Dec. 18, 2004
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Brooke Smith scored 16 points and Kelley Suminski added 13 on her 22nd birthday, leading No. 2 Stanford to a 71-55 victory against Missouri on Saturday.
Smith took over inside in the second half, shooting 6-for-8 for Stanford (8-0).
Megan Roney led Missouri (4-5) with 13 points. LaToya Bond, the Tigers' second-leading scorer (12.9), was scoreless in the first half and finished with seven points.
Leading 29-21 at halftime, the Cardinal scored 15 of the next 21 points, including eight from Smith. A 13-0 run later pushed Stanford's lead to 60-31. Missouri used a 15-5 run to narrow the gap.
Stanford entered the game allowing 48.3 points per game, the third fewest in the country. The Cardinal limited the Tigers to 35-percent shooting and outrebounded them 45-23.
Candice Wiggins added 12 points and Kristen Newlin 11 for the Cardinal.
Tiffany Brooks, a transfer from Kansas State, played her first game for Missouri. She scored six points on 3-for-15 shooting in 33 minutes.