No. 1 Stanford Rolls as Madsen Returns

Stanford still is undefeated. And now it has Mark Madsen back on the court.

Madsen, the Cardinal’s only returning starter from last season, returned after sitting out eight games because of a strained right hamstring as No. 1 Stanford beat New Hampshire, 119-60, Wednesday night in the opener of the Stanford Invitational.

Madsen blocked a shot in his first few seconds on the court and then got down court and made a layup. He had eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 21 minutes.

The 119 points were the most scored by Stanford since a 129-108 victory over Yale in 1985-86, and the second-largest victory margin in school history. The Cardinal tied a school record with 15 three-point baskets in 26 attempts.

Stanford (10-0) will face Davidson in tonight’s title game. Davidson beat Columbia 50-47 in the other first round game.

No. 7 Syracuse 90, Hartford 69--The Orangemen used an 18-1 run to rout the Hawks and improved to 9-0.

After pulling to within 34-26, Hartford (2-6) was scoreless the final four minutes of the first half and did not get its first basket in the second half until Mantas Storpirstis’ layup at the 15:45 mark.

No. 15 Ohio State 79, American U. 43--Ken Johnson blocked two more shots than the Eagles made in the first half and the Buckeyes (8-2) rolled to a nonconference victory at Columbus, Ohio.

Johnson, a 6-foot-11 senior, had eight blocks against the Washington, D.C.-based Eagles (5-5), who made only eight of 29 shots in the first 20 minutes. Johnson didn’t block a shot in his seven minutes after halftime.

Wisconsin 62, No. 17 Temple 44--The Owls shot only 27.1% from the field at Madison, Wis., en route to their lowest point total since a 59-35 loss to Massachusetts in 1996.

Temple (6-3), which has been without point guard Pepe Sanchez since he sprained an ankle in the first game of the season, also played without forward Mark Karcher, who suffered an sprained shoulder Monday against Cleveland State.

The Badgers (8-4) pulled away midway in the second half with a 12-2 run.

No. 19 Wake Forest 84, Ohio 78--Robert O’Kelley, held to one point in the first half and six in the second, scored 10 in two overtime periods as the Demon Deacons (9-2) won in the consolation round of the Rainbow Classic at Honolulu.

O’Kelley, who was six of 19, clinched the victory with a basket and two free throws.

The Bobcats (7-5) were led by Shaun Stonerook, who scored 24 points and had 17 rebounds.

No. 22 Oklahoma 94, Mount St. Mary’s 41--The Sooners (10-1) scored the game’s first 11 points and had a 10-0 run en route to a 42-17 lead at the half in the first round of the All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City.

The Mountaineers (1-6) shot 27% from the field and finished with their lowest point total since 1952.

OTHER GAMES

Eddie House scored 42 points to become the first Arizona State player to surpass the 40-point mark twice, and the Sun Devils (8-3) beat Penn State, 93-85, to win the AZCentral.Com/ASU Holiday Classic at Tempe. . . . College of Charleston Coach John Kresse became the 48th men’s coach to reach 500 wins as the Cougars (7-2) beat Tennessee Tech, 69-56, in the State Farm Good Neighbor Classic at Charleston, S.C. . . . Pennsylvania (3-4) became the first visiting team to win California’s Golden Bear Classic, beating the Bears, 74-71. The Bears (8-3) had won the tournament the last four years. . . . Oregon (8-1) was a 70-64 winner over Gonzaga (8-4) in the championship round of the Rainbow Classic.