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Stanford Comes Back to Get Past Cougars 72-65 in Men’s Basketball

Chicago State's men's basketball team led by 12 points with 13 minutes remaining in the second half but host Stanford took advantage of CSU scoring droughts to turn a deficit into a lead and ultimately hold on for a seven-point win. Wesley Cardet scored a career high 31 points and the Cougars committed a season-low seven turnovers but two three-minute scoring droughts and a six-minute drought to end the game were enough for the Cardinal to come back and close out the contest at the line.

In addition to Cardet's 31 points, both Elijah Weaver and Jahsean Corbett contributed 13 points while Corbett led the team in rebounds with eight.

The Cougars return home following a four-game road trip where they are undefeated and will host Aurora University on Saturday, January 28 at 2 p.m. A win over Aurora would match a five-game home win streak dating back to the 2013-14 season. The Spartans, members of the NACC, enter the week with an 12-7 record and 7-5 in conference play. 

1st Half - Chicago State 41, Stanford 34
Wesley Cardet with his second consecutive strong first half, scoring 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc to lead Chicago State with 19 points in the first 20 minutes, contributing to a seven-point Cougars halftime lead
Elijah Weaver in double figures with 11, going 3-of-4 from behind the three-point line as the Cougars convert 7-of-12 from beyond the arc
Chicago State committed just two turnovers and out rebounded Stanford 18-15, including 7-5 on the offensive end
Stanford opened the scoring in the game, winning the tip and scoring just 27 seconds into the contest
Wesley Cardet answered on CSU's first possession as he scored nine of Chicago State's first 13 points, Jahsean Corbett contributed the other four and CSU led by seven, 13-6, at the 16:29 mark
Following a Cardinal three, Elijah Weaver hit from long range to keep the lead at seven
Stanford went on a 6-0 run to pull within one, 16-15, with 12:59 remaining in the first half
Cardet converted a pair of free throws then Stanford made a three, was fouled, and made the free throw for a four-point play and a one-point lead, 19-18
Chicago State's next nine points came via the three, one by Weaver and two by Cardet on back-to-back possessions and CSU went back up five, 27-22, at the 9:13 mark
Following a Cardinal three, Stanford was held scoreless for nearly four minutes and a CSU 4-0 run put the Cougars up six, 31-25
Stanford then scored on consecutive trips to make it a two-point game
Cardet made two free throws to start a 10-2 run which included threes by Bryce Johnson and Elijah Weaver and a cutback by Jahsean Corbett and Chicago State was up 10, 41-31, with 37 second remaining
The Cardinal hit a three on their last possession and Chicago State went into the locker room at halftime leading 41-34

2nd Half - Stanford 38, Chicago State 24
The Cougars led by 10 on several occasions and their largest lead was 12 but two three-minute scoring droughts in the middle of the half and a six-minute field goal drought to end the game, scoring six points from the free thrown line, allowed the Cardinal to chip away and ultimately pull away for a seven-point win
The Cardinal opened the scoring making one of two free throws followed by a pair of Wesley Cardet made free throws and a Teshaundre Cole layup and CSU led by 10, 45-35
The teams would exchange baskets and CSU would lead by 10 on two occasions then pushed the lead to 12 following a three pointer by Jahsean Corbett with 13 minutes remaining
At that point, CSU went three minutes without scoring and the Cardinal went on an 11-0 run and the Chicago State lead was just a single point, 52-51, at the 10:28 mark
Wesley Cardet stopped the run with a driving layup and CSU led by three, 54-51 with 10 minutes remaining in regulation
The Cougars went on an extended scoring drought, not making a field goal for 3:40 while Stanford scored five points from the free throw line to turn a three-point deficit into a two-point lead, 56-54, with 7:09 left
Elijah Weaver stopped the run with a diving layup to knot the score at 56-56 at the 6:20 mark
Stanford scored on their next possession and Teshaundre Cole made one of two free throws and the Cardinal hit a three for their largest lead of the game, four points, 61-57, with 4:30 remaining
It was a free throw contest down the stretch with 13 of the final 19 points coming from the line (seven for Stanford, six for Chicago State)

 Stanford 72, Chicago State 65 

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