STANFORD, Calif.
(AP) Maxime Raynaud had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Stanford held off a second-half rally, and the Cardinal defeated Norfolk State 70-63 on Wednesday night.
After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, Norfolk State went ahead 42-40 shortly after halftime.
Stanford responded, particularly on defense, holding the Spartans to two field goals and four free throws over the next 8 1/2 minutes.
A 3-pointer by Raynaud gave Stanford a 60-51 lead with 4 1/2 minutes to go.
Brian Moore Jr.
had a personal 7-0 run to get Norfolk State within 60-58 with 2:50 remaining before Oziyah Sellers hit a 3-pointer and Stanford made 9 of 10 free throws to close it out.
Jaylen Blake had 18 points and Sellers 15 for Stanford (5-0).
The Cardinal were just 15 for 27 from the free-throw line before their closing run.
They shot 33% overall and made only 8 of 34 3-pointers.
Moore scored 24 points, Christian Ings 17 and Jalen Myers 10 for Norfolk State (4-2).
Stanford raced out to a 14-2 lead and still led by 11 with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half but an 0-for-9 shooting skid let the Spartans close the gap.
Stanford led 38-33 at halftime.
Raynaud, the USBWA National Player of the Week, averaged 21.3 points and 12.8 rebounds in Stanford's first four games.
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