Dec. 15, 1996
Starbird, No. 1 Stanford Fly Past #5 Tennessee, 82-65
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Kate Starbird had 29 points and six rebounds as number one Stanford marched into Knoxville and battered fifth-ranked Tennessee, 82-65.
The Cardinal (8-0) got 21 points and seven rebounds from Vanessa Nygaard, who was 4-of-7 from three-point range.
The trio of Starbird, Nygaard and Olympia Scott, who added 16 points, shot 62 percent (26-of-42) from the field. The rest of the Cardinal added just 16 points on 8-of-25 shooting (32 percent).
Tennessee (7-3) got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Chamique Holdsclaw, who was just 11-of-28 from the field. The Volunteers shot 41 percent (28-of-68) from the field and matched Stanford's 34 rebounds, but had five shots blocked and turned the ball over 15 times.
The Lady Volunteers had just one other scorer in double figures, Abby Conklin, who scored 11 points. Laurie Milligan added eight points and was only 4-of-12 from the floor and Pashen Thompson added 10 rebounds and seven points for Tennessee.
Jamila Wideman had eight points on 4-of-12 shooting for Stanford, but dished out nine assists. The Cardinal cruised despite a 12-minute, two-point effort from Naomi Mulitauaopele, who fouled out with four rebounds.
STANFORD (82)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Nygaard 39 8-14 1-2 2-7 2 0 21
Mulitauaopele 12 1-3 0-0 1-4 0 5 2
Scott 24 8-10 0-0 4-6 1 4 16
Wideman 37 4-12 0-1 2-3 9 1 8
Starbird 35 10-18 6-7 3-6 0 1 29
Owen 29 3-5 0-0 1-4 2 1 6
Smith 19 0-3 0-2 1-3 0 1 0
Flores 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Batastini 2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
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TOTALS 200 34-67 7-12 15-34 14 14 82
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Percentages: FG-.507, FT-.583. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (Nygaard 4-7, Wideman 0-2, Starbird
3-6, Smith 0-1, Flores 0-1). Team rebounds: 5.
Blocked shots: 5 (Mulitauaopele 2, Scott,
Starbird, Owen). Turnovers: 13 (Mulitauaopele 4,
Nygaard 3, Starbird 3, Scott, Smith, Wideman).
Steals: 9 (Starbird 4, Scott 2, Wideman 2,
Nygaard).
TENNESSEE (65)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Holdsclaw 37 11-28 2-4 5-10 1 2 24
Conklin 32 5-8 0-0 0-0 1 2 11
Thompson 26 3-8 1-1 6-10 1 2 7
Elzy 22 0-3 3-4 0-1 1 1 3
Milligan 37 4-12 0-0 0-1 2 4 8
Johnson 18 1-1 2-4 3-4 1 1 4
Laxton 20 2-5 0-0 1-6 1 1 4
Butts 6 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 4 4
Stephens 2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 28-68 8-13 16-34 8 17 65
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Percentages: FG-.412, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
1-4, .250 (Holdsclaw 0-2, Conklin 1-2). Team
rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 3 (Holdsclaw,
Conklin, Laxton). Turnovers: 15 (Elzy 5, Milligan
5, Holdsclaw 2, Johnson, Laxton, Thompson).
Steals: 6 (Laxton 2, Elzy, Johnson, Milligan,
Thompson).
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Stanford 46 36 - 82
Tennessee 39 26 - 65
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Technical fouls: None. A: 12,282. Officials:
Sally Bell, Dee Kantner, John Moringstar.