Stanford Cardinal Breaks Streak with Dominant Win Over Georgia Tech
In a much-needed victory, Stanford's Ebuka Okorie scored a career-high 40 points to propel the Cardinal to a 95-72 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday night. The dominant performance marked an end to a five-game losing streak for the team, which now sits at 15-9 overall and 4-7 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Okorie's standout performance came behind a scorching hot shooting night, as he shot 12 of 21 from the floor, made three three-pointers, and sank all 13 of his free throw attempts. The Nigerian forward surpassed his previous high of 36 points scored against North Carolina earlier this month.
Jeremy Dent-Smith added 16 points for Stanford, which shot an impressive 54% overall (33 of 61) and 17 of 19 from the foul line. The Cardinal began the second half on a 13-4 run to extend its lead to 56-43, before Georgia Tech pulled to within eight points with just over 11 minutes remaining.
However, Stanford's defense proved too much for the Yellow Jackets to handle, as they were unable to get closer than four points down despite a late push from Akai Fleming, who scored 19 points. Baye Ndongo added 14 points and Jaeden Mustaf scored 13 for Georgia Tech, which has now lost five straight.
The win marks a much-needed boost for Stanford, which will look to build on the momentum as it heads to Boston College on Wednesday.
In a much-needed victory, Stanford's Ebuka Okorie scored a career-high 40 points to propel the Cardinal to a 95-72 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday night. The dominant performance marked an end to a five-game losing streak for the team, which now sits at 15-9 overall and 4-7 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Okorie's standout performance came behind a scorching hot shooting night, as he shot 12 of 21 from the floor, made three three-pointers, and sank all 13 of his free throw attempts. The Nigerian forward surpassed his previous high of 36 points scored against North Carolina earlier this month.
Jeremy Dent-Smith added 16 points for Stanford, which shot an impressive 54% overall (33 of 61) and 17 of 19 from the foul line. The Cardinal began the second half on a 13-4 run to extend its lead to 56-43, before Georgia Tech pulled to within eight points with just over 11 minutes remaining.
However, Stanford's defense proved too much for the Yellow Jackets to handle, as they were unable to get closer than four points down despite a late push from Akai Fleming, who scored 19 points. Baye Ndongo added 14 points and Jaeden Mustaf scored 13 for Georgia Tech, which has now lost five straight.
The win marks a much-needed boost for Stanford, which will look to build on the momentum as it heads to Boston College on Wednesday.
! They were due for a win and this was the perfect way to break that losing streak 
. Ebuka Okorie absolutely lit up tonight 
, I mean 40 points is insane! He was on fire from 3pt range too 
. And can we talk about their defense? 
Georgia Tech just couldn't get past them. It's a huge win for Stanford and I'm loving the momentum they're building now 
. They gotta keep this going if they wanna make some noise in the ACC playoffs 
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. I mean, I'm glad Stanford won and all, but seriously, can't we get some decent article formatting around here? It's like they just threw a bunch of text onto the page without even bothering to make it readable 
. And don't even get me started on the weird font choices - 12pt Arial? Really? 
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stanford's okorie is on fire 
they need him to keep doing that or else we'll see a big drop in rankings 
at least they got the win tho, now they can focus on boston college 
maybe this is the start of something special for them? 
I've seen some up and downs in my playing days, but it's great to see Ebuka Okorie break that losing streak! It shows he's got the mettle for the big stage 
. The key is to stay focused and keep chipping away, even when things aren't going your way. Stanford needs this momentum to carry them through the rest of their season 
the team's defense was on point too, keeping georgia tech to just 72 points - talk about shutting down an opponent! 
can't wait for stanford to take on boston college next week 
. 54% from the floor? that's insane 
they gotta keep this momentum going for their next game against boston college 
. Defense was solid, held them to just 72 points. can't say I'm surprised tho, they've been playing way above their skill level this season 
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. I mean, come on! The timing couldn't be more suspicious. Stanford's gonna ride this wave all the way to Boston College, mark my words 
So, finally! Stanford's been having a rough patch and they just needed this win to break their losing streak 
. Ebuka Okorie was on fire 
! The team played so well together and their defense was solid - Georgia Tech just couldn't keep up 
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after that 5 game losing streak they totally crushed georgia tech! okorie is straight fire 
40 points? that's insane! and their shooting percentages are crazy 54% from the floor lol what a game for them! now let's see if they can keep this momentum going against boston college