Stanford, CA (Sports Network) – Jeremy Green hit all five of his three-point attempts and poured in 23 points to lead the Stanford Cardinal to an 83-75 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils in a Pac-10 battle. Josh Owens added 16 points for Stanford (12-10, 5-6 Pac-10), which got 14 points and seven assists from Jarrett Mann. Jamelle McMillan had 17 points in the loss for Arizona State (9-14, 1-10), which received 14 points from Trent Lockett and 10 points from Carrick Felix.
Both teams shot 12-of-25 from the floor in the first half, and Stanford led 36-32 at intermission. Over the final 20 minutes, the Cardinal made good on 57.1 percent of their field goal attempts and scored 19 points from the foul line to claim the win. The Cardinal, who won for just the second time in its last seven outings, outscored the Sun Devils 25-11 from the charity stripe in the clash.
Stanford is currently 12-10 overall and 5-6 in conference. They were tied with Oregon and Oregon State heading into today looking to get some separation from the bottom half pack. Oregon pulled off a home upset of Washington to also improve to 5-6. Oregon State is currently hosting Washington State and finds themselves trailing by 10 midway through the second half. An Oregon State loss would improve Washington State to 6-5 and keep them a game ahead of Stanford and Oregon.