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 Allen, who scored in double figures in five of his previous 32 games
this season, shot 10-for-12 from the floor and backcourt mate
Chasson Randle, who came in averaging a team-high 18.9 points,
finished with 18 points and five assists for Stanford, which plays
third-seeded Rhode Island in the next round. Anthony Brown added 11
points and Reid Travis led the reserves with 10 points and 10
rebounds for the Cardinal (20-13).
Corey Hawkins, who finished 10th in the nation in scoring during the
regular season at 20.4 and No. 6 in 3-point efficiency at 49
percent, scored a season-high 34 points for seventh-seeded UC Davis
(25-7). Hawkins shot 12-for-22 and 4-for-9 from 3-point range as no
other player scored more than seven points for the Aggies.
Hawkins buried 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to ignite an
11-0 run that pulled UC Davis even at 30 with 3:35 left in the first
half, but the Aggies could never wrestle the lead from the Cardinal,
who took a 37-36 advantage into the half. Stanford scored the first
seven points of the second half and kept UC Davis from getting any
closer than six before an 11-2 run put the Cardinal on top 57-42
with 11:57 on the clock.
UC Davis starting point guard Darius Graham picked up two fouls in
the first two minutes and the Aggies quickly fell behind 7-2.
Allen’s layup put the Cardinal up by double figures just over seven
minutes into the game, but UC Davis kept Stanford within striking
distance and eventually pulled even before the end of the half.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Randle is 62 points from passing Todd Lichti as the
school’s all-time leading scorer (2,336 points). … UC Davis came in
as the nation’s best 3-point shooting team at 45 percent, but didn’t
make its first until about 5½ minutes remained in first half before
finishing 9-for-24. … Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins is the godfather
of Hawkins, whose father, Hersey Hawkins, played 13 years in the
NBA.
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