STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Senior Rosco Allen and sophomore Reid Travis were two of the lucky ones. They finished their finals nearly a week early and only needed to concentrate on basketball.

Allen scored 17 points, Reid Travis added 14 points and Stanford returned from a two-week break to beat Dartmouth 64-50 Saturday night.

“I wouldn't say it was rust,” Travis said. “We have been playing each other so much I think we were locked in. We needed to play someone else.”

Marcus Allen added 12 points for the Cardinal (4-3), who have won two in a row.

“Rosco is starting to come into his own,” Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. “He needs to be aggressive and he needs to be one of our scorers. His mindset is one of attacking and he's elevating his game.”

Senior point guard Christian Sanders wasn't so lucky. He had a 14-page paper due at noon Saturday, though he still found a way to contribute.

“You hope they can make the transition,” Dawkins said. “I know he wants to do well.”

Dartmouth, which had won three of their previous four games, had 17 players log minutes in the game, led by Connor Boehm's 11 points and six boards. Stanford is now 6-1 all-time against the Big Green.

Miles Wright hit a 3-pointer to pull Dartmouth within 55-47 with 5:40 remaining to play, though the Big Green would get no closer and did not score again until Ike Ngwudo hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left for the final margin.

“Their size hurt us,” Dartmouth coach Paul Cormier said. “They keep us from being able to have an effective inside game.”

The Cardinal never trailed, opening a double-digit advantage less than eight minutes into the game.

Grant Verhoeven hit a pair of free throws late in the first half to give Stanford a 37-24 lead at halftime.

After Dartmouth drew within eight, Sanders hit a pair of free throws to spark a rally that gave the Cardinal a double-digit advantage.

The Cardinal held a 37 to 30 edge in rebounds, including 17 offensive boards. Sophomore Michael Humphrey pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, while Travis finished with seven, including five offensive.

The game featured a rematch of the 1942 NCAA title game, in which Stanford won its only national title in men's basketball.

Stanford returns to action on Tuesday (Dec. 15), as it hosts DePaul at 7 p.m. PT at Maples Pavilion.  

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