STANFORD, Calif. – Scoring its most points in a contest since 2019, Stanford men's basketball earned a 95-70 victory over Eastern Washington on Friday night at Maples Pavilion.
Andrej Stojakovic matched his career-high with 18 points, leading five Stanford (3-1) players in double figures. Michael Jones and Maxime Raynaud scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, while Benny Gealer set a new career high with 13 points. Jared Bynum pitched in 11 points to go with nine assists, while James Keefe grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds to go with eight points.
Stanford's 95 points were its most since Feb. 28, 2019 when it had 98 against Washington State.
Eastern Washington (0-4) jumped out to an early 16-4 lead after four made threes in the first 3:37, but the Cardinal rallied to take the lead at the 7:14 mark in the opening period, which came as part of a 17-0 run that gave Stanford a five-point edge. The Cardinal ended the first half on a 33-9 run in total, and led by 12 at the half, 47-35.
Stanford led by double digits for nearly the entire second half. Raynaud scored all 14 of his points in the final 20 minutes, with the Cardinal shooting 59.3 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range in the period.
The Cardinal returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 22 against No. 14 Arkansas in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, held in Paradise Island, Bahamas. The 4:30 p.m. PT tip will air on ESPNU.