“This one was personal,” said Oscar da Silva. “Especially on our home court.” In last year’s PK80 tournament, Portland State forced 28 turnovers to get the better of Stanford. Much of tonight’s contest felt eerily similar to that stunner, but the Cardinal made enough plays down the stretch to come away with a 79-67 victory. “We survived,” said Coach Haase.
Survived is just what the Cardinal did. The aggressive visitors gave Stanford all they could handle, pressuring the length of the court and trapping to speed up the Cardinal in the half court. It worked, and Stanford committed 19 turnovers on the night.