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Thursday, December 13
Davidson, N.C.
7:00
Davidson College
95
vs
74
The Citadel
Bryant Barr hit 6-of-9 from downtown and scored a career-high 23 points.
Backcourt and Strong Second Half Lead Wildcats Past The Citadel, 95-74
12/13/2007 8:41:37 PM | Men's Basketball
Joey Beeler -- Assistant SID
Box Score
Postgame Radio Interview
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Davidson's backcourt of Jason Richards (21), Stephen Curry (20) and Bryant Barr (23) combined for 64 points, and the Wildcats hit nine second-half 3-pointers to cruise by The Citadel 95-74 in Southern Conference basketball action Thursday evening at John M. Belk Arena.
The victory for the Wildcats ends a three-game skid as they improve to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the league, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-5 and 0-2.
The Davidson trio combined to go 14-for-23 from 3-point range. Seniors Boris Meno and Thomas Sander each recorded nine points, and Meno corralled eight rebounds, including seven at the offensive end.
Davidson jumped out to a 25-14 advantage following one of Barr's three first-half buckets from long range. The Citadel quickly responded with an 18-6 spurt, capped off by a Tyrell McDowell long-range jumper to grab a 32-31 lead with 3:40 remaining in the period. The two teams traded buckets the remainder of the stanza to head into the break deadlocked at 39-39.
Both clubs shot the ball well in the opening 20 minutes of action, but it was The Citadel's 7-of-10 showing from long range that kept the Bulldogs in the contest.
Tied at 47-47 with 17:13 left, Davidson wasted little time stretching the game to 19 points (72-53) in its favor, thanks to a 25-6 flurry that included seven buckets from downtown, three of which came from Barr. The 'Cats stretched the margin to 27, its largest of the game, on a pair of Curry free throws.
Davidson shot a blistering 62.1 percent from the field in the second half, making 18-of-29 attempts. The Wildcats also picked up their defense and held the Bulldogs to 36.4 percent from the floor on 12-of-33 shooting. The Citadel held a 32-31 edge in rebounding, but the teams were even on the offensive glass, 12-12. Davidson had 20 points off turnovers and 16 second-chance points.
Cameron Wells led The Citadel with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. Austin Dahn netted 17 points, and Tyrell McDowell recorded 13.
Davidson will enjoy an eight-day break for exams before traveling to Raleigh, N.C., to battle North Carolina State at 7 p.m., Dec. 21. The Bulldogs return home for a 2:05 p.m. tip with Atlanta Christian Saturday.
GAME NOTES: Davidson has won 12 straight against The Citadel ... The Wildcats have won 30 of their last 32 games at John M. Belk Arena dating back to the 2005-06 season ... Tonight's victory over the Bulldogs ended Davidson's longest losing streak since the 2004-05 season ... Davidson is now 11-1 all-time versus The Citadel at home ... Stephen Curry's streak of 45 consecutive free throws made at Belk Arena ended on his first attempt of the evening ... Bryant Barr is 13-for-18 from downtown against The Citadel in his career ... Barr's scoring total was a career-high, his previous best of 21 points came against the Bulldogs in Charleston.
Postgame Radio Interview
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Davidson's backcourt of Jason Richards (21), Stephen Curry (20) and Bryant Barr (23) combined for 64 points, and the Wildcats hit nine second-half 3-pointers to cruise by The Citadel 95-74 in Southern Conference basketball action Thursday evening at John M. Belk Arena.
The victory for the Wildcats ends a three-game skid as they improve to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the league, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-5 and 0-2.
The Davidson trio combined to go 14-for-23 from 3-point range. Seniors Boris Meno and Thomas Sander each recorded nine points, and Meno corralled eight rebounds, including seven at the offensive end.
Davidson jumped out to a 25-14 advantage following one of Barr's three first-half buckets from long range. The Citadel quickly responded with an 18-6 spurt, capped off by a Tyrell McDowell long-range jumper to grab a 32-31 lead with 3:40 remaining in the period. The two teams traded buckets the remainder of the stanza to head into the break deadlocked at 39-39.
Both clubs shot the ball well in the opening 20 minutes of action, but it was The Citadel's 7-of-10 showing from long range that kept the Bulldogs in the contest.
Tied at 47-47 with 17:13 left, Davidson wasted little time stretching the game to 19 points (72-53) in its favor, thanks to a 25-6 flurry that included seven buckets from downtown, three of which came from Barr. The 'Cats stretched the margin to 27, its largest of the game, on a pair of Curry free throws.
Davidson shot a blistering 62.1 percent from the field in the second half, making 18-of-29 attempts. The Wildcats also picked up their defense and held the Bulldogs to 36.4 percent from the floor on 12-of-33 shooting. The Citadel held a 32-31 edge in rebounding, but the teams were even on the offensive glass, 12-12. Davidson had 20 points off turnovers and 16 second-chance points.
Cameron Wells led The Citadel with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. Austin Dahn netted 17 points, and Tyrell McDowell recorded 13.
Davidson will enjoy an eight-day break for exams before traveling to Raleigh, N.C., to battle North Carolina State at 7 p.m., Dec. 21. The Bulldogs return home for a 2:05 p.m. tip with Atlanta Christian Saturday.
GAME NOTES: Davidson has won 12 straight against The Citadel ... The Wildcats have won 30 of their last 32 games at John M. Belk Arena dating back to the 2005-06 season ... Tonight's victory over the Bulldogs ended Davidson's longest losing streak since the 2004-05 season ... Davidson is now 11-1 all-time versus The Citadel at home ... Stephen Curry's streak of 45 consecutive free throws made at Belk Arena ended on his first attempt of the evening ... Bryant Barr is 13-for-18 from downtown against The Citadel in his career ... Barr's scoring total was a career-high, his previous best of 21 points came against the Bulldogs in Charleston.
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