NCAAB

Denver Pioneers at Stanford Cardinal

· NCAA Men's Basketball
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
62 - 85
1-0, 1-0 Home

Transfer Sellers, Raynaud lead Stanford to season-opening win over Denver 85-62 in Smith's debut

Maxime Raynaud's windmill slam puts exclamation point on Stanford's win

Smith spent five years at Washington State and last season was the Pac-12 Conference coach of the year when the Cougars reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Smith brought in five transfers, including Stanford's first three undergrad transfers since 2009, and it paid off with Sellers, formerly of USC, scoring 17 second-half points and shooting 10-of-15.

The 7-foot-1 Raynaud, the Pac-12's most improved player last season, collected his 16th double-double that included a windmill dunk for the Cardinal who join the Atlantic Coast Conference this season.

Duke transfer Jaylen Blakes and added Benny Gealer 12 points each, with Gealer getting his on four 3-pointers.

Sebastian Akins scored 15 points, DeAndre Craig 12 and Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente 10 for the Pioneers.

Denver reached the Summit League championship game last season for the first time since joining the conference in 2013-14 but lost all three of their double-figure scorers from that team, including Tommy Bruner, who was the nation's second-leading scorer with a 24-point average.

Denver cut a 16-point deficit down to 12 to start the second half but the Cardinal scored seven straight points with Sellers finishing the run with a transition dunk after a Denver turnover.

Blakes' four-point play off a steal, layup and two free throws after a flagrant foul was called on Denver made it a 24-point edge with 5 1/2 minutes to go.

Raynaud’s three-point play gave Stanford the game’s first double-figure lead and was part of a 21-2 run that Gealer and Sellers capped with 3-pointers for an 18-point lead late in the first half that ended with Stanford ahead 38-22.

The shooting percentages were close but Stanford scored 23 points off 20 turnovers, including 13 steals, and took 17 more shots with 10 more made field goals.

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Matchup Prediction

Stanford: 94.8%
Denver: 5.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 85
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 62 - 85
2nd 0:23 Josh Pickett made Layup. 62 - 85
2nd 0:41 Cameron Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derin Saran. 60 - 85
2nd 0:53 Josh Pickett made Free Throw. 60 - 82

Statistics

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22-48 FG 32-65
45.8 Field Goal % 49.2
3-17 3PT 7-23
17.6 Three Point % 30.4
15-23 FT 14-18
65.2 Free Throw % 77.8
30 Rebounds 36
10 Offensive Rebounds 15
20 Defensive Rebounds 21
6 Assists 20
4 Steals 13
2 Blocks 6
20 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 23
8 Fast Break Points 13
24 Points in Paint 46
16 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 27

Game Information

Maples Pavilion

Location: Stanford, CA
Attendance: 2,286 | Capacity:

2024-25 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Dakota 0-0 - 5-1
South Dakota State 0-0 - 4-1
Denver 0-0 - 3-2
Kansas City 0-0 - 3-2
St. Thomas-Minnesota 0-0 - 3-2
North Dakota 0-0 - 2-2
North Dakota State 0-0 - 2-3
Omaha 0-0 - 2-3
Oral Roberts 0-0 - 2-3

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Pittsburgh 0-0 - 5-0
Stanford 0-0 - 5-0
NC State 0-0 - 4-0
Notre Dame 0-0 - 4-0
Syracuse 0-0 - 3-0
Virginia 0-0 - 3-0
Wake Forest 0-0 - 5-1
Florida State 0-0 - 4-1
SMU 0-0 - 4-1
Boston College 0-0 - 3-1
California 0-0 - 3-1
Clemson 0-0 - 3-1
Duke 0-0 - 3-1
Miami 0-0 - 3-1
Louisville 0-0 - 2-1
North Carolina 0-0 - 2-1
Virginia Tech 0-0 - 3-2
Georgia Tech 0-0 - 2-2
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