The No. 6 Stanford Cardinal demonstrated why they are the cream of the crop in the Pac-12 Thursday night, cruising to victory, 84-60, against the No. 17 Arizona Wildcats. Stanford led the entire game and by as many as 37.
Cameron Brink and Haley Jones were the stars of the night contributing 18 points apiece and having an effective inside-outside game that Arizona could never find an answer for. Coming off the bench, Lauren Betts had her best game of the season with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists. She’s gotten an increased role in these last two blowouts and has not disappointed, shooting 85 percent from the field against the Wildcats and 83 percent against Washington State last Friday.
Cate Reese, Esmery Martinez and Paris Clark each scored ten points in the defeat, but there wasn’t much else positive for Arizona. The Wildcats shot poorly from three as a team (29.4 percent) and were out-rebounded 45-27 at home.
Stanford came out roaring to start the game, immediately going on a 5-0 run and leading by double digits by the end of the first. The Wildcats did respond in the second. Martinez got going offensively and Madison Conner scored five points in the final 43 seconds to avoid disaster. By halftime, the deficit was only 11.
Then the third quarter…
