Dec. 6, 1997

Stanford Squeaks Past Georgia

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mark Madsen scored a career-high 23 points, including the game-winning tip-in in the final seconds as 11th-ranked Stanford defeated number 22 Georgia, 76-74, in the first game of the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim, California.

Mark Madsen

Madsen, who entered the game hitting 20-of-21 shots from the field this season, tipped in Peter Sauer's missed layup with 10.2 seconds left to give Stanford (5-0) a 75-74 lead. Madsen shot 8-of-14 for the game and grabbed 13 rebounds -- eight offensive -- including a missed layup attempt from Georgia's Ray Harrison with three seconds to play.

Madsen, who was fouled after the rebound, sank the second of two free-throw attempts and intercepted Georgia's inbounds pass as time expired.

Georgia (5-2) took its first lead of the second half, 72-71, with 3:54 left on a three pointer by Phenizee Ransom. Ransom added a jumper that gave the Bulldogs a 74-71 advantage with 3:19 to play, but Georgia would fail to score the rest of the game.

Tim Young and Sauer each hit one free throw to cut the Georgia lead to 74-73 with 1:45 to play before Michael Chadwick missed a jumper with 21 seconds left, giving Stanford possession.

Freshman Jumaine Jones scored 15 points for the Bulldogs, who used a 24-8 run to erase a 63-50 deficit. Harrison had 13 points and five assists and G.G. Smith totaled 13 points and seven rebounds for Georgia, which shot 39 percent (27-of-69) from the field and 57 percent (12-of-21) from the foul line.

Sauer had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Arthur Lee added 14 points for Stanford, which won the first-ever meeting between the schools. Young added seven points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Cardinal.

Lorenzo Hall totaled 10 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs, who had a five-game winning streak snapped and fell to 2-5 all-time against Pac-10 schools.

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