SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – Deivon Smith had the first Utah triple-double in over four years, but it wasn’t enough as the Utes fell at Stanford Sunday afternoon, 79-73. Smith becomes just the fourth Runnin’ Ute to register a triple-double since 1996-97 and the first time since Rylan Jones and Both Gach each recorded […]
Freshman Kanaan Carlyle scored 22 points, Brandon Angel scored 19 and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and Maxime Raynaud added a double-double to help Stanford hold off Oregon State 88-84 on Thursday night. Tyler Bilodeau's jumper gave the Beavers (9-7, 1-4 Pac-12 Conference) a 76-75 lead with 3:28 remaining in the extra period. Carlyle made the second of two free throws to tie the game, Angel hit from beyond the arc and the Cardinal (8-7, 3-2) stayed in front over the final 2:49.
Freshman Kanaan Carlyle came off the bench to score 17 points, sparking Stanford to a come-from-behind 59-53 victory over UCLA on Wednesday night. Carlyle, the AP's reigning national player of the week, made 5 of 10 shots with three 3-pointers and 4 of 5 free throws for the Cardinal (7-6, 2-1 Pac-12 Conference). Reserve Andrej Stojakovic added nine points as the Cardinal bench outscored the UCLA substitutes 29-6.
It was the most points scored by a Stanford freshman since Chasson Randle had 30 against Arizona State in the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament, and the 28 points were the most off the bench for the Cardinal since Aaron Bright had 29 against Illinois State in 2012. Carlyle, who had been averaging 8.3 points, also had eight rebounds in the win. Aboubacar Traore, Long Beach State.