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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Tyrell Terry scored 21 points to go with 10 rebounds and Stanford opened its season with six straight victories for the first time in 11 years, beating William & Mary 81-50 Thursday night.
Oscar da Silva and Daejon Davis added 14 points apiece for the Cardinal (6-0), who are off to their best start since opening the 2008-09 season with 10 straight wins.
Andy Van Vliet, the reigning CAA Player of the Week, scored 11 points to lead the Tribe (4-2), who have lost two in a row since opening with four wins. Quinn Blair added 10 points.
Senior Nathan Knight, who scored 30 points in William & Mary’s loss to the Sooners, made 2 of 4 from the field and had five rebounds before fouling out. He was averaging a double-double through the first five games.
Terry was 8 of 11 from the field, including a 5 of 7 effort from 3-point range.
Stanford freshman Spencer Jones scored his first 2-point basket of the season with just over 12 minutes to play on a driving layup. His first 17 field goals were all from 3-point range.
Stanford outscored the Tribe 8-2 over the final two minutes of the first half to take a 39-25 lead.
William & Mary went scoreless for a span of 4:26 in the first half.
BIG PICTURE
William & Mary: The Tribe opened the season by matching a school record with three consecutive road victories. They started 4-0 for the first time in 27 years and Dane Fischer became the first coach to win his first four games at William & Mary since the 1943-44 season.
Stanford: Tyrell Terry became the first freshman since at least 1996 to reach double figures in scoring in each of his first five games. He’s brought a 14.0 scoring average into play Thursday, which includes a 16-of-17 effort from the foul line (.941). He also leads the team in assists (3.4).
UP NEXT
William & Mary: The Tribe returns home to play Morehead State on Tuesday.
Stanford: The Cardinal advances to the Hall of Fame Classic ‘Final Four’ in Kansas City and meets Oklahoma on Monday.
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