Jacobsen Scores 31; Stanford Romps

Casey Jacobsen had another brilliant game, scoring 31 points as No. 12 Stanford beat Washington, 91-65, Thursday night in Seattle.

Jacobsen, the Pac-10’s leading scorer, has topped the 40-point mark twice this month, getting 49 against Arizona State--one point off the school record--and 41 against Oregon two games later.

He outscored Washington sophomore Doug Wrenn, the No. 2 scorer in the conference, who had 24 points on 9-of-23 shooting. Jacobsen came in averaging 22 points, Wrenn 20.4.

Jacobsen was four for eight from three-point range and nine for 10 from the free throw line. He also had three rebounds and two assists.

Wrenn, who had scored 30 or more points in four of his last five games, finished with 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. He was the only player in double figures for Washington (8-16, 2-12)--a loser of five in a row and eight of nine.

The Huskies began the second half with an 8-3 spurt to pull within 45-41 with 16:05 left before Stanford (16-6, 9-4) responded with an 11-2 run.

Washington trailed by double digits the rest of the game.

Curtis Borchardt, a 7-foot, 240-pound center from nearby Redmond, Wash., had 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Cardinal.

Stanford is in a five-way tie for second place in the Pac-10 with California, Oregon, UCLA and USC.

Washington is in ninth place in the Pac-10 and must move up a spot and pass Oregon State to qualify for the conference tournament. Coach Bob Bender’s job security is uncertain as the Huskies could lose 20 games for a third consecutive season.

Borchardt and Jacobsen scored Stanford’s first 15 points as the the Huskies failed to get a rebound until Wrenn pulled one down at 13:17.

The Cardinal outrebounded the Huskies 19-2 midway through the first half and finished with a 48-31 advantage.

California 77, Washington State 56--The Bears had their most decisive road victory since a 73-43 win over USC on Feb. 12, 1998.

Cal (18-5, 9-4) outrebounded Washington State, 44-37, and had six blocked shots, including four by Jamal Sampson.

With Washington State’s top post player, J Locklier, sidelined by injury, California took advantage of its superior and taller front court.

The Bears played four players who were 6-foot-10 or taller. The Cougars’ 6-foot-11 Pawel Stasiak, making his first start of the season, was Washington State’s tallest player. The Cougars had no other player taller than 6-7.

Stasiak scored only three points, while the Bears quartet of post players outscored the Cougars post players 36-10.

Mike Bush led Washington State (5-17, 1-13) with 14 points.

Sampson and Ryan Forehan-Kelly scored 11 points each to lead Cal.

The Bears never trailed. Washington State got as close as 27-26 with 4:32 remaining in the first half, but Cal responded with a 13-4 run to end the half ahead 40-32.

Cal opened the second half with a 22-10 run.