Maxime Raynaud scores 20 points, helps Stanford hold off Cal 66-61
STANFORD, Calif. — – Maxime Raynaud scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Stanford held off California for a 66-61 victory on Saturday night.
Stanford led for most of the game and by as many as 17 points about midway through the second half before Cal rallied to tie the score at 61 with 42 seconds left. Raynaud shot 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and Oziyah Sellers added two more to seal it.
Raynaud, who collected his 20th double-double of the season against N.C. State on Feb. 8, remains tied with Adam Keefe (1991-92) for the Stanford single-season record. Raynaud shot 5 of 16 from the floor and 8 of 10 from the foul line against the Bears.
Sellers was 3-of-13 shooting but made all seven of his free throws and finished with 14 points for Stanford (17-10, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Cal (12-15, 5-11). Andrej Stojakovic added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Cardinal led 47-30 with 11:24 remaining. About two minutes later Cal started a 14-0 run to pull to 52-50 with 5:56 remaining. Raynaud scored the next six points but Cal answered with an 11-3 surge that tied it late.
Stanford honored former head coach Mike Montgomery, who was 393-167 in his 18 seasons and is the Cardinal’s all-time winningest coach. Montgomery led the Cardinal to 16 postseason appearances that included the 1998 NCAA Final Four.
Cal will look to end a four-game losing streak with a home game against SMU on Wednesday.
Stanford, which is 14-2 overall and 7-1 in ACC play at home, hosts Boston College on Wednesday.
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Stanford makes clutch foul shots to hold off Cal
Maxime Raynaud broke a tie with two free throws with 32 seconds left, then teamed with Oziyah Sellers for three more foul shots in the final 16 seconds, allowing Stanford to stave off a furious California rally for a 66-61 home win on Saturday night.
Raynaud finished with 20 points and a team-high-tying eight rebounds for Stanford (17-10, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Cardinal swept the two-game season series from the rival Golden Bears (12-15, 5-11) in each’s first season competing in the league.
Jeremiah Wilkinson had a team-high 19 points and Andrej Stojakovic, playing his first game at Stanford after transferring to Cal last offseason, added 16 for Cal, which lost its fourth straight.
After holding Cal to just 12 points over the final 14 minutes of the first half and building a 47-30 advantage in the eighth minute of the second period, Stanford found itself in a 61-all tie when Stojakovic converted a three-point play with 42 seconds left.
Raynaud then drew his key foul 10 seconds later, hitting his sixth and seventh foul shots of the night.
Stojakovic had a chance to draw Cal even on its next possession but saw a contested interior bank shot roll off and into the arms of Raynaud, who this time made one of two to complete an 8-for-10 night at the line.
Wilkinson was given Cal’s one final shot at a tie, but he misfired on a 3-point attempt with 4 seconds left. Sellers then completed the scoring with two foul shots.
Sellers finished with 14 points and Jaylen Blakes 10 for Stanford, while Ryan Agarwal, who connected on a key 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining, chipped in with 11 points, a team-high-tying eight rebounds and a game-high four assists.
Agarwal and Raynaud were the only players in the game to make multiple 3-pointers, each with two. Stanford outscored the visitors 21-12 from beyond the arc.
Stojakovic completed the game’s only double-double with 10 rebounds for Cal, while Rytis Petraitis matched the game-high rebound total while adding six points.
The Golden Bears outrebounded the hosts 42-35.
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