Jump scores 20 points, leads No. 2 Stanford by Arizona State

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Hannah Jump hit three early 3-pointers and six in all on the way to 20 points and No. 2 Stanford quickly ran away from Arizona State, beating the Sun Devils 101-69 on Saturday night for its eighth straight victory.

Birthday girl Cameron Brink contributed 17 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots, and Haley Jones had 16 points, seven boards and a pair of steals. The Cardinal (14-1, 2-0 Pac-12) jumped out to a 22-5 lead and kept going.

A special guest at Maples Pavilion for the New Year’s Eve tilt: 95-year-old Rita VanDerveer, mother of Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. Rita was treated to seeing highly touted 6-foot-7 freshman star Lauren Betts make her first five shots in the fourth quarter for 10 points.

Tyi Skinner scored 20 points and junior transfer from Kentucky Treasure Hunt added 19 for Arizona State (7-6, 0-2), which shot just 4 for 20 in the opening quarter to fall behind 26-13.

The Cardinal — ranked second for the 21st straight week dating to last season — are unbeaten since their lone loss in a 76-71 overtime defeat Nov. 20 to No. 1 and defending NCAA champion South Carolina.

Stanford has won 50 straight games against unranked opponents and 36 consecutive contests against Pac-12 teams including the past two conference titles and postseason.

No team has scored more than 77 points against the Cardinal since the start of the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season.

BRINK’S BIRTHDAY

For her 21st birthday, Brink was cheered by her parents, Greg Brink and Michelle Bain-Brink along on the baseline along with Sonya Curry and Sydel Curry-Lee with her 1-year-old little guy Daxon Wardell-Xavier Lee, also son of former Warriors and current Suns forward Damion Lee.

Brink bounced the baby in her arms afterward.

And it was another block party, indeed: Brink has swatted 45 shots through the first 15 games. She has at least one block in every game and has had at two in all but three contests.

BIG PICTURE

Arizona State: The Sun Devils have not scored more than 65 points against Stanford in losing the last nine in the series. They are 3-37 all-time on the Cardinal’s home floor. … ASU is in a stretch of three straight road games and by Monday at California will have played outside Tempe for the ninth time in 14 games to start the season under first-year coach Natasha Adair. The Sun Devils also are facing ranked opponents in five of their initial eight Pac-12 contests.

Stanford: Stanford improved to 60-4 every time Jump makes at least one 3-pointer. … The Cardinal have their longest winning streak vs. Arizona State since 16 consecutive victories from 2006-14 — and five in a row at Maples Pavilion. … Stanford has won 45 straight games when scoring 80 or more points.

UP NEXT

Arizona State: At California on Monday.

Stanford: Hosts Arizona on Monday.

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