LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stanford shot its way into the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals, adding another notch to its NCAA tournament resume.Stanford got off to a fast start and pulled away with a big second-half run, knocking off Washington State 74-63 Wednesday night in the Pac-12 tournament’s first round.Chasson Randle scored 22 points, Josh Powell added 16 and the sixth-seeded Cardinal shot 58 percent to hold off the pesky Cougars.“A big win for us,” Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. “Washington State came ready to play, ready to compete and they gave us everything. I’m really proud of our guys for stepping up.”The Cardinal needed to step up with what was on the line.On the NCAA tournament bubble, Stanford (20-11) couldn’t afford a loss to the 11th-seeded Cougars and made sure it didn’t happen, using a 16-4 run in the second half to take control of what had been a tight game.Anthony Brown and Josh Huestis scored 12 points each for the Cardinal, who face third-seeded Arizona State (21-10) in Thursday’s quarterfinals with a chance to enhance their NCAA credentials.“I haven’t really thought about that (NCAA bid),” Randle said.