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The Cardinal had won the past four Stanford Invitationals.
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STANFORD, Calif. -- David Bell felt he was due for a breakout game, and he got one all right.
He couldn't miss.
The Montana guard made a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining and finished 6-of-8 from long range for 24 points as the Grizzlies upset No. 17 Stanford 70-68 on Monday night in the first round of the Stanford Invitational.
Montana (4-6), which won for the first time in three road games, advanced to the championship game tonight against Pepperdine (4-3), an 83-77 winner over Richmond.
Stanford had won the past four titles in its own tournament.
Bell, a 6-foot-1 senior, was unstoppable and the Cardinal beat themselves with an abysmal 17-of-32 showing at the free throw line.
"I don't think Stanford thought I was a 3-point threat at all," said Bell. "I was able to get open early in the game. They pressured me a lot more in the second half."
But there was not enough defense on him at the end. The play wasn't even intended for Bell, but he took the shot when his teammates were covered.
"I was confident the minute I shot it," he said. "This was just great for me. My family was here, all my friends were here. I'm in a zone right now. I've been having some tough shooting games lately, and this one helps make up for them."
Stanford's Matt Lottich hit a 3 that bounced off the rim and then in with 46 seconds remaining for a 68-66 lead, then Montana's Steve Horne made one free throw with 21 seconds to go. Josh Childress of Stanford (5-2) then missed the front-end of a 1-and-1 and the Grizzlies got the ball back with 17 seconds remaining.
Childress led the Cardinal with 14 points, while Lottich, Justin Davis, Rob Little and Julius Barnes each added 11.
No. 20 Creighton 68,Delaware St. 48
OMAHA, Neb. -- Brody Deren scored 14 points to lead the Bluejays, who are 8-0 for the ninth time in school history.
Kellen Miliner added 11 points and DeAnthony Bowden had 10 for Creighton. Kyle Korver, averaging a team-leading 18.4 points, finished with seven for the Bluejays after being held scoreless for the first 18 minutes.
Illinois-Chicago 73, Samford 45
CHICAGO -- Cedric Banks scored 22 points to lead Illinois-Chicago over Samford.
Banks made 10 of 18 shots from the field and grabbed eight rebounds as the Flames (4-2) built a comfortable halftime lead and pulled away over the final 20 minutes. It was Banks' 21st birthday.
Illinois-Chicago shot over 50 percent from the field for the game.
Joe Scott scored 15 points and Martell Bailey had 10 points and 11 assists for the Flames.
Samford (4-4) shot under 30 percent from the field for the game, going 7-of-30 on 3-pointers. No Samford players were in double figures, although four players each had eight points.
Gannon 98, Thiel 53
ERIE, Pa. -- Forrest Kirby led five double-figure scorers with 14 points.
Marc Sturdivant also had 13 points for the Knights (9-1).
A.H. Davis, a Boardman High graduate, scored 14 points for Thiel (2-6).