STANFORD, Calif.- (AP) Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins wanted to make sure his team stayed focused after playing a physically demanding game over the weekend. He didn’t have to worry.
Chasson Randle scored 15 points, one of four players who reached double figures, and Stanford downed Delaware 84-47 on Tuesday night.
Rosco Allen, Stefan Nastic and Anthony Brown each added 12 points for the Cardinal (4-1), which was coming off a loss to No. 4/3 Duke on Saturday. Reid Travis added 11 rebounds.
“I wanted us to do a good job of focusing in,” Dawkins said. “I think our guys came out and set the tone early. That’s what you ask of your seniors and they were able to build the lead and gain momentum.”
Sophomore Camzon Hayes scored 15 points to lead the Blue Hens (0-4), who shot under 30 percent from the field for the second consecutive game. Hayes has reached double figures in all four games. Chivarsky Corbett added 10 points.
“We ran our offense well, and we got the shots that we wanted to get, we got a lot of wide-open looks, but the shots weren't falling,” Blue Hens head coach Monte Ross said. “Unfortunately, we can't control the shots going in for us. But Stanford had a lot to do with that as well."
Stanford opened a huge lead in the second half and substituted freely the last 10 minutes.
“That’s important for us getting the younger guys in there,” Dawkins said. “They got to play extended minutes and that will help.”
The Blue Hens played without junior forward Marvin King-Davis, who missed his third straight game with a hamstring injury. Senior guard Kyle Anderson, the team’s top 3-point shooter, has yet to play due to a broken bone in his right hand. Delaware entered the game with the lowest field goal percentage (.294) in the country.
Stanford took advantage of Delaware’s shooting woes and youthful lineup - the Blue Hens used five freshmen and four sophomores for most of the game - to open a 44-21 halftime lead.
“Delaware is a very respectable program,” Nastic said. “I think we all got better. It was a good step for us."
"I was okay with the matchups," said Ross. "Nastic is very physical in there - he's a tough matchup. He throws his body around. I wasn't crazy about some of the matchups, but I wasn't too dismayed about them. We saw all the games that Stanford had played thus far (on video) and knew what they could do. We were well-prepared for everything they did. But it wasn't our night. I think they're a very good team and will be a very good team in the Pac-12 this year."
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NOTES: Four Stanford players scored in double figures for the fourth time this season … Reid Travis has grabbed 23 rebounds combined over his last two games … Stanford dished out 22 assists, its most since last December against UC Davis when the Cardinal also totaled 22 … Chasson Randle was 4-4 from the foul line and has now made 28 consecutive free throws (24-24 so far) dating back to last season’s NCAA Sweet 16 game against Dayton … Stanford’s 49 rebounds were its most since grabbing 51 boards against Texas Southern last November … The Cardinal received 27 points from its bench, including notable contributions from Robert Cartwright (seven points, three rebounds), Marcus Allen (seven points, three assists) and Dorian Pickens (six points, three rebounds, three assists) … Christian Sanders knocked down a three-pointer in the second half, his first bucket since Feb. 23, 2013 at Oregon. Sanders missed last season due to a hip injury … Stanford improved to 79-27 at home under head coach Johnny Dawkins … The Cardinal is 67-22 against nonconference opponents under head coach Johnny Dawkins … Stanford travels to DePaul on Sunday, Nov. 30, for an 11:30 a.m. PT contest on Fox Sports 1 … Delaware played its first Pac-12 team since losing at Arizona in 1999 ... Bernard Muir, Stanford's Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics, served as Delaware’s A.D. from 2009-12.