Four of David Patrick’s Sacramento State players scored in double figures, but it was not enough in a 91-73 loss at Stanford at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford shot 56% (39-70) from the field, and had 56 points in the paint on the way to a 47-point first half, and a 44-point second half. Sacramento State hung around for much of the contest, but Stanford put on an offensive display that included 22 assists and just four turnovers.
Sacramento State outrebounded Stanford, 44-32, which included 19 offensive rebounds. Sacramento State shot 38% (26-68) from the field, and 10 of the team's 26 made buckets came from distance. That included Zee Hamoda, who scored a game-high 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the 3-point line. Sixteen of his points came in the first half, including a bucket that had the Hornets trailing, 38-37, with 2:35 left. However, Stanford closed the first half on a 9-2 run to go into the break leading, 47-39.
Sacramento State would get no closer than within six points of that Stanford lead in the second half. Sacramento State scored 39 points in the first half, and 34 more in the second half. The Hornets went 11-for-16 from the free throw line while Stanford connected to all five of its freebie attempts.
Joining Hamoda in double figures for Sacramento State were Duncan Powell (14 points, 13 rebonds), Brandon Betson (17 points) and Bowyn Beatty (10 points, 3 rebounds). Jacob Holt added eight points (4-5 FG) and eight rebounds. For Powell, four of those 13 boards came on the offensive glass, and he nearly had a double-double in the second half alone (10 points, 9 rebounds).
Alex Kovatchev had six rebounds, and Austin Patterson had three points and a team-high five assists. For the second straight game, the Hornets used a starting five made entirely of newcomers to the program - Hamoda, Betson and Kovatchev at guard, Powell and Holt at forward.
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