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Landry Fields scored 25 points, grabbed nine rebounds and made five steals but it wasn't enough as the Stanford men's basketball dropped its season opener, 77-64, to host San Diego on Friday night.

Jeremy Green added 13 points for the Cardinal, which lost its opener for the first time in four years. Drew Shiller added 10 points.

"I thought it was a good game for us," Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. "We faced a tough team on their court with veteran guards. Their experience was evident. It was a learning experience for us."

Stanford hosts Cal Poly in its home opener on Sunday at 7 p.m..

Stanford was down by eight, 31-23, with 4:43 left in the first half before closing to within 35-32 by halftime.

The Cardinal scored 10 unanswered to take a 38-35 lead three minutes into the second half. Andrew Zimmerman, the Santa Clara transfer, hit a jumper to finish the run.

"We came out the right way," Dawkins said. "We missed some open looks and it gave them some light. The missed opportunities put us in a hole."

The Toreros, picked to finish sixth in the West Coast Conference, regained the lead a few minutes later and it remained close until San Diego pulled away in the final two minutes.

Stanford, tabbed to finish last in the Pac-10, missed 22 of its first 30 shots in the second half in losing its first nonconference game in two years.

— PA Weekly Online Sports