Oscar da Silva scores 32 for Stanford; Tommy Kuhse has 34 for St. Mary’s
Senior forward Oscar da Silva scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Stanford prevail 82-71 at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday afternoon.
Da Silva went 9-for-11 from the field and 14-for-14 at the foul line to top his previous best of 27 points against Oregon in February.
Freshman Ziaire Williams scored all 12 of his points in the second half for the Cardinal (3-2). The Matadors fell to 3-2.
St. Mary’s 80, Eastern Washington 75: In Moraga, senior guard Tommy Kuhse poured in a career-high 34 points and added seven rebounds and six assists as the Gaels (7-1) extended their winning streak to seven games by outlasting the Eagles (1-4), who led by nine in the second half.
Santa Clara 88, Fresno Pacific 65: In Santa Cruz, the Broncos (6-0) got double-doubles from Josip Vrankic (17 points, 10 rebounds) and Keshawn Justice (15 points, 11 boards) in a rout of the Sunbirds.
USF changes: The Dons’ game at USC on Wednesday night was canceled because of virus problems in the Trojans’ program that forced USC to postpone its game against Stanford last Sunday night. Meanwhile, USF added a game at Oregon on Thursday evening.
#10 Tennessee 79, Appalachian State 38: The host Volunteers (3-0) held the Mountaineers (4-2) scoreless for the first 6:22 in a romp.
#12 Wisconsin 77, Loyola-Chicago 63: Brad Davison and D’Mitrik Trice each scored 17 points as the host Badgers (5-1) beat the Ramblers (3-1).
#13 Illinois 92, Minnesota 65: Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes as the host Illini (5-2) throttled the Gophers (6-1) in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
#15 Florida St. 74, Georgia Tech 61: Freshman guard...