National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Stanford 78, Oregon St. 72
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials: # Tommy Nunez Jr., # Winston Stith, # Daron White
Attendance: 5563

Senior forward Rosco Allen had 21 points and eight rebounds, leading visiting Stanford to a 78-72 victory over Oregon State on Wednesday night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.

Junior guard Marcus Allen had 15 points and six rebounds for Stanford (9-5, 2-1 Pac-12). Sophomore guard Dorian Pickens had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists

Senior guard Gary Payton II had 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Oregon State (10-3, 1-1). Freshman forward Drew Eubanks and freshman guard Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 13 points apiece.

Stanford mounted 9-1 and 10-2 runs to take a 22-11 lead on a layup by Pickens. The Cardinal continued to pull away, going up 28-14 on a layup by freshman center Josh Sharma. The Beavers cut Stanford's lead to 11 on a 3-pointer by Thompson, but the Cardinal carried a 37-24 lead into the break.

The Beavers cut the deficit to nine early in the second half, but the Cardinal regained a double-digit lead moments later. Oregon State got within seven on a layup by Thompson and cut Stanford's lead to six with 14 seconds remaining, but by then it was too late.
Top Game Performances
 
Stanford   Oregon St.
Rosco Allen 21 Scoring Gary Payton II 22
Dorian Pickens 4 Assists Gary Payton II 6
Rosco Allen 8 Rebounds Gary Payton II 9
Rosco Allen 8 Free Throws Made Drew Eubanks 5
Marcus Allen 3 Steals Drew Eubanks 2
Josh Sharma 1 Blocks Olaf Schaftenaar 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Stanford 78 43.3 6-19 20-30 14 43 1 7 12
Oregon St. 72 50.0 5-16 15-28 15 27 4 4 11