Hot-shooting Stanford downs WSU
<p>Stanford's Anthony Brown, right, drives past WSU's Marcus Capers during the second half Thursday at Pullman.</p>
PULLMAN (AP) - Jeremy Green scored 24 points to lead Stanford past Washington State 75-62 on Thursday night.
The Cardinal (13-10, 6-6 Pac-10) shot a blistering 87.5 percent from behind the 3-point line in the first half (7 of 8) and did not miss until 2:03 left in the half. They made 9 of 16 3-pointers for the game. The torrid pace allowed the Cardinal to go on a 15-2 run midway through the first half and take a 45-28 lead at the break.
DeAngelo Casto led Washington State (16-8, 6-6) with 22 points while Klay Thompson had 15 points and seven rebounds.
The Cardinal had three players finish in double figures as Dwight Powell added 16 points and Anthony Brown had 12.
The Cougars made a bit of a comeback in the second half, switching from their 2-3 zone into man pressure.
The change seemed to catch Stanford by surprise as Washington State opened the half with a 9-1 run. Stanford made just 2 of 10 shots in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Washington State cut the lead to single digits when Abe Lodwick hit a 3-pointer with 17 minutes remaining, narrowing Stanford's lead to 46-37.
The Cougars pulled within one, 56-55, when Brock Motum hit a pair of free throws with 8:39 left, but the Cardinal regained their focus, stepped up their defense and were able to pull away.
Washington State hosts California on Saturday.
STANFORD (13-10)
Owens 1-6 0-0 2, Powell 7-12 2-4 16, Brown 4-8 2-2 12, Mann 1-3 5-6 7, Green 7-9 5-5 24, Bright 1-4 2-2 5, Huestis 2-3 0-0 4, Gage 1-2 0-0 3, Trotter 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-50 16-19 75.
WASHINGTON ST. (16-8)
Motum 3-3 2-4 8, Casto 10-11 2-7 22, Capers 2-4 2-2 6, Thompson 6-13 2-2 15, Moore 2-6 1-4 5, Aden 1-9 0-0 3, Winston Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Lodwick 1-5 0-0 3, Enquist 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 9-19 62.
Halftime_Stanford 45-28. 3-Point Goals_Stanford 9-16 (Green 5-5, Brown 2-4, Gage 1-2, Bright 1-3, Powell 0-2), Washington St. 3-18 (Lodwick 1-4, Thompson 1-4, Aden 1-7, Moore 0-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Stanford 31 (Powell 8), Washington St. 28 (Thompson 7). Assists_Stanford 20 (Mann 11), Washington St. 14 (Moore 5). Total Fouls_Stanford 17, Washington St. 15. A_6,517.