National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Stanford 69, Alcorn St. 51
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 15, 2012
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Scott Harris, # Mike Syphers
Attendance: 4028

Stanford 69, Alcorn State 51:
Josh Huestis scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Cardinal cruised past the visiting Braves.

Chasson Randle added 10 points and Stanford (3-0) had a 47-28 rebounding edge to overcome 34.4 percent shooting while leading by double digits most of the contest.

Anthony Nieves scored 12 points for Alcorn State (1-2), which committed 19 turnovers.

The Braves had an early 9-8 lead before Stanford went ahead to stay with eight consecutive points. The run grew to 18-4 as Gabriel Harris hit a 3-pointer - his only points of the game - to give the Cardinal a 26-13 advantage with 7:33 left in the half.

Stanford led 33-21 at halftime and Alcorn State was still within 10 with under 12 minutes to play when Huestis hit a basket to start a 13-2 surge that pushed the Cardinal lead to 58-37 with 6:41 left. Huestis was 8-for-10 from the field.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Stanford has won eight consecutive games dating back to last season, including five straight victories to win the 2012 NIT title. … Josh Nicholas with 11 points and Anthony Evans with 10 also scored in double figures for Alcorn State. … Stanford’s Dwight Powell had 10 rebounds for his second straight double-digit outing on the boards.
Top Game Performances
 
Alcorn St.   Stanford
Anthony Nieves 12 Scoring Josh Huestis 18
LeAntwan Luckett 3 Assists Chasson Randle 3
Josh Nicholas 7 Rebounds Dwight Powell 10
Anthony Nieves 3 Free Throws Made Aaron Bright 7
Ian Francis 2 Steals Dwight Powell 2
Josh Nicholas 2 Blocks Josh Huestis 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Alcorn St. 51 41.2 2-6 7-12 9 28 6 5 20
Stanford 69 34.4 4-18 21-30 9 47 3 6 15