PALO ALTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Stanford overcame a five-point halftime deficit with a dominant second half to defeat Cal State Northridge 88-80 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday at Maples Pavilion.

The Cardinal, trailing 38-33 at the break, erupted for 55 second-half points to improve to 11-2. Ebuka Okorie led all scorers with 30 points for Stanford. Larry Hughes scored 26 points for the Matadors (8-6), who led for much of the game before Stanford’s surge in front of 3,033 fans. Chisom Okpara added 20 points for the Cardinal.