STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Daejon Davis did not have the best of games and Jerod Haase still wanted the ball in his hands. He made the right choice.
Davis hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds to play, lifting Stanford to an 86-84 victory over Washington State on Saturday, its third straight win.
With the game tied, Davis held onto the ball for 20 seconds and then made his move toward the basket. He was fouled and made both foul shots, the second following a WSU timeout.
"He did a lot nice things but honestly it was not one of his better games," Haase said. "But I wanted the ball in his hands and I wanted him to make a play."
Davis finished with eight points, seven rebound and six assists.
Reid Travis scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Cardinal (16-13, 10-6 Pac-12), who assured themselves of at least a .500 season. Freshman KZ Okpala added 20 points, one shy of his season-high and Michael Humphrey scored 16, leaving him two shy of 1,000 career points.
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"They're not freshmen anymore," Humphrey said. "Since the non-conference games, they have really grown up. They provide big for us."
Robert Franks scored 19 points to lead the Cougars (11-17, 3-13), who have lost four straight to Stanford and 11 of 14 overall. Malachi Flynn and Drick Bernstine each added 16 points, a season high for Bernstine. Milan Acquaah had 10 points, all in the first half.
Flynn missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
"The last four games we've been a different team," Cougars coach Ernie Kent said. "We've played tough, we played smart, we closed, we don't give up, we came back on teams. For us to do this on this floor, against a veteran Stanford team on senior night, was tremendous growth for us."
They brought the trophy. We brought the W.
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Franks dunked with 36 seconds remaining to complete a 14-point comeback by the Cougars. Flynn led the surge after the Cougars fell behind 69-55 midway through the second half.
Stanford held the lead for most of the game, but the Cougars stayed in it by shooting over 56 percent from the field, and nearly 48 percent from 3-point range.
Dorian Pickens added 14 points for the Cardinal.
Stanford travels to Tucson, Arizona next Thursday when they face Arizona at 7 p.m. at the McKale Center.