[Westside]

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Oscar da silva scored eight of his 14 points in the final four minutes and Stanford held on to beat No. 16 Arizona State 86-77 on Wednesday night.

Reid Travis had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinal (11-8, 5-1 Pac-12), who nearly squandered a 15-point second half lead. Dorian Pickens added 19 points.

Romello White scored 19 points for the Sun Devils (14-4, 2-4 Pac-12), who lost their third road conference game in their last four. Kodi Justice added 14 points, Shannon Evans II had 13 and Remy Martin 11.

Da Silva shot 4 of 6 from the foul line and made two baskets to give Stanford some breathing room.

Tra Holder, who missed 10 of his first 11 shots, hit a 3-pointer with 4:31 remaining to bring the Sun Devils within two at 70-68.

Josh Sharma added 14 points for Stanford, which hosts Arizona on Saturday with first place in the conference at stake. Daejon Davis scored 13.

Stanford opened a double-digit lead in the first five minutes of the second half following a dunk from Sharma and led by as many as 15 at 60-45 after another dunk by Sharma.

Davis gave the Cardinal their largest lead of the first half at 31-23 following a layup with 4:30 left.

Remy Martin brought the Sun Devils even with a 3-pointer with a minute left, but Davis hit a jumper 21 seconds later, giving Stanford a 37-35 halftime lead.

http://gostanford.com/news/2018/1/18/men...aight.aspx

[E's Army]

Devils have lost their momentum after a great start.