Deep Stanford squad beats Boilers, 78-62

By Paul Trembacki
Sports Editor
INDIANAPOLIS – No. 14 Stanford proved it has more than one talented player in its 78-62 win over the Purdue men’s basketball team Saturday evening in Conseco Fieldhouse.

Freshman forward Josh Childress had 21 points and junior center Curtis Borchadt had 13 points and 20 rebounds to supplement All-American guard Casey Jacobsen’s 26 points and 12 rebounds.

"What we’re trying to get Casey to understand is that he is getting so much attention that if we let the offense work for us, others are going to get great opportunities," said Stanford coach Mike Montgomery. "The bottom line is maybe Casey doesn’t get huge numbers but all of a sudden we’ve got a 20-point win and that’s really what you’re after."

The trio of Jacobsen, Borchadt and Childress accounted for 77 percent of Stanford’s offense and 60 percent of the team’s rebounds.

"We knew they were capable of that, but we didn’t play good defense on ‘em," said Purdue senior Rodney Smith, who led the Boilers with 15 points and six rebounds.

Having beaten then-No. 1 Arizona in the same event in 2000, Purdue (2-1) was trying to pull an upset at the John Wooden Tradition for the second straight year, but a lack of defense, rebounding and smart shot selection on the part of the Boilers prevented that.

Borchardt’s 20 boards helped the Cardinal (3-0) out-rebound Purdue, 57-37.

There were plenty of opportunities for rebounds because Purdue hit only 20 of 66 shots, including just 7 of 24 on 3-point attempts. The erratic shot selection befuddled 22nd-year coach Gene Keady.

"Our offense the first half was not anything I recognized," Keady said. "I don’t know what we were trying to do — play horse or what. It wasn’t what we had in mind."

Still, Purdue made a serious run at Stanford’s lead in the second half. The Boilers went on an 11-2 run that began with five straight points from senior Joe Marshall and ended with two free throws by senior Maynard Lewis. Those free throws made the score 52-50 in favor of Stanford with 9:25 to play, but Purdue’s reserves couldn’t keep the momentum going and Stanford gradually increased its lead and Purdue never made another serious challenge.

"That’s what we’ve got to learn — everybody’s got to give the same amount of energy," Keady said.

Montgomery was surprised at Purdue’s energy level at the start of the game and in the middle of the second half.

Keady was just impressed with the way Stanford handled everything Purdue had.

"I’ve got to hand it to Stanford," Keady said. "My hat’s off to ‘em. They played smarter, they played better, and it was one of those games that was good for us because we see now what we have to do to play at that level."

No. 14 STANFORD 78, PURDUE 62

STANFORD (3-0)

Childress 9-14 3-3 21, Davis 1-4 0-0 2, Borchardt 4-7 5-6 13, Jacobsen 9-20 8-9 26, Giovacchini 1-6 1-2 3, Hernhandez 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 0-3 1-3 1, Barnes 3-11 2-2 8, Little 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-68 20-25 78.

PURDUE (2-1)

Smith 5-15 2-3 15, Kilgor 3-12 1-2 8, Allison 2-3 0-0 4, Parkinson 0-1 0-0 0, Lewis 3-9 2-2 10, Deane 2-8 9-10 13, Buscher 2-5 0-0 4, McKnigh 1-2 0-0 2, Marshall 2-11 1-2 6. Totals 20-66 15-19 62.

Halftime-Stanford 32-28. 3-Point goals-Stanford 0-6 (Childress 0-1, Borchardt 0-1, Jacobsen 0-1, Barnes 0-1, Giovacchini 0-2), Purdue 7-24 (Smith 3-6, Lewis 2-7, Kilgor 1-3, Marshall 1-5, Deane 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Stanford 57 (Borchardt 20), Purdue 37 (Smith 6). Assists-Stanford 14 (Giovacchini 4), Purdue-11 (Deane 3). Total fouls-Stanford 16, Purdue 21. A-NA.

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