie makes three point jump shot (Chisom Okpara assists)
8-5
16:32
Tre-Vaughn Minott offensive foul
16:32
Tre-Vaughn Minott turnover (offensive foul)
16:22
+2
Chisom Okpara makes two point layup (Ebuka Okorie assists)
8-7
16:22
Brayden Barron shooting foul (Chisom Okpara draws the foul)
16:22
+1
Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-8
16:02
Keyon Kensie Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:00
Ebuka Okorie defensive rebound
15:42
Tre-Vaughn Minott personal foul
15:42
TV timeout
15:21
Cardinal turnover (shot clock violation)
15:15
Alex Dupre turnover (Ebuka Okorie steals)
15:15
+2
Ebuka Okorie makes two point layup
8-10
15:15
Jaylin Henderson shooting foul (Ebuka Okorie draws the foul)
15:10
+1
Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-11
14:58
+2
Jaylin Henderson makes two point layup
10-11
14:58
Aidan Cammann shooting foul (Jaylin Henderson draws the foul)
14:58
Jaylin Henderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:58
Jeremy Dent-Smith defensive rebound
14:32
Chisom Okpara misses three point jump shot
14:30
Chisom Okpara offensive rebound
14:28
Terri Miller Jr. personal foul
14:14
+2
Ebuka Okorie makes two point layup
10-13
13:55
Terri Miller Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:53
Cardinal defensive rebound
13:41
Ebuka Okorie misses three point jump shot
13:39
Jaylin Henderson defensive rebound
13:33
Keyon Kensie Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:25
+2
Chisom Okpara makes two point layup
10-15
13:06
+2
Jaylin Henderson makes two point dunk
12-15
12:52
+3
Jeremy Dent-Smith makes three point jump shot (Cameron Grant assists)
12-18
12:18
Vikings turnover (shot clock violation)
12:04
AJ Rohosy misses two point jump shot
12:02
Kelcy Phipps defensive rebound
11:51
Jaylin Henderson misses three point jump shot
11:49
Aidan Cammann defensive rebound
11:39
Terri Miller Jr. shooting foul (AJ Rohosy draws the foul)
11:39
TV timeout
11:39
AJ Rohosy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39
AJ Rohosy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:39
Sebastian Tidor defensive rebound
11:21
AJ Rohosy blocks Tre-Vaughn Minott's two point dunk
11:19
Cameron Grant defensive rebound
11:09
Jeremy Dent-Smith misses three point jump shot
11:07
Tre-Vaughn Minott defensive rebound
11:02
Jeremy Dent-Smith shooting foul (Jaylin Henderson draws the foul)
11:02
+1
Jaylin Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-18
11:02
+1
Jaylin Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-18
10:50
Chisom Okpara turnover (bad pass)
10:24
Jaylin Henderson offensive foul
10:24
Jaylin Henderson turnover (offensive foul)
10:07
Keyon Kensie Jr. personal foul (Chisom Okpara draws the foul)
10:07
+1
Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-19
10:07
Chisom Okpara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:07
Sebastian Tidor defensive rebound
9:53
Jaylin Henderson misses two point jump shot
9:51
Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound
9:44
Ryan Agarwal turnover (Jaylin Henderson steals)
9:36
+2
Alex Dupre makes two point jump shot
16-19
9:27
Colt Ness personal foul (Benny Gealer draws the foul)
9:27
Benny Gealer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:27
+1
Benny Gealer makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-20
9:19
Sebastian Tidor misses three point jump shot
9:17
Tre-Vaughn Minott offensive rebound
9:15
Aidan Cammann personal foul
9:11
Terri Miller Jr. turnover (Benny Gealer steals)
8:58
+2
Chisom Okpara makes two point layup
16-22
8:36
+2
Terri Miller Jr. makes two point layup
18-22
8:36
Chisom Okpara shooting foul (Terri Miller Jr. draws the foul)
8:36
+1
Terri Miller Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-22
8:25
Kelcy Phipps personal foul (Ebuka Okorie draws the foul)
8:25
+1
Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-23
8:25
+1
Ebuka Okorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-24
8:12
+2
Tre-Vaughn Minott makes two point dunk (Kelcy Phipps assists)
21-24
7:59
Chisom Okpara turnover (Terri Miller Jr. steals)
7:47
+3
Sebastian Tidor makes three point jump shot (Tre-Vaughn Minott assists)