gostanford.com photo: Stanford Cardinal’s Michael Humphrey (10) holds onto the ball against the Oklahoma Cowboys on Monday night in Stillwater but the Cardinal couldn’t hold on losing the in the second round of the NITs
By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Monday, March 19, 2018
Stanford’s men’s basketball season came to an end Monday, when the Cardinal were defeated 71-65 by Oklahoma State in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
The game was played in Stillwater, Okla., in front of an announced crowd of 9,635. It was the second time in OSU history that the Cowboys have won a second straight NIT game, and a school-record 15th home win this season.
Jeffrey Carroll led the Cowboys (21-14) with 26 points while tying a carrer-best with five 3-pointers. Kendall Smith added 19 points and Mitchell Solomon scored 10 for OSU.
Carroll scored 11 of his points in the first half, when Oklahoma State built a 30-29 halftime lead. Though Stanford outscored the Cowboys 18-12 in the third quarter, OSU had a 29-18 fourth-quarter edge.
Michael Humphrey had a big night for the Cardinal (19-16), scoring 15 points and pulling down 20 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Reid Travis had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Dorian Pickens, who averaged 14.7 points going into Monday’s contest, was held to 11 points on 3-of-13 field goal shooting.
Kezie Okpala added nine points and three rebounds, and Daejon Davis finished with eight points, four assists and seven boards for the Cardinal, which had a 55-40 rebounding advantage.
Stanford, however, turned the ball over 19 times, to six for OSU. The Cardinal shot 39 percent (24-of-62) overall, including 3-of-15 on 3-pointers.
Along with NIT losses by Stanford, Washington (85-81 to St. Mary’s) and Southern California, Utah is the last remaining Pac-12 team active in this year’s postseason. The Utes beat Louisiana State Monday 95-71.
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