Transfer Sellers, Raynaud lead Stanford to season-opening win over Denver 85-62 in Smith's debut
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Oziyah Sellers scored a career-high 24 points, Maxime Raynaud added 16 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Stanford beat Denver 85-62 on Monday in Kyle Smith's debut as the Cardinal's head coach.
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Pioneers gains possession) | Â | |
19:56 | +2 | DeAndre Craig makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:37 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point layup | Â | |
19:35 | Â | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
19:02 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo defensive rebound | Â | |
18:53 | Â | DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:10 | Â | DeAndre Craig turnover (bad pass) (Benny Gealer steals) | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Benny Gealer misses two point layup | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Oziyah Sellers offensive rebound | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo defensive rebound | Â | |
17:42 | +2 | DeAndre Craig makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
17:25 | +3 | Benny Gealer makes three point jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 4-5 | |
17:08 | +3 | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Craig assists) | 7-5 | |
16:52 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point layup | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Isaiah Carr defensive rebound | Â | |
16:32 | Â | DeAndre Craig offensive foul | Â | |
16:32 | Â | DeAndre Craig turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:19 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 7-7 | |
16:00 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah turnover (bad pass) (Maxime Raynaud steals) | Â | |
15:54 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point dunk | 7-9 | |
15:27 | +2 | DeAndre Craig makes two point jump shot | 9-9 | |
15:06 | Â | Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Oziyah Sellers offensive rebound | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:59 | Â | Aidan Cammann offensive rebound | Â | |
14:52 | +3 | Benny Gealer makes three point jump shot (Aidan Cammann assists) | 9-12 | |
14:38 | Â | Tymo Sternicki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | Â | Cardinal defensive rebound | Â | |
14:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | DeAndre Craig defensive rebound | Â | |
13:55 | +2 | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente makes two point jump shot | 11-12 | |
13:29 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point layup | 11-14 | |
13:15 | Â | Tymo Sternicki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:56 | Â | DeAndre Craig defensive rebound | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Tymo Sternicki draws the foul) | Â | |
12:42 | +1 | Tymo Sternicki makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 | |
12:42 | +1 | Tymo Sternicki makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 | |
12:17 | Â | Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Sebastian Akins defensive rebound | Â | |
11:53 | Â | Chisom Okpara personal foul | Â | |
11:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Chisom Okpara blocks Tymo Sternicki's two point layup | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Pioneers offensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Chisom Okpara shooting foul (Tymo Sternicki draws the foul) | Â | |
11:37 | +1 | Tymo Sternicki makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-14 | |
11:37 | Â | Tymo Sternicki misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Cardinal turnover (10-second violation) | Â | |
11:09 | Â | DeAndre Craig turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Batson Jr. steals) | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Tymo Sternicki blocks Aidan Cammann's two point layup | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Pioneers defensive rebound | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah offensive rebound | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah turnover (Anthony Batson Jr. steals) | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:24 | Â | DeAndre Craig defensive rebound | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Isaiah Carr offensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Maxime Raynaud blocks Isaiah Carr's two point layup | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Isaiah Carr offensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | +2 | DeAndre Craig makes two point layup | 16-14 | |
9:38 | +3 | Benny Gealer makes three point jump shot | 16-17 | |
9:13 | Â | Benny Gealer shooting foul (Nicholas Shogbonyo draws the foul) | Â | |
9:13 | +1 | Nicholas Shogbonyo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-17 | |
9:13 | +1 | Nicholas Shogbonyo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 | |
8:57 | Â | Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Pioneers defensive rebound | Â | |
8:46 | Â | DeAndre Craig turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Batson Jr. steals) | Â | |
8:41 | +2 | Aidan Cammann makes two point layup (Anthony Batson Jr. assists) | 18-19 | |
8:12 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo turnover (Benny Gealer steals) | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Benny Gealer misses two point layup | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Pioneers defensive rebound | Â | |
8:01 | Â | DeAndre Craig turnover (Jaylen Blakes steals) | Â | |
7:51 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point dunk (Aidan Cammann assists) | 18-21 | |
7:34 | +2 | Ben Bowen makes two point layup (Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente assists) | 20-21 | |
7:09 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point jump shot | 20-23 | |
6:42 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah turnover (Oziyah Sellers steals) | Â | |
6:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente shooting foul (Jaylen Blakes draws the foul) | Â | |
6:38 | +1 | Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-24 | |
6:38 | +1 | Jaylen Blakes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 | |
6:20 | Â | Jaylen Blakes blocks Sebastian Akins's two point layup | Â | |
6:18 | Â | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Anthony Batson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah personal foul | Â | |
5:47 | Â | Anthony Batson Jr. turnover (Isaiah Carr steals) | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | Â | |
5:16 | +2 | Aidan Cammann makes two point layup (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 20-27 | |
5:01 | Â | Aidan Cammann blocks Isaiah Carr's two point dunk | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Pioneers offensive rebound | Â | |
4:52 | Â | DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Benny Gealer defensive rebound | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Aidan Cammann misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | Â | |
4:25 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point layup | 20-29 | |
4:25 | Â | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente shooting foul (Maxime Raynaud draws the foul) | Â | |
4:25 | +1 | Maxime Raynaud makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-30 | |
4:12 | Â | Jon Mani turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Aidan Cammann offensive foul | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Aidan Cammann turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Jon Mani misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Chisom Okpara misses two point layup | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Ryan Agarwal offensive rebound | Â | |
3:37 | +2 | Ryan Agarwal makes two point layup | 20-32 | |
3:30 | Â | Pioneers 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Josh Pickett personal foul | Â | |
2:35 | +3 | Benny Gealer makes three point jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 20-35 | |
2:15 | Â | Isaiah Carr turnover (bad pass) (Maxime Raynaud steals) | Â | |
2:05 | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 20-38 | |
1:36 | +2 | Isaiah Carr makes two point layup (DeAndre Craig assists) | 22-38 | |
1:27 | Â | Benny Gealer offensive foul | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Benny Gealer turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Isaiah Addo-Ankrah misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Cardinal defensive rebound | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Ryan Agarwal misses two point layup | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point layup | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Aidan Cammann offensive rebound | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Aidan Cammann misses two point layup | Â | |
0:43 | Â | DeAndre Craig defensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Sebastian Akins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Nicholas Shogbonyo offensive rebound | Â | |
0:19 | Â | Jaylen Blakes blocks Nicholas Shogbonyo's three point jump shot | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |