Kanaan Carlyle, Spencer Jones lead the way as Stanford stuns No. 4 Arizona 100-82
AP
Jan 01, 2024
Stanford Cardinal, Calif. (AP) Freshman guard Kanaan Carlyle scored 25 points, Spencer Jones added 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting and Stanford surprised No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 100-82 in a Pac-12 matchup Sunday.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points and center Maxime Raynaud had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinal (6-6, 1-1), who made a school-record 16 3-pointers in the victory.
Caleb Love led Arizona (10-3, 1-1) with 23 points and center Oumar Ballo added 12 points and seven rebounds.
The victory was Stanford’s first over a ranked opponent since beating Arizona last season and its eighth over a ranked team since 2020.
“I think this will absolutely be the peak moment of this season for 2023,” Stanford coach Jerod Haase said. “For 2024, we're going to start from scratch and see new peaks and new highs. Usually I tell them to enjoy the win until midnight. This time I told them they could enjoy this one for the rest of the year.”
Stanford raced to an early lead, scoring the first seven points. After Ballo made a layup to bring the Wildcats within a point at the 6:56 mark of the first half, Stanford went on a 21-7 run for a 43-28 lead with under three minutes left in the first half.
The Cardinal got a big boost from both of its freshman guards off the bench in the first half. Carlyle scored 13 of his 25 points in the first half while making all four of his 3-point shots. Stojakovic scored nine points and grabbed two rebounds.
Haase praised his young players and said they were a big part of the win.
“(Kanaan) was fearless out there,” Haase said. “With Kanaan and Andre, their eyes are full of wonder and excitement. I think we can all feed off that.”
Arizona struggled to find a its rhythm in the first half, shooting 41.2% from the field and 25% from long distance.
Stanford led 44-35 at halftime.
Stanford's hot shooting continued in the second half. Jones scored 11 of the Cardinal's first 16 points after halftime.
Arizona closed within 11 points at 80-69 when Ballo made a second-chance layup with just over seven minutes left in the game.
A layup by Jones gave Stanford a 95-75 lead with 2:57 left in the second half for its largest advantage of the game.
The win could give Stanford a huge confidence boost as it will go on a three-game trip against UCLA, USC and Oregon State in the coming weeks.
“The people in the locker room all believe what we can do,” Stojakovic said. “We knew we were able to accomplish a win like this. We had a couple games not go our way, but I think this one was finally the game to show that we are one of those teams and we can make a lot of noise in the Pac-12.”
The Wildcats, who are third in the country in fast-break points per game (18.67), were held to just six points in transition by Stanford. Arizona made just seven of its 26 3-point shots and allowed Stanford to make 58.1% of its shots.
“They outplayed our guys," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. "I don't care who it was, they outplayed us.”
UP NEXT
Stanford: At UCLA on Wednesday.
Arizona: Home against Colorado on Thursday.
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1st Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
35
STAN
Cardinal
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Oumar Ballo vs. Maxime Raynaud (Spencer Jones gains possession)
19:40
+2
Brandon Angel makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:27
Keshad Johnson turnover (traveling)
19:12
+2
Maxime Raynaud makes two point hook shot (Jared Bynum assists)
0-4
18:57
Oumar Ballo misses two point reverse layup
18:55
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
18:44
+3
Jared Bynum makes three point jump shot (Michael Jones assists)
0-7
18:22
+2
Pelle Larsson makes two point turnaround jump shot
2-7
18:11
Michael Jones turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
17:58
Oumar Ballo misses two point hook shot
17:56
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
17:47
Michael Jones misses three point jump shot
17:45
Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
17:36
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
17:34
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
17:18
Brandon Angel misses two point jump shot
17:16
Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
17:06
+2
Oumar Ballo makes two point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
4-7
16:40
Jump ball. Jared Bynum vs. Keshad Johnson (Keshad Johnson gains possession)
16:41
Jared Bynum turnover (lost ball) (Keshad Johnson steals)
16:28
Brandon Angel personal foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul)
16:26
Pelle Larsson misses two point jump shot
16:24
Jared Bynum defensive rebound
16:15
Kanaan Carlyle misses two point jump shot
16:13
Keshad Johnson defensive rebound
16:09
+2
Keshad Johnson makes two point dunk
6-7
15:49
+3
Kanaan Carlyle makes three point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists)
6-10
15:33
Oumar Ballo misses two point hook shot
15:31
Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
15:23
Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
15:21
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
15:13
+2
Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Keshad Johnson assists)
8-10
14:56
+2
Jared Bynum makes two point stepback jump shot
8-12
14:45
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point driving layup
10-12
14:30
Jared Bynum misses three point jump shot
14:28
Keshad Johnson defensive rebound
14:23
Michael Jones personal foul
14:22
TV timeout
14:18
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
14:16
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
14:07
Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot
14:05
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
13:52
Spencer Jones blocks KJ Lewis's two point jump shot
13:50
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
13:32
Jared Bynum misses three point jump shot
13:30
Caleb Love defensive rebound
13:16
+2
Caleb Love makes two point jump shot
12-12
12:47
+3
Spencer Jones makes three point jump shot (Jared Bynum assists)
12-15
12:24
Pelle Larsson misses three point stepback jump shot
12:22
Jared Bynum defensive rebound
12:07
KJ Lewis personal foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
11:55
+2
Andrej Stojakovic makes two point stepback jump shot
12-17
11:46
James Keefe personal foul (Motiejus Krivas draws the foul)
11:46
TV timeout
11:31
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
11:29
Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound
11:25
+2
Motiejus Krivas makes two point jump shot
14-17
11:07
Spencer Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Bradley steals)
11:02
Spencer Jones blocks Jaden Bradley's two point layup
11:00
Wildcats offensive rebound
10:58
Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass)
10:46
Andrej Stojakovic misses two point stepback jump shot