Men's Basketball Hosts Presbyterian Monday Night in Belk Arena

Davidson Wildcats (2-1) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-2)

Date: Nov. 21, 2011 - 8:15 p.m.
Site: John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action with Logan Kosmalski and Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1660 AM, 1350 AM, 1450 AM, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: Live on Davidson All-Access at DavidsonWildcats.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Presbyterian (GoBlueHose.com)

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Layup Line
• Davidson returns to action by hosting Presbyterian Monday in the nightcap of a doubleheader with the Wildcat women's team. The game is slated for an 8:15 p.m. tipoff.
• The contest is the return game of last season's BracketBuster, which Davidson won 71-65 at Presbyterian.
• Davidson is 2-1 and coming off an 82-69 setback at No. 6 Duke Friday.
• Davidson returns seven of its top eight scorers and four starters from last season. Players who accounted for 81 percent of the team's scoring and 87 percent of the team's rebounding are back in uniform this year.
• JP Kuhlman and Jake Cohen were selected preseason All-SoCon by the league's coaches. Both players have been starters for the bulk of their careers.
• Kuhlman is 150 points away from 1,000 for his career, and Cohen is 147 points shy.
• The 'Cats, who have posted nine straight winning seasons, were picked to win the SoCon South Division in the league's Coaches and Media Polls.
• Davidson is 2-1 at home this season.
• The 'Cats have won 28 of their last 30 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena and are 36-5 since 2003.
• Presbyterian is 3-2 and coming off a 56-54 win at No. 20 Cincinnati Saturday night.
• The Blue Hose are 1-1 on the road this season, and their loss also came at Duke, a 96-55 decision Nov. 12.
• With the win over the Bearcats Saturday, Presbyterian has now won three games against BCS schools in the last two seasons. The Blue Hose topped Auburn and Wake Forest last season.
• Presbyterian returns four starters and 10 lettermen from last year's 13-18 team.
• Presbyterian was picked seventh in the Big South Preseason Poll, and Al'Lonzo Coleman earned preseason all-conference honors. Coleman missed the game against Davidson last season because of an injury.

Series History
• Davidson now leads the all-time series, which began in the 1919-20 season, 2-1, after last year's 71-65 victory at Presbyterian.
• Prior to that game, the teams had not met since 1965, when Davidson posted a 130-67 home win.
• Presbyterian won the first meeting 37-30 at home.
• It's the first game between the two teams in Belk Arena.
• Last Meeting - Feb. 19, 2011:
• Nik Cochran led four Davidson players in double figures scoring with 14 points as the Wildcats fought off Presbyterian for a 71-65 victory at the Templeton Center.
• Tom Droney scored 12 points, and De'Mon Brooks added 12 points and five rebounds for the 'Cats. Clint Mann had 10 points and five rebounds.
• Pierre Miller led Presbyterian with 23 points, including 16 in the second half. Khalid Mutakabbir posted 12 points and five boards.
• Davidson shot 53 percent for the game but allowed PC to shoot 51 percent, including 7-of-15 from 3-point range. The 'Cats had a 29-20 rebounding edge and scored 14 second-chance points in the game.
• The Wildcats led 39-26 at halftime and had a double-digit lead most of the second frame, but PC was able to hang in the game. Walt Allen hit a conventional 3-point play, and Miller followed with consecutive triples as the Blue Hose scored nine points in 25 seconds to make the score 68-63 with 45 seconds left.
• Brooks was fouled and hit 1-of-2 for Davidson, and the Wildcats got a defensive stop. Forced to foul again, PC chose Cochran this time, and the sophomore came through with two to make the score 71-63 with 14 seconds left. Miller got a layup with 11 seconds to go for the final margin.

Leftovers from Duke
• Davidson hit all of its free throws (14-for-14) for the first time since 2008 (Appalachian State, 6-for-6).
• Duke has now won 89 consecutive non-conference games in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Davidson Milestone Watch
• Jake Cohen is 68 blocked shots away from breaking the school record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 27 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 147 points for 1,000, and 217 rebounds to crack the top-20.
• JP Kuhlman needs 150 points for 1,000 and nine assists to break into the top-20.

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