LONG BEACH, Calif. – Junior
Reid Travis posted his third double-double of the season with 26 points and 11 rebounds for Stanford, but the Cardinal came up short in a 76-68 setback to Long Beach State Sunday afternoon at Walter Pyramid.
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Travis topped the 20-point mark for the seventh time this season, scoring 18 of his game-high 26 in the second half. It's his third double-digit rebound game of the year.
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The Cardinal (4-6) were up by as many as five in the middle of the second half, before the 49ers (4-6) made a run to take the lead with eight minutes remaining.
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Travis responded with eight consecutive Stanford points to pull the Cardinal within one point (62-61) with 3:21 to play.
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Long Beach State put together an 8-0 run with less than three minutes to play and scored 14 of the final 21 points to hold off the Cardinal and seal the victory.
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Jordan Griffin, who led Long Beach State with 21 points, scored eight consecutive points during the 49ers' late-game run.
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Long Beach State took advantage of 17 Stanford turnovers, scoring 17 points off those Cardinal miscues.
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Freshman
Isaac White came within three points of his career-high with 17 points, matching his career-high with five three-pointers in the contest. Senior
Michael Humphrey was the Cardinal's third player in double figures, finishing with 13 points and six rebounds.
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Bryan Alberts (15), Gabe Levin (13) and Deishuan Booker (13) joined Griffin as the 48ers' double digit scorers.
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Stanford will take a break for final exams, returning to action on Friday, Dec. 15 against Denver at 7 p.m. PT at Maples Pavilion.
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