Curry Sets Record as Wildcat Men Cruise to 87-57 Win Over Chattanooga
2/6/2007 10:28:46 AM | Men's Basketball
Sports Information - Joey Beeler
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DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Stephen Curry broke the Davidson freshman single-season scoring record and finished with 24 points as the Wildcats cruised by SoCon rival Chattanooga, 87-57, in men's basketball action Tuesday evening at Belk Arena. With its fifth straight win and 17th out of 18, Davidson improves to 21-4 on the year and 12-1 in league play, while the Mocs fall to 10-15 overall and 3-10 in the league.
A 6-1 shooting guard from nearby Charlotte, N.C., Curry has now scored 502 points in his debut campaign, breaking Chris Dodds mark of 500 set during the 1977-78 season. The Wildcat frosh has now scored at least 23 points in five straight games and gone for 20 or more 12 times. Curry finished the evening 7-of-12 from the floor including four treys and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe to run his consecutive makes to 36 straight at home.
Others in double digits for the Wildcats included Jason Richards who had finished with 16 points and eights assists, while Thomas Sander added 13 and William Archambault and Lovedale contributed 11 each off the bench.
Davidson spotted the Mocs a 1-0 advantage due to a technical foul during pregame warmups, but never trailed again as the Wildcats forced Chattanooga into 21 first-half turnovers to lead 43-23 at the break. Led by Jason Richards' four steals prior to intermission, Davidson turned the Mocs' miscues into 28 points.
Chattanooga shot 54.5 percent in opening 20 minutes, but only managed 11 shot attempts, while Davidson made three more buckets than the Mocs tried, for a first-half percentage of 48.3 (14-of-29).
Despite playing just 10 minutes due to foul trouble, Curry led all-players in the stanza with 11 points.
The Wildcats opened the second half on a 16-6 run and stretched their advantage to 40 points (80-40) following a Lovedale dunk with 9:12 remaining.
After trailing in the rebound column 15-8 in the first frame, Davidson dominated the glass in the final period to conclude with a 29-27 edge.
Both clubs shot similar totals in the second half as the Wildcats ended up with a 48.4 clip (30-62), while Chattanooga knocked down an impressive 54.3 percent (19-35) of its attempts in the losing effort.
The backcourt tandem of Keddric Mays and Ricky Hood were the only Mocs to reach double figures scoring with 13 and 12, respectively.
Davidson will enjoy a five-day break before traveling to College of Charleston for a 7 p.m. contest Monday, Feb. 12. The Mocs return home where they will entertain The Citadel Saturday at 7 p.m.
