'Cats Warm Up to Handle Guilford 111-64

Friday, November 11

Davidson, N.C.

8:00 pm

Davidson College Athletics

1-0

111

Guilford

0-0

Team	1	2	F
Guilford	24	40	64
Davidson	49	62	111

De'Mon Brooks posted 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

11/11/2011 10:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Mark Brumbaugh

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DAVIDSON, N.C. – De'Mon Brooks led six Davidson players in double figures with a career-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to a 111-64 men's basketball victory over Guilford in their season opener Friday night in John M. Belk Arena.

Freshman Tyler Kalinoski netted 16 points in his Davidson regular-season debut, and Tom Droney tallied a career-high 14 points and four assists for the Wildcats (1-0).

JP Kuhlman posted 13 points, and Chris Czerapowicz recorded 12 points and eight assists. Nik Cochran scored 11 points and dished out six assists.

Carson Sullivan led Guilford with 14 points, and Josh Pittman scored 12. Will Freeman had 10 points and five rebounds.

The Wildcats started out cold, going 3-for-13 on their first 16 shots of the game, but warmed up to shoot 48.7 percent in the contest, including 57 percent in the second frame.

Davidson's defense forced 22 turnovers, which turned into 33 points, and the 'Cats pushed the tempo, scoring 19 fast-break points. Davidson also dominated the glass, using 20 offensive rebounds to score 21-second-chance points.

Davidson broke the game open late in the first half with a 24-6 run that turned a six-point margin into a 46-22 cushion. Brooks scored nine during the run. The lead grew to as many as 44 points in the second half on a 3-pointer by Kalinoski with 4:17 to play.

Davidson returns to action at Monday as the Wildcats host Richmond at 8:15 p.m. in the nightcap of a doubleheader with the Davidson women's team.

Game Notes: Davidson won its 20th straight home opener… The 'Cats improved to 5-3 in their last eight season openers… It was Brooks' second double-double of his career… Cochran's assist total was a career high… Davidson has won 27 of their last 29 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena.