STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Michael Jones, Stanford’s first graduate transfer in program history, scored a career-high 31 points and the Cardinal endured Pacific’s second-half rally for an 88-78 victory in a season opener Monday.
Jones, who had a career game-high of 29 points during his three seasons at Davidson, was 9-of-15 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the line. His 31 points are the most for a Stanford player in his debut since at least 1996, while he is the first Cardinal to score 30 or more in a game since Oscar da Silva had 31 at Oregon State on Jan. 4, 2021.
Maxime Raynaud added a career-high of his own with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting with nine rebounds and Brandon Angel had 10 points. The Cardinal shot 60% as a team, the highest mark for the program since shooting 60% against CSUN on Dec. 15, 2020. Harrison Ingram stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, six rebounds and a game-high six assists, while Michael O’Connell had nine points and four assists.
Stanford increased a 12-point first half lead to 19 to open the second half. Moe Odum scored the first five points in an 16-2 run to get the Tigers within three with seven minutes remaining. The Cardinal clung to the lead and pulled away with a 6-0 spurt for a 12-point edge with a minute left.
Stanford returns eight of its top nine rotation players including top scorer Spencer Jones (12.0), though he missed the opener with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day.
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