Haley Jones had 16 points and eight assists, freshman Talana Lepolo scored a season-best 17 and No. 2 Stanford beat 21st-ranked Creighton 72-59 at home Tuesday night for its seventh straight victory.
Cameron Brink added 14 points and 16 rebounds in the final non-conference game for the Cardinal (12-1) ahead of their Pac-12 opener Friday at Maples Pavilion against rival Cal.
Stanford’s lone defeat was a 76-71 overtime loss Nov. 20 to No. 1 South Carolina, the defending NCAA champion.
Lauren Jensen scored 18 points to lead cold-shooting Creighton (8-3), held to 36% from the field in the first meeting between the programs.
Emma Ronsiek added 11 points for the Bluejays, who have dropped three of four. They were coming off an 83-75 loss to No. 17 Arkansas in which Creighton went just 8 of 35 on 3-pointers and then fell five places in this week’s Associated Press Top 25.
Stanford made five of its first seven shots to jump ahead in a hurry 13-5, with Lepolo making her initial three 3s. But the Cardinal hit a field goal drought of nearly six minutes, missing seven straight shots during a 2-for-12 stretch in the fourth quarter as Creighton threatened.
Bluejays leading scorer Morgan Maly — who along with three others at 6-foot-1 are the team's tallest players — was held to nine points on 3-for-14 shooting, 3 of 10 from deep.
Creighton went without a field goal for 3:20 in the second quarter after a 3-pointer at the 9:49 mark by Maly, who was averaging 17.7 points per game.
San Jose State men breeze past Cal Poly
Omari Moore had 15 points in San Jose State’s 65-43 home win over Cal Poly on Tuesday.
Moore shot 5 for 11, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Spartans (9-4). Myron Amey Jr. scored 10 points, shooting 4 for 10, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc. Ibrahima Diallo shot 4 of 5 from the field to finish with nine points.
The Mustangs (5-6) were led by Trevon Taylor, who recorded nine points. Aidan Prukop added seven points for Cal Poly. Julien Franklin also had six points.
San Jose State entered halftime up 34-22. Moore paced the team in scoring in the first half with 12 points. San Jose State outscored Cal Poly in the second half by 10 points, with Sage Tolbert scoring a team-high five points after the break.
Pacific men beat Lamar
Luke Avdalovic scored 15 points as visiting Pacific beat Lamar 74-65 on Tuesday night.
Avdalovic shot 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Tigers (7-8). Keylan Boone scored 14 points, going 6 of 8 (2 for 3 from distance). Nicquel Blake was 5 of 12 shooting (2 for 7 from distance) to finish with 13 points.
Adam Hamilton finished with 23 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals (4-9). Nate Calmese added 11 points and three steals for Lamar. In addition, Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams had 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Pacific led Lamar at the half, 37-21, with Boone (seven points) the high scorer before the break. Pacific was outscored by Lamar in the second half by a seven-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Blake led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
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