Sporting Green Staff · San Francisco Chronicle Tue, November 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Nick Townsend scored 19 of his 31 points before halftime and host Stanford rolled to a 91-73 win over Rice on Monday night.
The Cardinal (3-0) took control in the first half, using runs of 17-4 and 15-8 to build a 45-29 lead at halftime and pushed the margin to 30 midway through the second half.
Austin Maurer had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Christian Bliss added 12 points and Julius Price 10 for Stanford, which shot 52%, forced 17 turnovers and was 20-for-21 from the foul line.
"We're getting better," Stanford coach Kyle Smith said. "I thought we played really well the first 30 minutes for sure. Defended really well, kept them off the three for the most part. … Overall, just really pleased. I feel like we've been getting better every game. Kind of getting an identity and learning to play with each other."
Jaxson Thompson led Rice (1-2) with 14 points and Dallas Hobbs scored 12.
Santa Clara 89, Long Beach State 70: Maia Jones scored 24 points and the Broncos (3-0) forced 15 turnovers that led to 18 points in addition to outrebounding the 49ers 50-37 in Long Beach.
Santa Clara, the preseason favorite to win the WCC title, was coming off a two-point win over Utah Valley but didn't let Long Beach State stay close in this one. The Broncos led by five after the first quarter, were up 12 at halftime and then maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half.
"I think we responded really well from the Utah Valley game," coach Loree Payne said. "We came in here tonight with a mission and we rebounded - we had 25 (offensive) boards - and the rebounding was a really big piece for us."
Beyond Jones, four other Santa Clara players had double-figure point totals. Among them was Sophie Glancey, who had 14 points after earlier in the day being named the WCC Player of the Week. Ava Schmidt and Delainey Miller added 13 points each and Emma Najjuma had 11.
Noemi Arvai scored 22 points for Long Beach State (0-2).
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This article originally published at College basketball roundup: Stanford men roll past Rice; Santa Clara women overpower Long Beach State .
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