Men's Basketball Improves to 2-0 in SoCon with 66-63 Win at UNCG
12/4/2006 9:29:22 AM | Men's Basketball
Recap | Box Score
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Stephen Curry scored 24 points and Boris Meno added a career-high 19 to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 66-63 road victory over UNC Greensboro in Southern Conference men's basketball action Monday evening at Fleming Gymnasium. Davidson improves to 2-0 in league play for the third consecutive season and 6-3 overall, while the Spartans fall to 2-6 and 1-1 in the SoCon.
Curry, a freshman from Charlotte, N.C., went over the 20-point mark for the fourth time this season hitting nine shots including four from downtown. The 6-1 guard also contributed four rebounds, four assists and a steal in 38 minutes of action.
After sitting out the Wildcats' conference opening win over Elon, Meno returned to form on both ends of the floor. The native of Paris, France, finished 9-of-14 from the field with six rebounds and four steals.
Trailing a majority of the first half, Davidson went on a 20-8 run, which included seven unanswered points that was capped off by a Meno layup with one second remaining to give the Wildcats a 34-30 advantage at the break. UNCG stretched its lead to as many as eight on four separate occasions, but Davidson forced and made the most of 14 Spartan miscues in the first 20 minutes of action turning them into 13 points.
With 11:30 remaining in the contest, Kyle Hines gave UNCG its first lead since the 1:53 mark in the opening period, but it didn't last long as Jason Richards responded a minute later with a bucket to put the Wildcats back in front, 45-44. Another Richards' layup with 7:06 left gave Davidson a bit of a cushion before Kyle Hines scored four consecutive points to tie the game at 53 each.
Following a Meno jumper, Ricky Hickman drilled a three-pointer pushing the Spartans back in front, 56-55, with 4:34 to go. Over the next 2:30 of action, the two teams battled and traded points to find themselves deadlocked (59-59) for a sixth and final time. Thomas Sander broke the tie with a pair of free throws after a Ben Stywall foul to give the advantage back to the Wildcats for good. Hines made one of two from the charity stripe in the Spartans next possession, but a Curry layup with the shot clock winding down and two freebies from fellow frosh William Archambault secured the game for Davidson.
Hines, selected Co-Preseason Player-of-the-Year by league head coaches, led all-scorers with 30 points missing just three of his 16 attempts from the floor. The conference's top-scorer and rebounder also finished with a game-high 15 boards, but only managed a 4-of-9 total from the free throw line.
Kevin Oleksiak also concluded the evening in double figures for the Spartans with 12 points.
UNC Greensboro shot 44.4 percent (24-54) from the floor, but only connected on 4-of-17 tries from deep and 61.1 percent (11-18) of its attempts from the stripe, which included just 2-of-6 in the closing 2:43 of the contest.
Davidson entered the affair as the top-rebounding team in the SoCon, but was unable to control the glass as UNCG outrebounded the Wildcats 44-33.
The Wildcats finished with a final shooting percentage of 37.5 (24-64) and drilled eight baskets from long range for 36.4 percent. Unlike the Spartans, Davidson took advantage of its trips to the line making good on 9-of-11 in the final stanza.
Davidson will return to the hardwood Dec. 9 when it entertains cross-county rival Charlotte in the annual battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy at 7 p.m. UNC Greensboro travels to Greenville, S.C. for a 7 pm. tip-off at Furman Saturday.
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Stephen Curry scored 24 points and Boris Meno added a career-high 19 to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 66-63 road victory over UNC Greensboro in Southern Conference men's basketball action Monday evening at Fleming Gymnasium. Davidson improves to 2-0 in league play for the third consecutive season and 6-3 overall, while the Spartans fall to 2-6 and 1-1 in the SoCon.
Curry, a freshman from Charlotte, N.C., went over the 20-point mark for the fourth time this season hitting nine shots including four from downtown. The 6-1 guard also contributed four rebounds, four assists and a steal in 38 minutes of action.
After sitting out the Wildcats' conference opening win over Elon, Meno returned to form on both ends of the floor. The native of Paris, France, finished 9-of-14 from the field with six rebounds and four steals.
Trailing a majority of the first half, Davidson went on a 20-8 run, which included seven unanswered points that was capped off by a Meno layup with one second remaining to give the Wildcats a 34-30 advantage at the break. UNCG stretched its lead to as many as eight on four separate occasions, but Davidson forced and made the most of 14 Spartan miscues in the first 20 minutes of action turning them into 13 points.
With 11:30 remaining in the contest, Kyle Hines gave UNCG its first lead since the 1:53 mark in the opening period, but it didn't last long as Jason Richards responded a minute later with a bucket to put the Wildcats back in front, 45-44. Another Richards' layup with 7:06 left gave Davidson a bit of a cushion before Kyle Hines scored four consecutive points to tie the game at 53 each.
Following a Meno jumper, Ricky Hickman drilled a three-pointer pushing the Spartans back in front, 56-55, with 4:34 to go. Over the next 2:30 of action, the two teams battled and traded points to find themselves deadlocked (59-59) for a sixth and final time. Thomas Sander broke the tie with a pair of free throws after a Ben Stywall foul to give the advantage back to the Wildcats for good. Hines made one of two from the charity stripe in the Spartans next possession, but a Curry layup with the shot clock winding down and two freebies from fellow frosh William Archambault secured the game for Davidson.
Hines, selected Co-Preseason Player-of-the-Year by league head coaches, led all-scorers with 30 points missing just three of his 16 attempts from the floor. The conference's top-scorer and rebounder also finished with a game-high 15 boards, but only managed a 4-of-9 total from the free throw line.
Kevin Oleksiak also concluded the evening in double figures for the Spartans with 12 points.
UNC Greensboro shot 44.4 percent (24-54) from the floor, but only connected on 4-of-17 tries from deep and 61.1 percent (11-18) of its attempts from the stripe, which included just 2-of-6 in the closing 2:43 of the contest.
Davidson entered the affair as the top-rebounding team in the SoCon, but was unable to control the glass as UNCG outrebounded the Wildcats 44-33.
The Wildcats finished with a final shooting percentage of 37.5 (24-64) and drilled eight baskets from long range for 36.4 percent. Unlike the Spartans, Davidson took advantage of its trips to the line making good on 9-of-11 in the final stanza.
Davidson will return to the hardwood Dec. 9 when it entertains cross-county rival Charlotte in the annual battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy at 7 p.m. UNC Greensboro travels to Greenville, S.C. for a 7 pm. tip-off at Furman Saturday.
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