PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Stanford opened Feast Week with a back-and-forth battle against No. 20/RV Arkansas, but fell in double overtime, 77-74.
Spencer Jones tallied a season-high 27 points, including five threes to go with eight rebounds, while Jared Bynum joined him in double figures with 13 points and eight assists. Maxime Raynaud scored eight points with a team-high 10 rebounds, while Andrej Stojakovic and Brandon Angel scored seven points apiece. The Cardinal defense held Arkansas to a season-best 30.3 percent from the floor.
The Cardinal (3-2) led by as many as five in a defensive-minded first half, with both teams combining for just 42 points. Stanford's biggest lead came after a run to open the second half, with Bynum leading a push to give Stanford a 38-29 lead with 15:25 to play. The Razorbacks (4-1) made a series of free throws to end regulation and send the game to overtime.
Stanford held Arkansas without a field goal in the first overtime, but trailed by three points with four seconds to play. The ball was inbounded to Benny Gealer, who pulled up from deep 3-point range to tie the game at the buzzer and force a second overtime. Bynum, Jones and Raynaud scored in the second extra frame, but a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send it to a third overtime missed off the back rim.
Stanford resumes action at the Battle 4 Atlantis against Michigan on Thanksgiving Day at 4:30 p.m. PT on ESPNU.