Jan. 18, 1997
Starbird Sizzles in No. 3 Cardinal Win Over Oregon State, 72-54
STANFORD, Calif. -- Kate Starbird scored 28 points and pulled down seven rebounds as third-ranked Stanford remained perfect in Pacific 10 Conference play with a 72-54 crushing of Oregon State.
Olympia Scott added 19 points and Milena Flores had seven assists and four steals for Stanford (18-1, 6-0 PAC 10), which used a 23-6 run to open up a 32-14 cushion midway through the first half. The Cardinal led 40-24 at halftime and forced 25 Oregon State turnovers in the game.
Kristina Lelas and Nicole McAllister each scored 12 points and Monica Watts added 10 for Oregon State (7-7, 1-4), which held a slim 35-31 edge on the boards. The Beavers trimmed the lead to 62-52 on Starbird's 17-foot jumper with 5:51 to go but were outscored 10-2 the rest of the way.
OREGON ST (54)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Walsh 29 2-7 4-4 2-3 2 5 8
Lelas 31 5-9 2-6 2-5 1 2 12
Mcallister 34 5-10 0-0 1-6 5 0 12
Watts 22 5-9 0-0 0-2 0 0 10
Barrett 27 0-1 0-0 0-1 4 1 0
Morris 15 1-5 1-2 1-1 0 3 4
Adcock 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Pierce 12 1-3 0-0 1-4 0 2 2
Scoble 8 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Busen 14 1-5 2-2 2-5 2 0 4
Byars 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Mitchell 2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 21-50 9-14 10-29 14 15 54
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Percentages: FG-.420, FT-.643. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (Mcallister 2-5, Watts 0-2, Barrett
0-1, Morris 1-4, Busen 0-2). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 2 (Walsh 2). Turnovers: 25 (Watts
5, Morris 4, Busen 3, Lelas 3, Mcallister 3,
Walsh 3, Barrett 2, Scoble). Steals: 9 (Barrett
3, Mcallister 3, Lelas, Morris, Watts).
STANFORD (72)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Smith 31 1-4 4-4 1-1 4 5 7
Mulitauaopele 22 4-11 1-2 1-5 1 4 9
Scott 28 8-13 3-3 1-3 0 2 19
Flores 34 3-7 0-0 0-3 7 2 6
Starbird 35 12-19 3-4 2-7 2 2 28
Owen 22 0-2 3-4 3-6 1 2 3
Batastini 16 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Peterson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Benton 4 0-0 0-1 0-2 0 0 0
Harrington 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Mcnamee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Gbzlazeh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 28-59 14-18 8-27 16 17 72
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Percentages: FG-.475, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (Smith 1-3, Flores 0-2, Starbird 1-3,
Batastini 0-2). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots:
3 (Mulitauaopele 2, Scott). Turnovers: 14 (Flores
3, Starbird 3, Batastini 2, Harrington,
Mulitauaopele, Owen, Peterson, Scott, Smith).
Steals: 13 (Flores 4, Scott 3, Mulitauaopele 2,
Smith 2, Mcnamee, Starbird).
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Oregon St 24 30 - 54
Stanford 40 32 - 72
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Technical fouls: None. A: 7,016. Officials: John
Madrid, Alonza Gray, Bill Harris.