Boris Meno knocks down his first of six buckets en route to a career night. (Photo By Tim Cowie)
White-Hot Shooting in Second Half Lifts 'Cats to 100-89 Victory
11/15/2006 4:06:22 PM | Men's Basketball
Recap | Box Score
DAVIDSON, N.C — Stephen Curry scored 23 second-half points and finished with a game-high 27 to lead four Davidson players in double figures as the Wildcats opened their home slate with a 100-89 victory over Illinois-Chicago Wednesday evening. The 15th straight home-opening win improves Davidson to 3-1 on the young season while the Flames drop to 1-1 overall.
A freshman from nearby Charlotte, N.C., Curry hit 11-of-19 shots from the floor including three from downtown to score in double digits for the fourth consecutive game to start the season. He also led both clubs with nine boards, matching his previous season high that he set against the Michigan Wolverines.
Davidson's Thomas Sander reached the 20-point mark for the second straight outing with 23. The junior tri-captain set a new career-best with three baskets from downtown and turned in a solid performance on the glass with eight boards.
Boris Meno recorded a career-high with 17 points, shattering his previous best of 13 against Princeton last season. Freshman William Archambault also enjoyed his most producitve night in a Wildcat uniform thanks to 19 points, hitting 6-of-8 from the floor including four of Davidson's season-high 12 threes.
In the opening period both teams enjoyed lengthy runs, but neither had something to show for it as the first half ended in a 39-39 tie. Davidson erased a 17-12 Flames lead at the 13:38 mark with a 16-3 run that was started and ended by Sander to give the Wildcats the game's largest advantage to that point, 28-20. Illinois-Chicago quickly responded with a 10-2 streak of its own capped off by consecutive treys by T.J. Gray and Josh Mayo to even the score once again.
The Wildcats and Flames each had two players in double figures at the half, but it was Davidson's 25-12 advantage on the glass that was most noticeable.
Averaging 21.0 points per game entering tonight's contest, Curry was held to just 2-of-9 shooting in the first stanza, but caught fire in the final 20 minutes only missing one of his 10 attempts. On back-to-back trips late in the period, the 6-1 guard nailed buckets from deep to extend the Wildcats' lead to 82-69 with just over seven minutes remaining.
With 4:08 left in the game, Archambault nailed a long-range shot from about 25 feet, his final three-pointer of night to give Davidson its biggest advantage, 93-78, and put the game out of reach.
Davidson's lights-out shooting display of 58.1 percent (36-62) was its highest percentage since knocking off Missouri to open the 2004-05 season. The Wildcats also scorched it from downtown hitting 12-of-21 (57.1 percent), their best outing in nearly two years. Davidson's final shooting totals were sparked by a second-half clip of 70 percent (21-30), which included making 8-of-10 treys.
The Wildcats continued their dominance on the boards throughout the affair, outrebounding UIC 41-22.
Despite the loss, Illinois-Chicago had five players in double figures led by Josh Mayo's 26 points as he six of nine on threes.
Like Davidson, the Flames shot better than 50 percent from both the floor and beyond the arc, but hit just eight free throws to the Wildcats' 16-of-23 total from the line.
Davidson returns to action when it hits the road looking for its third straight win against Missouri in as many years with a 2 p.m. tip Sunday, Nov. 19. Illinois-Chicago continues its five-game road swing at Bradley on Sunday at 2 p.m.
DAVIDSON, N.C — Stephen Curry scored 23 second-half points and finished with a game-high 27 to lead four Davidson players in double figures as the Wildcats opened their home slate with a 100-89 victory over Illinois-Chicago Wednesday evening. The 15th straight home-opening win improves Davidson to 3-1 on the young season while the Flames drop to 1-1 overall.
A freshman from nearby Charlotte, N.C., Curry hit 11-of-19 shots from the floor including three from downtown to score in double digits for the fourth consecutive game to start the season. He also led both clubs with nine boards, matching his previous season high that he set against the Michigan Wolverines.
Davidson's Thomas Sander reached the 20-point mark for the second straight outing with 23. The junior tri-captain set a new career-best with three baskets from downtown and turned in a solid performance on the glass with eight boards.
Boris Meno recorded a career-high with 17 points, shattering his previous best of 13 against Princeton last season. Freshman William Archambault also enjoyed his most producitve night in a Wildcat uniform thanks to 19 points, hitting 6-of-8 from the floor including four of Davidson's season-high 12 threes.
In the opening period both teams enjoyed lengthy runs, but neither had something to show for it as the first half ended in a 39-39 tie. Davidson erased a 17-12 Flames lead at the 13:38 mark with a 16-3 run that was started and ended by Sander to give the Wildcats the game's largest advantage to that point, 28-20. Illinois-Chicago quickly responded with a 10-2 streak of its own capped off by consecutive treys by T.J. Gray and Josh Mayo to even the score once again.
The Wildcats and Flames each had two players in double figures at the half, but it was Davidson's 25-12 advantage on the glass that was most noticeable.
Averaging 21.0 points per game entering tonight's contest, Curry was held to just 2-of-9 shooting in the first stanza, but caught fire in the final 20 minutes only missing one of his 10 attempts. On back-to-back trips late in the period, the 6-1 guard nailed buckets from deep to extend the Wildcats' lead to 82-69 with just over seven minutes remaining.
With 4:08 left in the game, Archambault nailed a long-range shot from about 25 feet, his final three-pointer of night to give Davidson its biggest advantage, 93-78, and put the game out of reach.
Davidson's lights-out shooting display of 58.1 percent (36-62) was its highest percentage since knocking off Missouri to open the 2004-05 season. The Wildcats also scorched it from downtown hitting 12-of-21 (57.1 percent), their best outing in nearly two years. Davidson's final shooting totals were sparked by a second-half clip of 70 percent (21-30), which included making 8-of-10 treys.
The Wildcats continued their dominance on the boards throughout the affair, outrebounding UIC 41-22.
Despite the loss, Illinois-Chicago had five players in double figures led by Josh Mayo's 26 points as he six of nine on threes.
Like Davidson, the Flames shot better than 50 percent from both the floor and beyond the arc, but hit just eight free throws to the Wildcats' 16-of-23 total from the line.
Davidson returns to action when it hits the road looking for its third straight win against Missouri in as many years with a 2 p.m. tip Sunday, Nov. 19. Illinois-Chicago continues its five-game road swing at Bradley on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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