STANFORD, Calif. -- Jeremy Green scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half, including the game-winner with 4.6 seconds left, as Stanford rallied from an 18-point deficit Thursday to beat Washington State 60-58.
Fields had 10 of his 15 points in the second half for the Cardinal (11-13, 5-7 Pac-10), which trailed 44-26 with just over 10 minutes remaining to play. A seemingly listless Stanford team came alive over the final 10 minutes.
Klay Thompson scored 19 points for the Cougars (15-9, 5-7 Pac-10), who lost their fourth in five games. DeAngelo Casto added 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Stanford, shooting 63.2 percent over the final 20 minutes, avoided its longest losing streak in 17 years by outscoring the Cougars 17-6 over the final six minutes. The Cardinal was 10-11 from the foul line during that stretch.
"Stanford played very good basketball down the stretch," Washington State head coach Ken Bone said. "They were very, very good at both ends of the court, and we collapsed. Part of that credit goes to Stanford. On the other hand, we had careless turnovers, not as good shot selection as early in the game, defensive rotations weren't as good. We just kind of collapsed."
Green's 3-pointer with 2:42 left gave Stanford its first lead since early in the game.
"You can't stop playing," Green said. "You have to compete no matter what. If the shots aren't going you have to find another way."
The Cougars eventually came back to tie the game at 58-58 when Casto slammed the ball home with 12.9 seconds left.
Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins allowed play to continue and Green dribbled around a Fields screen to nail a long jumper.
"I went with my instincts not to call a time-out there," Dawkins said. "I didn't want to give them a chance to load up on Jeremy and Landry, so I left it in their hands."
Green was happy that play continued.
"I saw their defense scrambling and back pedaling," he said. "Landry set a great screen and I was surprised I was so open."
Thompson took the blame for the open look.
"I was supposed to switch. I didn't," he said. "I just had a bad lapse at the worst part of the game."
The Cardinal played its worst half of the season, committing eight of its 11 first-half turnovers in the first nine minutes and trailed 33-18 at halftime.
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NOTES: Stanford is now 10-2 at Maples Pavilion, reaching the 10-win mark at home for the 17th consecutive season ... The Cardinal avoided its first five-game losing streak since a six-game slide at the end of the 1992-93 campaign ... Jeremy Green was 5-9 from beyond the arc and has now knocked down 75 triples this year. The single-season school record is 84 by Casey Jacobsen in 2000-01 ... For just the seventh time this year, Landry Fields was held to under 20 points. Fields, who is now averaging 22.7 points per game, finished with 15 points and nine boards to fall one rebound shy of his 11th double-double ... Stanford shot 63.2 percent over the final 20 minutes, compared to a 33.3 percent clip in the first half ... Stanford's 18 first-half points represented the club's lowest output in a half since totaling 17 first-half points at Oregon State last year ... In the two meetings this year, Washington State outscored Stanford 79-44 in the first half, only to see the Cardinal outscore the Cougars 89-56 in the second half ... Marketing assistant Amy Brown became the latest Stanford Athletics department staff member to sing the national anthem at a men's basketball game. Director of Creative Video Bud Anderson and his band, Hookslide, have also performed the anthem this season ... Former Stanford All-American and current NBA player Robin Lopez was in attendance along with Jim Plunkett, the school's only Heisman Trophy winner.