Maxime Raynaud led all scorers with 26 points as host Stanford held off SMU 73-68 on Saturday afternoon.

Raynaud’s rebound tip-in dunk on a miss from Ryan Agarwal with eight seconds left gave the Cardinal (19-10, 11-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) a five-point lead to secure the win in their home finale.

The Mustangs (21-8, 12-6) went on a 13-0 run midway through the second half and led by five with just under eight minutes remaining.

But Stanford rallied and reclaimed the lead when Benny Gealer hit consecutive 3-pointers with five minutes left. Gealer had 17 points off the bench and was 5 of 6 from beyond the 3-point arc. Raynaud was 11 of 20 from the field, including 2 of 5 from deep.

SMU was without leading scorer Boopie Miller for the fifth consecutive game. Miller has been sidelined with a bruised foot.

Stanford led 45-39 at the half after shooting 60 percent from the field, including 7 of 14 on 3-pointers. The Cardinal finished the game shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and 11 of 24 from 3-point land. The Mustangs shot 45.1 percent from the field, including 6 of 16 made threes.

Chuck Harris and Kario Oquendo led SMU with 17 and 15 points respectively, but combined to shoot 3 of 9 from beyond the 3-point arc. Matt Cross added 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting.

The Mustangs took the lead in the second half thanks partly to a 10-5 overall rebounding advantage on the offensive glass and an 18-6 edge in second-chance points.

SMU is 2-3 without Miller. The Mustangs host Syracuse on Tuesday and finish the regular season at Florida State on March 8.

Stanford has won three straight games — all at home — and finished the season 16-2 at Maples Pavilion, including 9-1 in ACC action. The lone home ACC loss was a 79-73 setback against Wake Forest on Feb. 5.

The Cardinal finish the regular season on the road, including at Notre Dame on Wednesday and at Louisville on March 8.

–Field Level Media