PALO ALTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Stanford held off a late push to defeat Louisville 80-76 in a men’s basketball game Friday night at Maples Pavilion.

The Cardinal improved to 12-3, while the Cardinals fell to 11-3. Stanford led 35-34 at halftime and maintained a narrow advantage throughout the second half. Ebuka Okorie led all scorers with 28 points for Stanford. Chisom Okpara added 17 points and Ryan Agarwal scored 12. Isaac McKneely paced Louisville with 17 points. Attendance was 4,172.