STANFORD, Calif. – (AP) Chasson Randle saw 7-foot Robert Upshaw in his path and focused his eyes on the basket and taking it right into the big man's body.
Randle's driving layin with 2.2 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime, Rosco Allen hit a key 3-pointer in overtime after missing all six of his free throws during regulation, and Stanford spoiled No. 21/19 Washington's Bay Area trip with a 68-60 victory Sunday night.
"I just tried to get as much room as possible away from Upshaw," Randle said. "It's your mindset, that attacking mindset. I just tried to get into his body and focus on the goal."
The imposing Upshaw missed a pair of free throws for Washington (11-3, 0-2 Pac-12) with 40.2 seconds remaining in overtime and the Huskies missed all three of their field-goal tries in the extra five minutes after a pair of 28-point halves by each team.
Anthony Brown made one of two free throws with 39 seconds to go on the way to 16 points and Nigel Williams-Goss immediately double-dribbled on the other end.
Randle made another layin with nine seconds left and wound up with 24 points while becoming the school's career leader in 3-pointers with a triple at the 8:49 mark of the second half. Randle increased his career total to 242 triples, passing previous record holder Dion Cross (1992-96).
"He finds a way around the basket to finish," coach Johnny Dawkins said. "He showed it again tonight against one of the shot blockers in the country."
Stanford (10-3, 2-0) won its fourth straight and held off another ranked team in overtime after a 74-71 win at then-No. 9/9 Texas on Dec. 23.
Williams-Goss missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 13.4 seconds left in regulation, giving Randle and Stanford another chance.
Washington, which likely just played itself out of the Top 25 poll, went 14-19 from the line. The Huskies lost their third straight, including a home defeat to Stony Brook, following an 11-0 start.
"Tonight's game, we competed, we defended, we did a lot, a lot more things," coach Lorenzo Romar said. "We played good enough to win. The other two games, we didn't play good enough to win. I don't count those two as being part of that. That was another team."
Randle tied it on his record-setting 3-pointer with 8:49 remaining and scored seven straight points starting with that shot to keep the Cardinal in front.
But Stanford missed nine of 11 shots the rest of the way.
Randle was even nursing a cold. No flu shot this year.
"I hate shots," he quipped. "That might be my bad."
Andrew Andrews scored 13 points, but Washington ultimately couldn't overcome a long cold spurt spanning halftime. Upshaw had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Huskies, who were swept in the Bay Area after Friday's loss at California.
Shawn Kemp Jr. scored 10 of his 19 points in the opening six minutes to help Washington to an early lead, but picked up his third personal foul early in the second half.
Washington went 13 minutes, 38 seconds without a basket spanning halftime, going 0-15 from the field during the drought. The Huskies answered that funk with a 9-0 run to take the lead back.
Washington was held to one point over the final 5:14 of the first half and Allen's 3 with eight seconds remaining sent the teams into halftime tied at 28.
After Quevyn Winters' basket at 9:53, the Huskies missed 12 straight field-goal tries to end the half.
Williams-Goss grabbed at his back early and briefly went to the locker room. He didn't score playing 16 minutes in the first half and finished with eight points, five assists and five turnovers.
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NOTES: Stanford improved to 11-16 all-time against top-25 teams under head coach Johnny Dawkins. The Cardinal has won seven of its last 10 games against nationally-ranked opponents … Chasson Randle reached double figures in scoring for the 100th time in his career and notched his 32nd career 20-point game … Stefan Nastic (10 points, 11 rebounds) tallied his third double-double of the season … Rosco Allen grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and is averaging 8.0 points over his last five games … Of Chasson Randle’s 242 career three-pointers, 127 have come in the first half, 110 in the second half and five in overtime. However, it’s been a different story against Washington, with Randle just 4-24 from long distance in five career games against the Huskies … Stanford has won 12 of its past 14 games played on Sunday dating back to 2012. The Cardinal is 2-1 on Sunday this season with four such games remaining … Stanford entered the game having committed the 12th-fewest turnovers in the nation. The Cardinal finished with only nine turnovers, representing the eighth time this season with 10 or less … Former Cardinal All-Americans Jason Collins and Jarron Collins were honored in a halftime tribute in conjunction with the program’s 100th season celebration … Stanford has faced a double-digit deficit in the first half on six occasions this season, winning four of those games … Stanford is unbeaten in eight home games this season and 84-27 at Maples Pavilion under head coach Johnny Dawkins.
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Stanford Head Coach Johnny Dawkins
“Just really proud of them for staying with it. Whether they’re down, whether it’s tied, or whether they’re up. They find a way to give us a chance to win at the end and they did it again tonight. We beat a very good Washington team. They’re physical. Lorenzo does a great job coaching them. Defensively, they’re tough and they’re big — probably the biggest team we’ve faced all year. I’m just really happy our guys were able to battle for 45 minutes and come out with a win.”
“I’ve coached Chasson for four years now. He’s made so many big plays for us, and we expect him to step up to the challenge. He’s always wanted to be in those moments and he was in another one tonight. He made a great play for us. He’s such an aggressive offensive player, he’s an attacking player. He just finds a way around the basket to finish. He’s one of the best finishing guards in college. And he showed that again tonight against one of the best shot blockers in the country.”
“I thought our student section was amazing. Just the energy they gave us, looking over there and seeing how much noise they were making — without them, I don’t think we win the game. They just provided so much spirit, so much energy and I think our guys really did feed off of that.”
Stanford Senior Chasson Randle
“We play for each other. Every time we step onto the floor, whether it’s a practice or a game, we’ve got guys who are injured and can’t play for us right now, so we play for each other. When shots are going, everything’s great. When shots aren’t, we want to be a team that does other things and stays in it and stays persistent. I’m just proud of our guys for our effort tonight.”
“On the last play of regulation, Stef came up and set the screen and I just tried to get as much room as possible away from Upshaw. He was leaning around and I was able to get into his body to finish.”
“The three-point record is an honor. A lot of great players came before me here. It’s a rich program, and to be able to accomplish something like that is an honor.”
“It’s the attacking mindset. You don’t back down from anybody whether they’re bigger than you, wider than you, stronger than you. You just play basketball.”
Stanford Senior Stefan Nastic
“In overtime, we had some great stops, and that’s what’s necessary to win. The offense may not be going there every night, but your defensive intensity and unity always has to be there.”
“Chasson is a guy who can definitely create for himself. In crunch time, he’s definitely one of our main guys to take that big shot. He’s one of our leaders and we all look to him. He made the best of his opportunity and that’s who he is.”
Washington Head Coach Lorenzo Romar
"Randle is awfully tough. He got us here last year, and he had a good second half tonight and got us again. We told our guys he was going to make baskets and that he's a tremendous player. He made some clutch shots down the stretch.”
“They play good defense; we didn't take good care of the basketball during that stretch, and it hurt us. Nigel (Williams-Goss) had back spasms, we didn't know if he was coming back or not; Sean (Kemp) and Jernard (Jarreau) got in early foul trouble, so we had to kind of mix and match and play on the fly during that stretch. We didn't have our best offensive unit in there, but somehow we made it through.”
“We tweaked tonight by playing defense. When we were 11-0 we didn't need any tweaks. When you lose a game and you continue to lose games, and you're not doing what you're supposed to do to win, then maybe you tweak. But tonight we did a lot of things that would allow us to win the game. We had it in our hands, and we weren't able to capitalize. In regulation, we were up six and had our opportunities. We did what was necessary to win the game. In overtime we didn't do a good job.”
Washington Senior Sean Kemp, Jr.
“It was very frustrating for us. We definitely had a chance to win that game. Turnovers are what killed us. It's just something that we have to work on as a team. That's pretty much it. Stanford didn't do anything that surprised us; we had them scouted very well, so we knew what was going on.”