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Second-Half Surge

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford needed a wake-up and coach Jerod Haase delivered one at halftime.

Daejon Davis scored 19 points, one of four to reach double figures, and Stanford beat Eastern Washington 78-62 on Saturday after trailing at halftime.

Cormac Ryan scored 12 points, all on three pointers, for the Cardinal (5-4), who avenged last year's loss to the Eagles. Oscar da Silva added 13 and KZ Okpala had 10.

"We knew we didn't play our best half of basketball," Ryan said. "We came back out with better attention to detail and played with fire."

 

Jesse Hunt scored 27 points to lead the Eagles (1-8), who lost their fifth straight. Luka Vulikic added 11 points.

Ryan hit a 3-pointer about five minutes into the second half to give Stanford its first lead of the game and its first lead over Eastern Washington since early in the first half of last year's contest.

 

The Eagles did not fly away, though, remaining within a few points until the final three minutes, when Stanford extended its lead to double figures.

Five different Eagles combined to make their first six shots, helping them open a 17-5 advantage midway through the first half. Eastern Washington was 6 of 19 the rest of the half, allowing Stanford, 3 of 12 from long range, to close the gap.

Davis converted a three-point play in the final six seconds and the Cardinal drew within 32-27 by intermission.

Stanford now turns its attention to San Jose State, who comes to Maples Pavilion for a 7 p.m. tip off on Tuesday.