Meno and Men's Basketball Wins 11th Straight with 83-78 Victory at Wofford
1/12/2007 10:11:36 AM | Men's Basketball
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Boris Meno scored a personal-best 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his fifth career double-double to lead Davidson to its 11th straight victory in an 83-78 win over the Wofford Terriers in SoCon action Saturday evening at Benjamin Johnson Arena. Along with running their streak to the fourth longest in the nation, Davidson remains perfect in the league improving to 6-0 and 15-3 overall. The Terriers fall to 5-12 on the campaign and are still winless at 0-6 in the conference.
Meno, a junior from Paris, France, was 9-of-15 from the field, including a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe to lead four Wildcats in double figures on the evening. Both Jason Richards and Stephen Curry contributed 16 points, while Thomas Sander added 11 in just 15 minutes of action. To go along with his seventh straight double digit performance, Richards dished out eight assists.
Despite four players in early foul trouble, Davidson took advantage of a 7:35 Terrier scoring drought with a 15-0 spurt that was capped off by seven consecutive points from Meno to grab a 23-17 lead with 7:29 remaining in the first half. The Wildcats pushed their lead to as many as seven (30-23) at the 4:33 mark, but Wofford closed with a small run of its own to cut the deficit to 34-33 at the break.
Meno missed just one of his seven attempts from the floor and connected on a three-point play to lead all-scorers in the opening frame with 13 points.
The Wildcats raced out of the gates in the final period grabbing their largest lead of the game, 45-36, thanks to an 11-3 streak. Wofford slowly chipped way and closed to within one on four separate occasions, including with 1:08 to play following a Matt O'Connor three, but Davidson's William Archambault answered with one his own with 36 seconds left to put the game away.
In the gritty win, the 'Cats shot 16-for-21 (90.5%) from the charity stripe including a perfect 15-of-15 in the second half. Davidson finished the contest 29-of-69 (42.0 percent) and hit just 28.6 percent (6-21) of its attempts from long range.
Wofford struggled offensively hitting just 38.6 percent (27-70), but drilled 12 buckets from deep including an even 50 percent (7-14) in the final stanza to keep the contest close.
Like Davidson, the Terriers placed four players in double figures, led by Drew Gibson with 16 and eight assists. Eric Marshall and Shane Nichols each added 15, while Junior Salters chipped in 14.
Along with Meno's outstanding performance on the glass, Davidson's Andrew Lovedale grabbed 11 of his own as the Wildcats finished with a 48-39 edge on the boards.
Davidson returns home to Belk Arena Tuesday, Jan. 13 for a 7 p.m. tip-off with South Division foe The Citadel. The Terriers will enjoy a one-day break before traveling to Greenville, S.C. for a Monday evening affair with the Furman Paladins.
