January 21, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - Mark Madsen, Tim Young and David Moseley scored 15points apiece, and No. 3 Stanford rolled to its 12th straight win, routingWashington State 94-45 Thursday night.
It's the second longest winning streak under coach Mike Montgomery, whoseFinal Four squad put together an 18-game run to start last season.
Arthur Lee added 12 points and Kris Weems had 11 for Stanford (16-2, 6-0Pac-10), which held the Cougars (8-9, 2-4) to a season-low in points in beatingthem a sixth straight time.
Jarron Collins had 13 rebounds to lead the Cardinal, who outreboundedWashington State 40-23.
Stanford put the clamps on the Cougars with a smothering man-to-man defensethat held Washington State to 16 points in the first half on 6-of-24 shooting(25 percent), including 0-for-7 from 3-point range.
The Cougars entered averaging a Pac-10 high eight 3-pointers a game butfinished just 1-for-18. Jan-Michael Thomas was the lone Cougar in doublefigures with 10 points.
Up by 14 at halftime, Stanford's defense again came into play in anexplosive second-half start that overwhelmed the Cougars.
Young opened with a driving layup and Lee had consecutive steals, turningone into a fastbreak layup and dishing off to Weems for another layup during a24-9 burst that swelled Stanford's lead to 54-25 with 14:18 left. Madsen madetwo free throws after missing his first six and also scored on two dunks and analley-oop pass before Young finished the spree with consecutive three-pointplays.
Stanford began using its reserves but it got worse for Washington State asit fell behind 62-32 on Moseley's dunk with 11:05 remaining and 87-36 on MarkSeaton's breakaway jam with 4:24 left.
Despite going 4-for-12 from the free throw line, Stanford led 30-16 athalftime, closing with a 12-3 run. Lee connected from 3-point range twice inthe spurt, beating the buzzer with his second 3-pointer to finish a fast breakthat began when Kojo Mensah-Bonsu blew a layup.
By DENNIS GEORGATOS
AP Sports Writer