STANTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Stanton (CA) edged visiting OUAZ 67-65 on Saturday in a men’s NAIA basketball game. Donovan Ford led Stanton with 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Carter Gittens paced OUAZ with 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block. Max Mkpa added six points and nine rebounds, Quinn Thorne scored 14 points, and Trevor Thompson contributed 12 points, three rebounds and four assists. Yasuhide Hino had 10 points for Stanton, while Ting Kuan Liu added six points and three rebounds. OUAZ shot 19 of 59 from the floor, 10 of 39 from three-point range and 17 of 26 from the free throw line. Stanton shot 27 of 56 overall, 5 of 19 from deep and 8 of 20 at the line. Stanton held a 37-34 rebounding edge and had seven assists to OUAZ’s five. OUAZ committed 11 turnovers to Stanton’s 16. The Spirit dropped to 2-2, while Stanton moved to 1-1.