LAS VEGAS – Traveling for the first time this season, Stanford men’s basketball fell on the road to UNLV, 76-68, at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Cardinal drops to 3-1 this season with the result.
Austin Maurer scored a career-high 20 points, to go with nine rebounds and three steals, going 10-for-11 from the floor. Maurer was the first Stanford player to make at least 10 field goals and shoot better than 90 percent from the floor since Maxime Raynaud went 10-for-11 on Feb. 10, 2024 in a win over USC.
Julius Price added 16 points, while Nick Townsend was in double figures for the fourth consecutive game, ending with 11 points and six rebounds. Christian Bliss added a season-high seven assists and matched a career-best with four steals.
Stanford tallied 13 steals, it’s most since Dec. 20, 2025 against Colorado, that led to a 16-4 advantage in points from turnovers. Stanford tallied 12 offensive rebounds and held a 13-6 lead in second-chance points.
After a back and forth start, with Stanford leading 12-9, UNLV went on a 27-6 run to take an 18-point lead, 36-18, with 3:48 to play in the first half. Showing its determination, Stanford closed the opening frame on a 15-3 run to trail at the break by six, 39-33.
Stanford completed the comeback from the first half deficit at the 14:20 mark in the first half after a basket, plus the foul, from Price to make it 45-45, but the Cardinal could not take the lead in the second half. A 3-pointer from Aziz Olajuwon, who finished with seven points, made it a three-point game with 2:12 to play, but UNLV (3-0) hung on for the win.
The Cardinal returns to Maples Pavilion for home battles with UC Irvine on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and Sacramento State on Thursday, Nov. 19. Both games will tip off at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.