STANFORD, Calif. - Tyler Haws scored 24 points and Chase Fischer added 16 to lead BYU past Stanford 79-77 on Saturday night.
After BYU built a 13-point lead with 3:41 remaining, Chasson Randle missed two 3-point shots in the final six seconds that could have won it for the Cardinal.
The Cougars (9-3) got 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists from Kyle Collinsworth. Anson Winder tossed in 13 off the bench.
Stanford (6-3) was led by Randle's 24 points on 9-23 shooting and five assists. Stefan Nastic (8-14 FG, 4-4 FT) added 20 points and nine rebounds while Reid Travis pitched in with a season-high 15 points and six boards.
The Cougars made 21-29 free throws but missed four in the final two minutes. Stanford entered the game averaging 23 free throw attempts per game but was only 7-10 from the line.
BYU outscored Stanford 22-13 in points off turnovers and 25-13 in second-chance points. The Cardinal opened the night with the sixth-fewest turnovers in the nation but committed an uncharacteristic 14 miscues.
Haws made his first five shots, including his first three 3-point attempts, to carry the Cougars to a 26-16 lead. Travis kept the Cardinal in the game early by scoring 10 of Stanford's first 16 points.
Randle then took over to lead Stanford on a 13-0 run, giving the Cardinal its first lead at 33-32.
The Cougars, who went scoreless for four minutes, took a 36-35 lead at the half on a layup by Collinsworth to beat the horn.
The game was back-and-forth for the first 10 minutes of the second half before two free throws by Haws finished off an 8-0 run to give BYU a 58-49 lead.
However, the Cardinal cut the margin to four on a jumper by Nastic, but a layup by Fischer following a loose-ball scramble under the basket gave BYU its largest lead at 72-59.
That’s when Stanford began its comeback. A steal and dunk by Anthony Brown cut the lead to 77-72. A 3-pointer by Randle with 54 seconds left made it a 79-77 game.
The Cougars turned the ball over but Randle missed a long 3 attempt with six seconds left. Winder then missed two free throws but Randle's running shot at the buzzer rattled off the board.
Stanford’s road trip concludes Tuesday, Dec. 22, against No. 9/9 Texas as the Cardinal makes its first visit to Austin.
NOTES: Stanford fell to 2-6 all-time against BYU. The Cardinal was playing in Provo for the first time since 1970 … The two teams scored a combined 59 fewer points than in BYU's 112-103 win last year at Stanford … Chasson Randle tallied his fourth 20-point game of the season and 30th of his career. Randle has scored 1,821 points in his career (ranking third in school history) and knocked down 234 three-pointers (eight shy of Dion Cross’ school record) … Stefan Nastic reached the 20-point mark for the second time this season and third of his career … Two Stanford players scored at least 20 points for the first time since Feb. 22, 2014 against UCLA (Randle 26, Josh Huestis 22) … Stanford dished out 20 assists … The Cardinal has trailed by double-digits in the first half in each of its last three games, winning twice … Rookie Dorian Pickens made his first career start and was scoreless in 10 minutes … Rosco Allen scored seven of Stanford’s 12 bench points … Stanford was whistled for 24 fouls to BYU's 13.