Stanford 78, Cincinnati 65 Notes

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Courtesy: Stanford Athletics  
Release: 03/23/2001

March 23, 2001

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GAME NOTES

  • This was the third meeting between Stanford and Cincinnati. After tonight's Cardinal win, the Bearcats lead the series 2-1 having won the first two meetings with the Cardinal 60-49 in 1968-69 and 80-46 in 1969-70.

STANFORD NOTES

  • This is Stanford's tenth NCAA Tournament appearance. The Cardinal is 16-8 in the tourney.
  • This is the third time Stanford has reached the Sweet-16 under head coach Mike Montgomery. In 1997 the Cardinal lost in the semifinals, 82-77, to Utah. In 1998 the Cardinal advanced to the Final Four by defeating Purdue, 67-59, and Rhode Island, 79-77, in the Midwest Regional in St. Louis.
  • This is the second time Stanford has reached the NCAA Tournament regional final under coach Mike Montgomery. The Cardinal advanced to the Final Four in 1998 by winning the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional.
  • Sophomore Casey Jacobsen tied the Stanford single-season record for three-pointers with his second trey of the night. He now has 82 on the season. He is tied with Dion Cross who also knocked down 82 treys during the 1994-95 campaign.
  • Jacobsen posted a new career-high with 27 points tonight. His previous career-high was 26 points against New Hampshire on Dec. 19, 1999 and against Duke on Dec. 21, 2000.
  • Senior Ryan Mendez registered his 1,000th career point with his first bucket of the night.
  • Only six times have the Cardinal trailed at halftime. They now have a 5-1 mark in those contests, after trailing 38-34 at halftime of tonight's contest. Their lone loss was to UCLA who defeated the Cardinal, 79-73, at Maples Pavilion. The largest halftime deficit that Stanford overcame this season was 13 points to Duke. Stanford defeated Duke in the Pete Newell Classic, 84-83.
  • Stanford shot 62.8% (27-for-43) from the floor in the win tonight, including 65.2% (15-for-23) in the second half.
  • Jacobsen became the sixth Cardinal to post over 600 points in a single-season. He currently stands at 602 points. Next up on the Cardinal single-season list is Keith Jones (1983-84) at 619 points.
  • Ryan Mendez, who leads the nation in free-throw percentage, was 2-for-2 from the line tonight to raise his percentage to 94.8% (92-for-97). He has made 14 consecutive free throws.