STANFORD, Calif. – Competing for the first time this season at Maples Pavilion, Stanford men’s basketball downed former Pac-12 foe Oregon, 78-70, in an exhibition contest. The game marked the Cardinal’s final tune-up before its regular season opener on Nov. 4.
Chisom Okpara led the Cardinal with 20 points, six rebounds and three steals, including a perfect 3-for-3 mark from beyond the 3-point arc. Ebuka Okorie finished with 18 points, including a 9-for-10 mark at the free throw line, while Ryan Agarwal was also in double figures with 10 points. Benny Gealer chipped in eight, while AJ Rohosy and Aidan Cammann had seven apiece – with Cammann posting a game-leading plus-31 plus/minus on the night.
Stanford forced 19 Oregon turnovers and scored 17 points off of those Duck mistakes. The Cardinal took advantage at the charity stripe, going 25-for-32 as a team, and held Oregon to just 5-for-19 shooting from beyond the arc.
Despite leading at the half, 34-32, Oregon jumped out to an early 10-point lead, 12-2, through three minutes. Stanford took its first lead of the night at the six-minute mark, 25-24, using a jumper from Cammann and two threes from Gealer, to cap an 11-0 run. Okorie scored as time expired in the period to give the Cardinal the edge at the break.
Stanford never trailed in the second half, leading by as many as 10 points. Okpara scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half while Okorie added 11 to lead the Cardinal to the victory.
The Cardinal welcomes Portland State for its regular season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The action will air on ACC Network Extra.