The Associated Press

STANFORD, Calif. - Mike Montgomery knows Stanford's days of easy victories are over. His team now realizes it, too.

Justin Davis had 17 points and 13 rebounds and led a second-half charge for the fifth-ranked Cardinal, which needed a strong finish to defeat Washington 85-72 on Sunday and remain undefeated.

"They gave us some anxious moments," Montgomery said. "They're certainly capable of scoring in bunches."

Chris Hernandez had 13 points and nine assists and Nick Robinson added 13 points, and Stanford shot 59.6 percent to beat the Huskies for the 12th time in the last 13 meetings.

Robinson was 6-of-7 from the field and had four assists.

"I see an open shot and I'm going to take it every time," he said. "I'm always looking to hit if there's an open look."

Nate Robinson scored 16 points and Tre Simmons had 13 for Washington (5-5, 0-2 Pac-10).

Stanford (11-0, 2-0) welcomed the return of Montgomery, who served a one-game suspension - the first of his career - during Friday's win over Washington State for making contact with an official during a game against Arizona State last season.

Assistant Tony Fuller ran the team as Montgomery missed his first game in 18 seasons with the Cardinal.

Montgomery received a standing ovation when he walked onto the court before tipoff, and he smiled and waved to the fans who sit behind his bench.

Josh Childress, Stanford's top returning scorer from last season playing only his second game after recovering from a left foot injury, scored four points with a dunk and grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes.

WASHINGTON (5-5)-Jones 3-6 4-6 10, Jensen 4-7 0-0 9, Simmons 4-7 3-4 13, Roy 1-3 5-6 7, Conroy 1-6 4-4 6, Robinson 6-13 0-0 16, Rollins 3-8 2-2 8, Allen 1-3 0-0 3, Washington 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 18-22 72.

STANFORD (11-0)-Robinson 6-7 0-0 13, Davis 6-11 5-7 17, Little 6-7 0-0 12, Hernandez 5-8 0-0 13, Lottich 2-7 3-4 8, Kirchofer 2-2 0-0 4, Childress 2-6 0-0 4, Grunfeld 0-2 0-0 0, Haas 0-0 2-2 2, Washington 0-0 2-2 2, Haryasz 5-7 0-2 10. Totals 34-57 12-17 85.

Halftime-Stanford 41, Washington 34. 3-Point goals-Washington 8-17 (Robinson 4-6, Simmons 2-2, Jensen 1-2, Allen 1-3, Conroy 0-4), Stanford 5-9 (Hernandez 3-3, Robinson 1-1, Lottich 1-3, Childress 0-1, Grunfeld 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 27 (Jones 8), Stanford 32 (Davis 13). Assists-Washington 10 (Conroy 4), Stanford 25 (Hernandez 9). Total fouls-Washington 18, Stanford 20. A-6,101.

No. 16 Gonzaga 88, Montana 67

SPOKANE, Wash. - Cory Violette scored 21 points to lead five Gonzaga players in double figures and the Bulldogs (10-2) won for the third time in seven days.

Ronny Turiaf and Adam Morrison each scored 13 points, while Erroll Knight had 12 and Blake Stepp 11 for the Bulldogs, who were 33-of-43 from the free throw line, while Montana was 12-of-18.

Kamarr Davis had 13 points for the Grizzlies (3-9), who lost their eighth consecutive game.

MONTANA (3-9)-Horne 4-13 0-0 9, Davis 4-5 5-6 13, Seyfert 1-1 0-0 2, Mansell 3-4 0-0 6, Criswell 2-7 4-6 8, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0, Lynch 0-2 0-0 0, Booker 1-4 2-2 4, Cummings 1-2 0-0 3, Dlouhy 3-5 0-0 7, Pederson 4-5 1-2 11, Easley 0-1 0-2 0, McKay 0-0 0-0 0, Venters 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 25-55 12-18 67.

GONZAGA (10-2)-Turiaf 4-8 5-8 13, Knight 3-8 6-8 12, Violette 6-11 9-12 21, Stepp 4-8 0-0 11, Bankhead 0-3 0-0 0, Morrison 3-7 5-5 13, Raivio 3-8 1-2 9, Michaelson 0-0 0-0 0, Floyd 0-0 2-2 2, Mallon 1-4 5-6 7. Totals 24-57 33-43 88.

Halftime-Gonzaga 43-30. 3-point goals-Montana 5-19 (Pederson 2-3, Cummings 1-2, Dlouhy 1-2, Horne 1-3, Mansell 0-1, Lynch 0-1, Booker 0-2, Criswell 0-5), Gonzaga 7-17 (Stepp 3-5, Morrison 2-4, Raivio 2-5, Knight 0-1, Violette 0-1, Bankhead 0-1). Fouled out-Seyfert, Davis. Rebounds-Montana 23 (Mansell, Lynch 3), Gonzaga 44 (Turiaf 13). Assists-Montana 9 (McKay 4), Gonzaga 19 (Stepp 8). Total fouls-Montana 27, Gonzaga 13. A-4,000.