Thursday, January 20
Elon, N.C.
7:00 pm
Davidson College
at
Elon
Ben Allison and the Wildcats take on Elon Thursday.
Men's Basketball Heads to Elon Thursday
1/19/2011 6:08:30 PM | Men's Basketball
Davidson Wildcats (8-10, 2-5 SoCon) vs. Elon Phoenix (8-10, 2-5 SoCon)
Date: Jan. 20, 2011 - 7 p.m.Site: Alumni Gym (1,544 capacity) - Elon, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (95.7 FM, 1450 AM, 1350 AM and online at DavidsonWildcats.com)
Video: Live on Elon All-Access
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Elon (ElonPhoenix.com)
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Full game notes |
Layup Line
• The Wildcats cap a four-game-in-nine-days stretch with a 7 p.m. contest at Elon Thursday.
• The Wildcats are 1-5 in their last six and coming off a 77-69 loss at UNCG Monday.
• Davidson coach Bob McKillop is nine wins shy of his 400th career victory. He is slated to coach his 1,000th game at Wofford Feb. 9 (344 as a high school coach).
• Davidson was picked to finish third in the SoCon South Division again this season, while Elon was picked fifth in the North.
• The 'Cats are 1-7 on the road this season, including 1-3 in league road games.
• It will be the third meeting between Davidson coach Bob McKillop and Elon coach Matt Matheny. Matheny, who is in his second year with the Phoenix, was an assistant coach on McKillop's staff for 16 seasons.
• Matheny played football and basketball for the Wildcats and is a 1992 Davidson graduate.
• Elon assistant coaches Tim Sweeney (2 years) and Will Roberson (3 years) were also members of McKillop's staff at Davidson, and Roberson is a 2002 Davidson graduate.
• Elon is 2-3 in its last five and coming off a 79-71 loss at Appalachian State Monday night.
• The Phoenix are 5-4 at home in their refurbished arena, but 1-2 in home SoCon games.
• Chris Long leads the team in scoring and assists, averaging 13.7 ppg and 5.2 apg. Drew Spradlin averages 13.6 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Jack Isenbarger contributes 13.3 off the bench.
Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 32-12, but Elon posted a 66-59 victory in the last contest, which took place in the Southern Conference Tournament in Bojangles Coliseum last March.
• The series began with a 25-17 Elon victory Jan. 18, 1916.
• The 'Cats are 12-6 on the road, including 5-2 in Alumni Gym. Davidson is 16-3 against Elon during Bob McKillop's tenure.
• Chris Long scored 15 points and netted four free throws in the last minute to lead Elon to a 66-59 win over Davidson in the last meeting.
• Davidson placed four players in doubles figures, led by JP Kuhlman's 12 points. Will Archambault tallied 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds, while Brendan McKillop and Jake Cohen each scored 10.
• Adam Constantine recorded a game-high 16 points for Elon, and Drew Spradlin had 13 points and five rebounds. Terrance Birdette scored 11.
• The Wildcats trailed 60-58 late in the game when Steve Rossiter was fouled going to the basket. The senior hit the first free throw, and Davidson got the offensive board off a miss on the second.
• The Wildcats got two great looks thanks to another offensive rebound, but could not cash in on the chance to take the lead. Rossiter was whistled for a foul as Long drove to the hoop at the other end, and the sophomore buried both foul shots to give the Phoenix a 62-59 cushion with 43 seconds left.
• Archambault had a decent look at a 3-point try on the 'Cats' next possession, but it came off the rim and into the hands of Birdette, who was fouled. He made both shots from the stripe with 24 seconds left, and Long added two more with six seconds left to seal the victory.
• McKillop hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1.9 seconds left to tie the score, and Rossiter topped that by stealing the inbounds pass and heaving in a triple from the wing as the buzzer sounded to lift Davidson to a 99-96 double overtime win in the last meeting at Alumni Gym.
• McKillop finished with a career-high 24 points, and Cohen added a career-high 24. JP Kuhlman scored the last eight points in regulation for Davidson to send it into overtime and matched his career best with 24.
• The Wildcats trailed by three in the second extra session after Chris Long hit a pair of free throws with 14.4 seconds left. Davidson set up a 3-pointer for Kuhlman, who missed, but Nik Cochran tracked down the rebound. The 'Cats found McKillop deep on the wing, and the junior drained it with 1.9 seconds left.
• Rossiter then made a heady play and stole the inbounds pass at the foul line extended on the left side of the court. The senior hit 3-pointer as he was falling out of bounds that beat the buzzer for the win.
• Drew led the Phoenix with 25 points to go along with eight rebounds, and Long finished with 16 points, nine assists and six boards. Constantine recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Devan Carter scored 12.
Leftovers from UNCG
• The win broke UNCG's nine-game losing skid against Davidson.
• The Spartan bench outscored Davidson's 42-10.
Claw Marks
• Brendan McKillop has been named one of 66 candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, which recognizes college basketball's top point guard.
• Cohen was named to the MSG Holiday Festival All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.5 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in two games.
• Davidson has held its opponents to under 40 percent shooting in six games and won all six.
• With just one non-conference game left in the regular season (BracketBuster Feb. 19), Davidson owns a 6-5 non-conference mark.
• Davidson began the season by playing 10 of its first 13 games on the road. The 'Cats home opener was the sixth game of the year, the latest during the 22-year tenure of head coach Bob McKillop.
• Davidson won its home opener for the 19th consecutive season.
• The Wildcats opened SoCon play with two games in Charleston for the second-straight campaign.
• The Wildcats' 80-52 loss at No. 24 Vanderbilt Jan. 2, was their worst loss since a 75-47 setback at then eighth-ranked Duke in 2006.
Milestone Watch
• Brendan McKillop is 308 points away from 1,000 for his career. He also needs 11 3-pointers to move into the career top-5 at Davidson. The game against Furman Jan. 12, was his 100th career contest.
• Jake Cohen has 65 career blocked shots, placing him 10th on Davidson's career list. Frank Ben-Eze needs 19 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 351 points for 1,000, and Kuhlman needs 379.
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