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Cardinal Closes It Out

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Freshman Daejon Davis scored 17 points to help spark Stanford to a 70-54 win over Montana Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion. 

"Wins feel great regardless of my stats. If I turn the ball over 100 times and we win, I'm happy for my team," Davis said.

Junior Reid Travis scored 20 points and Michael Humphrey added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Cardinal (4-5). It was the seventh time in nine games Travis has scored at least 20.

Montana (4-3) led 50-44 with just under 10 minutes left, but was outscored 26-4 the rest of the way, including 14-0 to finish the game. They missed their final nine shots and were 17 of their last 19.
 

Head Coach Jerod Haase has started Davis every game he has played in at Stanford. He is averaging 9.4  ppg on the year.

"Part of that was on me. We weren't fully prepared for the press," Haase said. "He's a tough kid and very talented player. He's going to continue to improve just as you saw tonight."

Davis, who only began playing point guard as a high school senior, said he's gotten support from his coaches and teammates. "Everybody believes in me. I have to believe in myself," he said.

Montana coach Travis DeCuire said it was probably bad timing for his team to face Davis when he was going to be motivated to play well at home. "He's growing up," DeCuire said. "He's very capable of being a really good basketball player."

Michael Oguine scored 19 points and Bobby Moorehead had a season-high 16 points for the Grizzlies, who shot 29 percent from the field, including 4 for 25 from the 3-point arc.