Stanford jumps to 19-point lead, holds on to beat Merrimack 74-68
Jaylen Blakes buries triple against Merrimack Warriors
Jaylen Blakes buries triple against Merrimack Warriors
STANFORD, Calif. -- — Oziyah Sellers scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Maxime Raynaud had his ninth double-double this season — most in Division I — and Stanford blew most of a 19-point first-half lead before the Cardinal beat Merrimack 74-68 Tuesday night.
Raynaud finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds and Jaylen Blakes also scored 16 points for Stanford (9-2). Blakes was 5-of-7 shooting, 4 of 4 from 3-point range, with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Sellers and Ryan Agarwal, who had 11 points, each made three of the Cardinal's 11 3-pointers.
Adam “Budd” Clark made 14 of 21 from the field and led Merrimack (5-6) with career-high 32 points. Matt Becht hit three 3-pointers and scored 12 points.
Blakes hit a 3-pointer to give Stanford (9-2) the lead for good and spark a 26-7 run that made it 31-12 when Sellers made a 3 with 7:19 left in the first half. The Warriors scored 10 of the final 12 — including a jumper at the buzzer by Clark — to cut its deficit 39-30.
Becht made a 3-pointer 10 seconds into the second half and Clark followed with a layup to make it a four-point game with 19:12 remaining but Merrimack got no closer. Sellers stole a pass and went the other way for a layup about a minute later and then Blakes stole the ball and fed Sellers for dunk to give the Cardinal a 43-35 lead with 17:44 to go.
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- Referees:
- Gregory Nixon
- Chris Merlo
- Jenna Reneau
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Quinnipiac | 11-3 | - | 15-10 |
Merrimack | 11-3 | - | 14-11 |
Marist | 10-3 | 0.5 | 17-5 |
Iona | 8-6 | 3 | 11-14 |
Mount St. Mary's | 7-6 | 3.5 | 14-10 |
Manhattan | 7-6 | 3.5 | 12-10 |
Sacred Heart | 7-6 | 3.5 | 11-13 |
Siena | 6-8 | 5 | 11-14 |
Rider | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
Niagara | 5-9 | 6 | 10-15 |
Fairfield | 5-9 | 6 | 9-16 |
Saint Peter's | 3-10 | 7.5 | 8-13 |
Canisius | 2-11 | 8.5 | 2-22 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 13-1 | - | 21-3 |
Clemson | 13-2 | 0.5 | 21-5 |
Louisville | 12-2 | 1 | 19-6 |
SMU | 10-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
Wake Forest | 10-4 | 3 | 18-7 |
Stanford | 8-6 | 5 | 16-9 |
North Carolina | 7-6 | 5.5 | 14-11 |
Florida State | 6-8 | 7 | 15-10 |
Pittsburgh | 6-8 | 7 | 15-10 |
Virginia | 6-8 | 7 | 13-12 |
Georgia Tech | 6-8 | 7 | 12-13 |
Virginia Tech | 6-8 | 7 | 11-14 |
Notre Dame | 5-8 | 7.5 | 11-13 |
California | 5-9 | 8 | 12-13 |
Syracuse | 5-9 | 8 | 11-14 |
NC State | 3-11 | 10 | 10-15 |
Boston College | 2-12 | 11 | 10-15 |
Miami | 2-12 | 11 | 6-19 |