Sunday, March 9
Charleston, S.C.
6:00 (SPSO)
Davidson College
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UNCG
Photo Taken By Todd Drexler (Sideline Sports)
Curry and Cats Advance to Third Straight SoCon Finals with 21st Straight Victory
3/9/2008 7:39:06 PM | Men's Basketball
Joey Beeler - Assistant SID
Box Score
Postgame Interviews (Windows Media Player)
The View from Press Row: The Stats Don't Lie
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Stephen Curry scored 26 points, and No. 25 Davidson outscored UNC Greensboro 44-8 in the paint en route to an 82-52 victory over the Spartans in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament Sunday evening at the North Charleston Coliseum.
The top-seeded Wildcats advance to the title game for the third straight season and will face the winner of Elon and College of Charleston Monday night at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. It was Davidson's 21st consecutive win, the longest current streak in the country.
Curry, the SoCon Player of the Year, was 10-of-17 from the floor and 4-for-8 from 3-point range as Davidson shot 55.7 percent (34-61) as a team. Senior Jason Richards recorded 11 points and six assists, while classmate Boris Meno added 12 points.
The Wildcat defense held UNCG to 35.6 percent shooting from the floor, including 7-of-23 in the second half. The 'Cats held Spartan star Kyle Hines without a field goal until there was 14:18 left in the game. Hines finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, and Kendall Tony scored 12 points for the Spartans.
Leading 15-13, Davidson put a little distance between it and the Spartans with a 15-5 streak capped off by a Thomas Sander steal and two-handed jam to make it 30-18 with 7:58 left in the opening period. Following five unanswered from UNCG to cut the deficit to seven (30-23), the Wildcats ended the half on a 10-3 run to head into the locker room with their largest lead of the frame, 40-26.
To go along with a pair of lengthy first-half spurts, Davidson controlled the glass 18-12, including seven offensive rebounds, which led to 13 second-chance points. The Wildcats also forced 11 miscues in the first 20 minutes of action and outscored UNC Greensboro 24-2 in the paint.
Seven of the Spartans' nine field goals in the stanza came from downtown for a 50 percent clip from deep, while Davidson torched the nets for 52.9 percent (18-34) and hit just 3-of-10 from long range.
The second half was much like the first as the 'Cats used another long run, highlighted by an Andrew Lovedale rejection of Hines, which led to a Max Paulhus Gosselin jam, giving Davidson a 66-42 lead with just over eight minutes to play. The Wildcats added to the margin and owned a 73-46 cushion following consecutive buckets by Curry, the last of which came on a turnaround jumper as he fell to the floor.
Davidson dominated the boards 38-21, with 13 of them leading to 21 second-chance points.
GAME NOTES: Curry reached double figures for the 58th consecutive contest… Curry's three-pointer with 12:09 remaining gave him 1,500 points for his career… He also hit the 20-point plateau for the 41st time in his career… The 'Cats have won 35 straight games against SoCon competition… Their current 21-game winning streak is the longest in the nation… Lovedale has started 20 of the last 21 games, all Wildcat wins… Davidson's all-time record in the SoCon Tournament is 58-34.
Postgame Interviews (Windows Media Player)
The View from Press Row: The Stats Don't Lie
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Stephen Curry scored 26 points, and No. 25 Davidson outscored UNC Greensboro 44-8 in the paint en route to an 82-52 victory over the Spartans in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament Sunday evening at the North Charleston Coliseum.
The top-seeded Wildcats advance to the title game for the third straight season and will face the winner of Elon and College of Charleston Monday night at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. It was Davidson's 21st consecutive win, the longest current streak in the country.
Curry, the SoCon Player of the Year, was 10-of-17 from the floor and 4-for-8 from 3-point range as Davidson shot 55.7 percent (34-61) as a team. Senior Jason Richards recorded 11 points and six assists, while classmate Boris Meno added 12 points.
The Wildcat defense held UNCG to 35.6 percent shooting from the floor, including 7-of-23 in the second half. The 'Cats held Spartan star Kyle Hines without a field goal until there was 14:18 left in the game. Hines finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, and Kendall Tony scored 12 points for the Spartans.
Leading 15-13, Davidson put a little distance between it and the Spartans with a 15-5 streak capped off by a Thomas Sander steal and two-handed jam to make it 30-18 with 7:58 left in the opening period. Following five unanswered from UNCG to cut the deficit to seven (30-23), the Wildcats ended the half on a 10-3 run to head into the locker room with their largest lead of the frame, 40-26.To go along with a pair of lengthy first-half spurts, Davidson controlled the glass 18-12, including seven offensive rebounds, which led to 13 second-chance points. The Wildcats also forced 11 miscues in the first 20 minutes of action and outscored UNC Greensboro 24-2 in the paint.
Seven of the Spartans' nine field goals in the stanza came from downtown for a 50 percent clip from deep, while Davidson torched the nets for 52.9 percent (18-34) and hit just 3-of-10 from long range.
The second half was much like the first as the 'Cats used another long run, highlighted by an Andrew Lovedale rejection of Hines, which led to a Max Paulhus Gosselin jam, giving Davidson a 66-42 lead with just over eight minutes to play. The Wildcats added to the margin and owned a 73-46 cushion following consecutive buckets by Curry, the last of which came on a turnaround jumper as he fell to the floor.
Davidson dominated the boards 38-21, with 13 of them leading to 21 second-chance points.
GAME NOTES: Curry reached double figures for the 58th consecutive contest… Curry's three-pointer with 12:09 remaining gave him 1,500 points for his career… He also hit the 20-point plateau for the 41st time in his career… The 'Cats have won 35 straight games against SoCon competition… Their current 21-game winning streak is the longest in the nation… Lovedale has started 20 of the last 21 games, all Wildcat wins… Davidson's all-time record in the SoCon Tournament is 58-34.
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