Texas. Toast.Texas. Toast.
Men's Basketball

Texas. Toast.

Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas - Anthony Brown knew he could play a lot better after Stanford lost at BYU last week. He did just that to help the Cardinal pull off the upset of No. 9/9 Texas.

"I wanted to be aggressive," Brown said. "I wanted to have no regrets."

The Cardinal forward scored a season-best 25 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, helping Stanford defeat the Longhorns 74-71 on Tuesday night.

"Our guys played with a lot of passion," Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins said.

"I thought those guys were tougher," Texas head coach Rick Barnes said. "From start to finish."

Reid Travis contributed seven points and a season-high 14 rebounds for Stanford, which hung with Texas on the glass despite the Longhorns entering the game averaging 45.1 boards per game.

Brown converted all four of his 3-point attempts, but his final basket, with 1:08 remaining in overtime, was on a drive inside.

After Texas (10-2) guard Javan Felix missed a 3-point shot, Randle made a jumper with 10 seconds left for the final margin of victory. He then made a jump shot with 10 seconds left to give Stanford (7-3) a three-point lead.

Felix and Demarcus Holland then missed forced 3-point shots as Texas tried to tie the game. Felix led Texas with a season-high 19 points. Guard Kendal Yancy and forward Jonathan Holmes scored 14 apiece.

Holmes created the overtime with a jump shot from the free throw line with 25 seconds remaining. Stanford had taken the lead 31 seconds earlier on a jumper by Randle from around the foul circle.

Randle and Brown repeatedly made step-back jumpers when they appeared to be well-guarded by Texas. His final shot was one of them.

"I wanted to create some space," Randle said. "I knew if I got that, I was going to get the shot. We do a lot of that in our skill development with our coaching staff."

Randle left the game with two fouls with 5:16 left in the first half. The Cardinal trailed by six at the time. Instead of crumbling, Stanford rallied to pull even at halftime at 31 apiece on a driving shot by Rosco Allen.

Brown carried Stanford through those potentially rough five minutes, though. Brown made three treys without missing after Randle left the game. He also hit one before Randle sat down.

Despite Brown's accuracy, Texas outshot Stanford 52.2 percent to 38.7 in the half. Stanford compensated with eight offensive rebounds and a 9-0 edge in second chance points for the half. Forward Travis Reid snagged five of them.

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NOTES: Tuesday’s game represented the first meeting since March 28, 2008, when Texas defeated Stanford 82-62 in the NCAA Sweet 16 in Houston, Texas … Stanford was facing Texas in Austin for the first time. The all-time series is split at 2-2 … Stanford is 10-16 all-time against top-25 opponents under head coach Johnny Dawkins. Five of those wins came last season … For the second straight game, two Stanford players scored at least 20 points. Chasson Randle (24 points) and Stefan Nastic (20 points) accomplished the feat at BYU on Saturday … Chasson Randle knocked down three triples and now has 237 for his career. The school record is 241, held by Dion Cross (1992-96) … For the first time in five games, Stanford did not encounter a double-digit deficit in the first half … Christian Sanders made his first start since Nov. 28, 2012 at Seattle and fifth of his career … Stanford finished 8-10 from the foul line and has converted 74.5 percent this season … Reid Travis’ 14 rebounds were the most for a Cardinal freshman since Robin Lopez grabbed 15 in the 2006 season opener against Siena. Travis also hauled down 12 boards against Duke earlier this season … Stanford entered the game with its 99 total turnovers ranking fourth-fewest in the country. The Cardinal committed only six miscues while forcing Texas into 11 turnovers … Texas held a 30-11 edge in bench points … Texas suffered its first home nonconference loss to an unranked team since falling to Wisconsin on Dec. 29, 2007 … Stanford was facing its second top-10 opponent of the season, having already lost 70-59 to No. 4/3 Duke on Nov. 22.