STANFORD, California. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 30 points, Chisom Okpara added 20 and Stanford rallied in the second half to defeat Cal State Northridge 88-80 on Saturday night.
Okorie, a freshman who scored a season-high 32 points in a win over Colorado last time out he made 9 of 18 shots overall, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, and added 8 of 10 free throws.
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Okpara was 4 of 11 from the field and made 11 of 14 free throws.
Stanford hit 5 of 6 3-pointers in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the second half to erase a five-point halftime deficit and take a 52-44 lead. The Cardinal led 69-59 after Okorie hit a 3-pointer with 9 1/2 minutes left.
The Matadors scored the next 10 points to tie the game, but the Cardinal never relinquished the lead, returning to a 79-72 lead at the 4-under timeout. CSUN got the score 79-76 with 3:15 remaining before Stanford pulled away with a 3-pointer by Benny Giler and four free throws by Aidan Cammann.
Larry Hughes II led CSUN (8-6) with 26 points, including six 3-pointers. Joshua O'Garro scored 15 points, Davius ​​Lurie and Mahmoud Fofana had 11 each and Josiah Davis had 10.
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Giler scored 13 points for Stanford (11-2), and Ryan Agarwal had 10 points plus eight rebounds.
There were five lead changes early in the game before CSUN outscored Stanford 13-3 over a 4-minute stretch of the first half, building a 24-16 lead 10 minutes into the game. The Matadors led 36-31 at halftime.
Next
Stanford: Notre Dame visits Tuesday for ACC opener.
CSUN: The Matadors will return to Big West Conference play when they visit UC Davis on Thursday. ___
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