Mar. 06, 1997
Sauer Lifts Cardinal Past No. 12 Arizona, 81-80
STANFORD, Calif. -- Peter Sauer hit a baseline jumper with six seconds to play, lifting 23rd-ranked Stanford to a critical 81-80 Pac-10 Conference victory over number 12 Arizona, moving the Cardinal closer to an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Brevin Knight had 23 points and 12 assists for Stanford (19-7, 11-6 Pac-10), which has won six of its last seven games and avenged a one-point defeat at Arizona on January 4th. Stanford is 8-0 at home in the conference and has a chance to run the table when Arizona State visits on Saturday.
Michael Dickerson scored 22 points and Jason Terry added 17 for Arizona (19-8, 11-6), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. The Wildcats fell to 3-5 on the road against Pac-10 foes.
"Fans got their moneys worth," said Stanford coach Mike Montgomery. "This was vintage basketball. Brevin made a great play and Sauer answered his feed with six seconds to go. It was a great college game. Nothing is assured when you're talking about the NCAA Tournament. But right now, we're very, very pleased."
Arizona had a chance to win in the closing seconds, but Mike Bibby missed a running three-pointer from the right wing.
Bennett Davison had a tip-in to give Arizona an 80-77 lead, but Knight fed Tim Young for a dunk with 56 seconds left to slice the gap to one. Simon missed a shot and Knight penetrated the lane before sending a bounce pass to Sauer, who hit a 10-footer for the go-ahead basket.
"In the last timeout, we knew Brevin would drive the lane," said Arizona coach Lute Olson. "But we didn't put two men on him. We had a chance to throw the ball (to Sauer). We just didn't get him until he got into the lane."
Miles Simon gave the Wildcats a 73-68 lead with 6:21 to play before Stanford responded with an 8-2 run to go ahead 76-75 after Knight sank two free throws with 4:24 to go.
Simon tied the game with a free throw before Terry hit two of his own to put Arizona ahead 78-76. Knight made the first of two free throws, but committed a turnover after a steal by David Moseley. Davison missed a shot and Mark Madsen missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 2:58 to play.
The Wildcats raced to a 21-10 lead in the first 6:37 as Dickerson scored seven points and Simon six. But Stanford responded with a 29-8 charge, keyed by eight points from Young, who gave the Cardinal a 39-29 lead with 3:58 to play.
Young finished with 22 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks for Stanford, which shot 44 percent (28-of-63) from the field. Madsen added 11 points off the bench for the Cardinal.
Davison scored 14 points and Simon finished with 13 for the Wildcats, who shot 40 percent (25-of-62) from the floor. Arizona was 8-of-17 from three-point range, with Terry hitting 5-of-7.
ARIZONA (80)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Davison 33 5-8 4-4 3-5 1 1 14
Dickerson 32 7-18 7-9 2-2 1 5 22
Bramlett 21 3-5 0-1 3-10 0 3 6
Bibby 27 2-6 1-2 0-3 6 2 6
Simon 35 3-14 6-8 2-9 2 2 13
Harris 14 0-1 1-2 2-5 1 5 1
Edgerson 9 0-1 1-2 0-1 0 2 1
Terry 29 5-9 2-4 1-2 2 1 17
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TOTALS 200 25-62 22-32 13-37 13 21 80
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Percentages: FG-.403, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
8-17, .471 (Dickerson 1-2, Bibby 1-4, Simon 1-4,
Terry 5-7). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 5
(Bramlett 2, Davison, Bibby, Harris). Turnovers:
14 (Bibby 3, Bramlett 2, Davison 2, Dickerson 2,
Harris 2, Simon 2, Terry). Steals: 6 (Dickerson
3, Bibby, Davison, Terry).
STANFORD (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Weems 36 4-11 0-0 1-3 1 3 9
Sauer 18 5-10 0-0 0-0 0 3 10
Young 37 7-10 8-8 5-17 2 2 22
Lee 19 0-4 0-0 0-1 2 4 0
Knight 36 6-15 9-10 0-4 12 3 23
Madsen 23 4-6 3-6 3-4 1 3 11
Moseley 13 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 4 6
Jackson 16 0-2 0-0 1-3 3 2 0
Seaton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 28-63 20-24 10-34 22 24 81
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Percentages: FG-.444, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (Weems 1-4, Sauer 0-3, Lee 0-1, Knight
2-5, Moseley 2-3, Jackson 0-2). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 5 (Young 5). Turnovers: 12 (Young
3, Lee 2, Moseley 2, Weems 2, Jackson, Knight,
Madsen). Steals: 6 (Knight 3, Weems 2, Moseley).
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Arizona 43 37 - 80
Stanford 41 40 - 81
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Technical fouls: None. A: 7,391. Officials: Ed
Libbey, Carl Ballard, Terry Christman.