TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Chiney Ogwumike had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Karlie Samuelson added 16 points and No. 4 Stanford rolled over Arizona 96-52 Friday night.
Stanford (16-1, 5-0 Pac-12) allowed Arizona to keep it close early in the first half before using a big run to build a 21-point lead. The Cardinal cruised from there, shooting 63 percent while hitting 15 of 32 from 3-point range for their 59th straight Pac-12 road win.
Ogwumike made 12 of 13 shots, Lil Thompson added 12 points and six assists, and Stanford had 28 assists on 40 field goals to win its 23rd straight over the Wildcats.
Arizona (4-12, 0-5) shot well early, but was no match for Stanford after the opening five minutes.
Kama Griffits led the Wildcats with 12 points.
Stanford was a heavy favorite in this one.
After losing to No. 1 Connecticut on Nov. 11, the Cardinal won 13 straight. Four of those were in in the Pac-12, the closest a 10-point victory over Colorado in their last game.
Arizona has had an opposite start to conference play, following a three-game winning streak to close out the non-conference schedule with four straight Pac-12 losses. All but one were close, but none of the teams were anything like what the Wildcats were facing in Stanford.
Arizona did manage to keep it close early with good shooting, hitting six of their first nine shots to stay within 15-13 in the opening five minutes.
Problem was, the Wildcats couldn’t stop the Cardinal at all.
Led by Ogwumike, Stanford hit nine of its first 11 shots and kept pouring them in, using a 21-4 run to build the lead to 45-24. The Cardinal shot 22 of 33, including 8 of 15 from 3-point range, in the first half to lead 52-31.
Ogwumike had 16 points and seven rebounds by halftime, making eight of nine shots.
Stanford gave the Wildcats no chance at a comeback, hitting 18 of 30 shots while clamping down on defense. Arizona shot 7 of 22 in the second half against the Cardinal’s pressure.
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