Julius Price scored 17 points, and Stanford rallied late to beat Eastern Washington 74-65 in a season opener

STANFORD, Calif. -- Julius Price scored 17 points, and Stanford rallied late to beat Eastern Washington 74-65 in a season opener Monday night.

Eastern Washington trailed 34-30 at halftime, but Jalen Griffith had a three-point play, and Alton Hamilton IV followed with a jumper to give the Eagles a 65-64 lead with 2:45 remaining.

Nick Townsend hit a go-ahead layup, and Aziz Olajuwon stole the ball and scored to give Stanford a 68-65 lead with two minutes remaining.

The Eagles turned it over, and Price turned it into a layup to help the Cardinal pull away.

Price shot 7 for 12 from the floor and added four assists. Aidan Cammann had 13 points, and Olajuwon, the son of NBA Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, totaled 12 points and six steals. Townsend also scored 12, adding six rebounds and five assists.

Hamilton made half of his 18 shots and led Eastern Washington with 20 points and nine rebounds. He also had six of the Eagles' 13 turnovers. Cole Scherer scored 11.

Stanford shot 55% from the floor but made only 5 of 20 from distance. EWU shot 43% and missed 11 of 15 from 3-point range.

Eastern Washington: At Oregon on Friday.

Stanford: Hosts Oakland on Friday.

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