Feb. 12, 2000
By ROB GLOSTER
AP Sports Writer
STANFORD, Calif. - Mark Madsen was determined to prove what adifference a month, and a healthy leg, can make.
Madsen had a season-high 20 points and 14 rebounds, leading four players indouble figures, as No. 2 Stanford won by a double-digit margin for the ninthstraight game with an 82-56 win Saturday over Oregon State.
David Moseley and Jarron Collins added 14 points each, and Casey Jacobsenhad 13, for Stanford (21-1, 10-1 Pacific-10), which never trailed and put thegame away with a 24-7 run to open the second half. Moseley hit four 3-pointers.
Deaundra Tanner had 15 points and Brian Jackson scored 14 for the Beavers(10-12, 2-9), who have lost six straight - with four of those losses comingagainst ranked teams.
Madsen, who had 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 76-61 win over Oregon onThursday night, struggled in two games at Oregon State and Oregon inmid-January.
He totaled just 12 points and 15 rebounds in those two games, when he wasstill trying to get back his rhythm after missing eight games earlier thisseason with a strained right hamstring.
"In Oregon, I did not play confidently or decisively. I definitely had thatin the back of my mind," Madsen said. "But more than anything, I wanted to bemore aggressive going to the glass. That's my strength, and when I can do thatwe're successful."
Madsen had a double-double at the half Saturday with 13 points and 11rebounds.
"He didn't play very well in the Oregon series up there. I think heremembered that and wanted to redeem himself," Stanford coach Mike Montgomerysaid. "Mark provides such an emotional lift. Any time a guy plays that hard,it makes you feel bad for not doing the same thing."
Oregon State coach Eddie Payne said the biggest change for Stanford thisseason is the offensive spark of Jacobsen, a freshman who shot 14 free throws -making 10 - after getting fouled on drives to the basket.
"They're a great team. We played hard and well, but every time we made amistake they buried a shot," Payne said. "They can drive the ball at you, andJacobsen is a big difference there. He's the reason they're improved."
When Stanford won 73-45 at Oregon State in mid-January, the Beavers shotjust 28 percent from the field and went 3-for-21 from 3-point range. OregonState did barely better Saturday, shooting 33 percent and going 3-for-15 frombeyond the 3-point line.
The Cardinal were missing reserve center Curtis Borchardt, who leads theteam in blocked shots, for the second straight game. He is out indefinitelywith a foot injury
The Cardinal, who have won seven straight at home against the Beavers, ledby nine at halftime and opened the second half with a 14-5 run that includedtwo 3-pointers by Moseley and extended their lead to 53-35.
After Josiah Lake scored for the Beavers, Stanford went on a 10-0 run thatwas capped by 3-pointers by Tony Giovacchini and Jacobsen and built the marginto 26 points with 10:45 left.
Stanford scored the first five points of the game and took an 18-5 lead on a3-pointer by Moseley with 6:16 gone. The margin reached 14 later in the half,and the Cardinal led 39-30 at halftime.