Oregon State Oregon St./Stanford Stanford Men's College Basketball recap on ESPN

Casey Jacobsen hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as the Cardinal scored one point in the first eight minutes, but came alive in plenty of time to beat Oregon State 73-49.

Twenty-one years ago, before there was a shot clock in college basketball, Oregon State beat Stanford's slow down 18-16. The Beavers would have been happy to replicate that feat -- but the plan failed when Stanford snapped out of a funk and ran right past Oregon State's slow-down game after halftime.

"It was a frustrating night, but we handled it," Jacobsen said. "We have to be ready for anything people can throw at us, and I think we were."

Reserve Julius Barnes had a career-high 15 points, and Jason Collins had 13 in Stanford's first game since ascending to No. 1. In their Pacific-10 Conference home opener, the Cardinal (14-0, 3-0) remained undefeated -- but the undermanned Beavers made it as difficult as they could.

Oregon State (6-8, 0-2), which dressed just eight players for the game, opened the game in an excruciatingly slow offense while playing tough defense. The Beavers profoundly frustrated the overanxious Cardinal, who didn't score until Jacobsen made one free throw nearly five minutes in.

"This tempo definitely causes us problems," Stanford coach Mike Montgomery said. "We've faced it before this year, and we still haven't really solved it."

Barnes' jumper with 12 minutes left in the half was the Cardinal's first field goal. In between, Stanford made five turnovers, committed four fouls and stood around on defense as the Beavers used the full shot clock on nearly every possession.

"We got them out of their rhythm pretty much the whole game, especially the first half," Oregon State coach Ritchie McKay said. "They were underestimating us, no doubt."

Stanford also held Oregon State scoreless for seven minutes at one point, but twins Jarron and Jason Collins both got in early foul trouble and spent most of the first half on the bench as the Beavers clung to their lead. Barnes had 10 points in the first half, but his teammates went 3-for-13.

The Beavers even led in the final minute of the first half, but Stanford opened the second half in an uncharacteristic full-court press.

"We really had to wake up. That's a common coaches' tool to get players moving," Montgomery said. "It got us off of our heels, and from there on out, we played a better tempo."

The defensive exertion definitely sparked the Cardinal, who made runs of 11-2 and 11-3 in the second half led by a barrage of long 3-pointers from Jacobsen.

"We started to attack the ball and the basket much better after (the press)," Barnes said. "For some reason, our confidence was lacking in the first half. We weren't hustling at the ball like we usually do. The tide turned after we changed the pace of the game."

Adam Masten led the Beavers with 13 points, and Jason Heide added 10. Oregon State forward Brian Jackson, one of just three Beavers taller than 6-foot-9, fouled out with 18:05 left, and Heide followed him in the closing minutes, leaving Oregon State with one player on its bench.

"We really do have five pretty good starters," McKay said. "We're not real deep, but when our starters are out there, we're competitive. When we had to play catch-up in the second half, we were out of our league."

Barnes' performance was a welcome sign for Stanford after its bench was held scoreless in a victory over Arizona on Saturday. Curtis Borchardt, who missed both of the Cardinal's road games in Arizona with an Achilles' tendon injury, had six points and five rebounds while playing strong defense inside.

After seeing Oregon State in pregame warmups, the Cardinal's student section began chanting "It's all over!" before the national anthem.

By halftime, the Stanford crowd had a new respect for the Beavers. When Heide limped off the court with an apparent ankle injury with two minutes left, the crowd gave him a loud ovation.

Stanford beat Oregon State for the eighth consecutive time in Maples Pavilion.

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