Stanford (3-5)
vs. Montana (4-2)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 • 7:00 p.m. PT
Maples Pavilion • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford hosts Montana Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Maples Pavilion as the Cardinal plays six of its next eight games on campus. Ted Robinson and Bill Walton will have the call on Pac-12 Networks, with Scott Reiss and John Platz providing the live audio stream from Maples.
AGAINST MONTANA
The Cardinal owns a 3-2 all-time record against the Grizzlies. In the last meeting between the teams, Stanford dropped an 88-69 decision to Montana on the road on Dec. 2, 2005. The two teams have played three times previously at Stanford, with the Cardinal winning two of those three. Montana last visited Stanford Dec. 23, 2004, with the Cardinal earning an 84-66 victory.
AGAINST THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Stanford is 17-4 against teams in the Big Sky Conference. Montana is the third Big Sky opponent this season. The Cardinal dropped a 67-61 decision to Eastern Washington Nov. 14 and had an 87-78 setback to Portland State last time out on Sunday in Portland at the PK80 event.
POST PRESENCE
Stanford's starting post players, Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey, have combined to average 32.2 points and 15.8 rebounds per game. Travis is fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring at 21.4 ppg. With 28 points against Portland State this past Sunday at the PK80 event, the junior has posted six 20-point games in eight contests this season. Humphrey is nearly averaging a double-double with 10.8 ppg and 8.5 rpg. His rebounding average is sixth-best in the Pac-12 entering Tuesday's action.
R2T2
Junior preseason All-American Reid Travis is living up to his preseason accolades. The forward, who entered the year as the Pac-12's leading returning scorer and rebounder, currently ranks fifth nationally in total points with 171, eight points behind Duke's Marvin Bagley III and Bucknell's Zach Thomas. He also ranks seventh nationally in total field goals (57) and 17th nationally in total rebounds (68) through Monday's action.
Stop us if you've heard this before...
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) November 28, 2017
Reid Travis can score the basketball.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/7kClOAbABf
APPROACHING 1K
Reid Travis enters Wednesday's game against Montana 84 points shy of becoming the 45th player in school history with 1,000 career points. Of the 44 who have already achieved the milestone, only eight have done so in less than 80 career games. Travis has played in 71 games.
TRAVIS AGAINST TOP-10 FOES
Reid Travis is averaging 25.2 points and 9.0 rebounds in five games he has played against top-10 opponents over the past two seasons. He posted a career-best 29-point performance at No. 4 Kansas last season.
LAST TIME OUT
Reid Travis came within one point of his career-high with his second double-double of the season, but Stanford dropped an 87-78 decision to Portland State in its final game of the PK80 Invitational Sunday in Portland. Travis finished the game with 28 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinal, playing its eighth game in 17 days. Portland State trailed by as many as 14 in the first half, but the Vikings cut that to nine at halftime and to five, 49-44, on Michael Mayhew's three-pointer with 16:54 left. Stanford committed a season-high 28 turnovers in the contest, as Portland State scored 40 points of the Cardinal miscues, including 23 in the second half to pull ahead for good late in the contest.
This is Reid's 5??th 20-point game this season, and his 12th of his career.
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) November 27, 2017
He's got 23 tonight to go with 11 boards. #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/mODfZ1VZ1e
FRESHMAN FOCUS
Despite one of the most veteran rosters in the nation, Stanford's freshman class has contributed valuable minutes. Three freshmen - Daejon Davis, Oscar Da Silva and Isaac White - are each averaging more than 27 minutes per game. White ranks second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and da Silva ranks third on the roster in rebounding (6.1 rpg).
All three freshmen have started the Cardinal's last six games. Prior to this season, Stanford last started three freshmen on January 27, 1983 (at Washington) with Keith Ramee, Andy Fischer and Earl Koberlein earned the starting nod in that contest.FRESHMAN PRODUCTION
| Name | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac White | 8 | 29.1 | 11.1 | 2.0 |
| Oscar da Silva | 6 | 28.1 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Daejon Davis | 7 | 28.6 | 8.3 | 4.6 (assists) |
DAVIS TAKING CONTROL OF THE POINT
Freshman Daejon Davis, who missed the season opener with an injury, served as the starting point guard in his first collegiate game. After averaging 3.0 ppg in his first two career games, he is averaging 10.4 points in his last five contests. The freshman posted a career-best 15-point performance against Ohio State last Friday in the PK80 Invitational.
STANDOUTS IN THE PK80
Three members of the Cardinal averaged double figures in Stanford's three games in the PK80 Invitational. Reid Travis led the way with 21.7 ppg, including a 28-point performance against Portland State. Junior Robert Cartwright, who entered the tournament averaging 4.4 ppg, averaged 14.7 ppg in the event. Freshman Daejon Davis contributed 10.7 ppg.
CARDINAL OFFENSE IMPROVED FROM LAST SEASON
Stanford, which returned 78.4 percent of its scoring from last season, is averaging 76.1 points per game this season. The average is up nearly 7.0 ppg from its 69.1 scoring average last season. The Cardinal has topped the 70-point mark in a game seven times in eight games. Last season, it had only reached the 70-point mark twice in its first eight games.