Stanford comes from behind to beat San Francisco 64-56

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Daejon Davis and Oscar da Silva each scored 18 points and Stanford beat San Francisco 64-56 on Tuesday night.

The Cardinal (10-1) overcame an 11-point second-half deficit despite not having freshman point guard and second-leading scorer Tyrell Terry, who missed his first game of the season with an “upper body injury.” Terry first felt the injury during shootaround before the game. Stanford team officials don’t believe his injury is serious.

Without Terry to distribute the ball, Stanford’s offense bogged down for stretches. The Cardinal had only six assists and a whopping 19 turnovers, but shot 48% from the field and played excellent defense, holding San Francisco to just 39% shooting.

San Francisco (9-3) went into the contest shooting 46% from the field and scoring 84.6 points per game. But the Dons couldn’t handle Stanford’s quickness and length on defense. Davis led the Cardinal with three steals.

Charles Minlend led USF with 18 points and Jamaree Bouyea added 15.

BIG PICTURE

STANFORD: The Cardinal found a way to beat a tough opponent without Terry, one of its best players. Stanford remains undefeated at Maples Pavilion after winning their eighth-straight game at home.

SAN FRANCISCO: The Dons’ record against Pac-12 opponents dropped to 1-2. They lost to Arizona State 71-67 two weeks ago. San Francisco is one of six West Coast Conference teams with at least nine wins.

UP NEXT

San Francisco faces UC Davis on Saturday, which has won three of its past four games, including a two-point win over Loyola Marymount this past Monday.

Stanford will drive 40 miles up the peninsula on Saturday to play at Chase Center against the University of San Diego, which is 0-2 against Pac-12 teams.