Nick Townsend went absolutely off on Monday night, dropping a massive 31 points to lead Stanford past Rice 91-73. This dude just keeps leveling up, and the Cardinal are sitting pretty.
Townsend Takes Control, From the Line and Beyond
Dude was on fire from the jump, pouring in 19 of those 31 points before the half even hit. And get this: he’d already been leading Stanford in scoring at 18.5 points through their first two games. Talk about taking it up a notch, right? Plus, the guy was ice cold from the free-throw line, sinking all 11 of his attempts. That’s clutch performance when it matters most.
Cardinal Offense Is Cooking, Bench Included
It wasn’t just the Townsend show, though, even if he stole the headlines. Stanford shot a solid 32 of 62 from the field, leading almost the entire game. Their bench came up huge too, with reserves Christian Bliss and Austin Maurer each chipping in 12 points, and Julius Price adding 10. The Cardinal were up 45-29 at halftime, shooting 17 of 33, and then really put the hammer down with Evan Stinson’s layup pushing the lead to 76-46 late in the second half. They even hit 20 of 21 free throws as a team. This team is sitting pretty at 3-0.
Rice, now 1-2, just couldn’t find an answer. Jaxson Thompson led them with 14 points and reserve Dallas Hobbs came off the bench for 12, but as a team, they struggled big time from beyond the arc, hitting only 6 of 23 tries.
So what’s next for these squads? Stanford heads to Nevada to battle UNLV on Thursday, looking to keep that perfect record alive. Rice hits the road to Stephen F. Austin on Friday, hoping to turn things around.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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