Sander's Double-Double Carries Men to 81-73 Victory
1/5/2007 10:06:35 AM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Junior forward Thomas Sander registered 25 points and 10 rebounds to lift host Davidson to its ninth straight win, 81-73, over College of Charleston on Saturday evening at Belk Arena in front of 4,254 fans. The Wildcats improve to 13-3 on the season and maintain a flawless 4-0 mark in the Southern Conference. Charleston had its six-game winning streak end as it falls to 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the league.
Sander, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of three Davidson players in double figures, missing just four of his 14 attempts from the floor. Tonight's scoring performance marked the fifth time that the 6-8 forward has gone for 20 points or more in a contest.
The backcourt duo of Stephen Curry and Jason Richards combined to score 37 points for the Wildcats with 19 and 18, respectively. Richards also contributed eight of the club's nine assists.
Like Davidson, the Cougars had three in double digits with Dontaye Draper and Marcus Hammond leading the way with 20 points each. Josh Jackson was the third with at least 10 adding 17 off the bench in 27 minutes of action.
The Wildcats raced out of the gates grabbing an early 24-11 advantage following a Sander three-point play at the 9:12 mark. Draper connected on back-to-back treys to spark a 16-4 College of Charleston streak to cut the deficit to one, 28-27 with 4:37 remaining. Following the Cougars' spurt, Davidson stretched its lead back to seven on three separate occasions before the break and led 38-35 at halftime despite not scoring in the final 1:48 of the stanza.
Charleston's Hammond led all-scorers at intermission with 15 points, while the Wildcats' Sander knocked down 6-of-8 field goals in the first 20 minutes to score 14.
Tied at 42-42, Davidson appeared to have put the game away grabbing the game's largest margin (61-45) with a 19-3 streak, but as they did in the opening period, the Cougars went on a lengthy run of their own (23-8) to make it just a one point game, 69-68, after a Draper trey with 4:08 to go, but that's as close as they would get.
Averaging 10.2 trifectas per contest entering the evening, the Wildcats managed just four tonight, but none were bigger than Curry's from the left baseline with 3:35 remaining to make it 73-68. Jermaine Johnson responded with a layup to make it a one possession game, but the Wildcats went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in the final 1:46 to secure the win.
The Wildcats finished on a strong note shooting an even 50 percent in the final half to conclude the game at 48.3 percent (29-60) from the field. College of Charleston shot 46.8 percent (29-62), but also struggled from deep hitting just six of its 24 attempts. Davidson made the most of its tries from the free throw line making 19-of-25, while the Cougars took six less than the Wildcats converted.
College of Charleston's lone bright spot on the stat sheet came on the boards, outrebounding Davidson 36-34.
Davidson will play its next two on the road, beginning with a 7 p.m. tip on Jan. 10 against Furman at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, S.C. The Cougars return to the hardwood at cross-town rival The Citadel on Jan. 8 at 7:05 p.m.
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Junior forward Thomas Sander registered 25 points and 10 rebounds to lift host Davidson to its ninth straight win, 81-73, over College of Charleston on Saturday evening at Belk Arena in front of 4,254 fans. The Wildcats improve to 13-3 on the season and maintain a flawless 4-0 mark in the Southern Conference. Charleston had its six-game winning streak end as it falls to 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the league.
Sander, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of three Davidson players in double figures, missing just four of his 14 attempts from the floor. Tonight's scoring performance marked the fifth time that the 6-8 forward has gone for 20 points or more in a contest.
The backcourt duo of Stephen Curry and Jason Richards combined to score 37 points for the Wildcats with 19 and 18, respectively. Richards also contributed eight of the club's nine assists.
Like Davidson, the Cougars had three in double digits with Dontaye Draper and Marcus Hammond leading the way with 20 points each. Josh Jackson was the third with at least 10 adding 17 off the bench in 27 minutes of action.
The Wildcats raced out of the gates grabbing an early 24-11 advantage following a Sander three-point play at the 9:12 mark. Draper connected on back-to-back treys to spark a 16-4 College of Charleston streak to cut the deficit to one, 28-27 with 4:37 remaining. Following the Cougars' spurt, Davidson stretched its lead back to seven on three separate occasions before the break and led 38-35 at halftime despite not scoring in the final 1:48 of the stanza.
Charleston's Hammond led all-scorers at intermission with 15 points, while the Wildcats' Sander knocked down 6-of-8 field goals in the first 20 minutes to score 14.
Tied at 42-42, Davidson appeared to have put the game away grabbing the game's largest margin (61-45) with a 19-3 streak, but as they did in the opening period, the Cougars went on a lengthy run of their own (23-8) to make it just a one point game, 69-68, after a Draper trey with 4:08 to go, but that's as close as they would get.
Averaging 10.2 trifectas per contest entering the evening, the Wildcats managed just four tonight, but none were bigger than Curry's from the left baseline with 3:35 remaining to make it 73-68. Jermaine Johnson responded with a layup to make it a one possession game, but the Wildcats went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in the final 1:46 to secure the win.
The Wildcats finished on a strong note shooting an even 50 percent in the final half to conclude the game at 48.3 percent (29-60) from the field. College of Charleston shot 46.8 percent (29-62), but also struggled from deep hitting just six of its 24 attempts. Davidson made the most of its tries from the free throw line making 19-of-25, while the Cougars took six less than the Wildcats converted.
College of Charleston's lone bright spot on the stat sheet came on the boards, outrebounding Davidson 36-34.
Davidson will play its next two on the road, beginning with a 7 p.m. tip on Jan. 10 against Furman at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, S.C. The Cougars return to the hardwood at cross-town rival The Citadel on Jan. 8 at 7:05 p.m.
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