Overview
- Stanford defeated Montana 91-68 at Maples Pavilion after taking a 35-25 halftime lead.
- Ebuka Okorie scored 21 of his 29 points after the break, punctuating 7-0 and 12-0 runs that sealed the win.
- The Cardinal opened with a 9-0 burst and forced 20 Montana turnovers after generating 21 in the opener.
- Benny Gealer scored 13 points, with AJ Rohosy and Aidan Cammann adding 12 each; Money Williams led Montana with 19.
- Okorie is the first Stanford player with back-to-back 20-point season openers since KZ Okpala in 2018, and Stanford heads toward a Thanksgiving tournament meeting with Minnesota after more home games.