Cardinal top Bakersfield in Santa Cruz
Freshman forward Ziaire Williams (3 above) lead the Cardinal in points on Monday night with 17. (Photo: ANDY MEAD/isiphotos.com)
on December 21, 2020
Securing its fourth consecutive win, Stanford men’s basketball moved to 5-2 (1-0 Pac-12) in what can only be described as a remarkably unique season. The Cardinal narrowly edged past California State University Bakersfield (3-3, 0-0 Big West) for a 63-50 victory Monday evening in Santa Cruz.
Seventeen points from freshman forward Ziaire Williams led Stanford’s offensive efforts, although Williams netted just 4-of-12 attempts from the field and none of his two launches from behind the arc. The freshman’s struggles to sink shots during the action were counterbalanced by his success at the charity stripe, however, where he went 9-for-10.