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 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 21-50 9-14 10-29 14 15 54 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 28-59 14-18 8-27 16 17 72 _______________________________________________ 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). __________________________________ Oregon St 24 30 - 54 Stanford 40 32 - 72 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 7,016. Officials: John Madrid, Alonza Gray, Bill Harris.