Men’s Basketball Grinds Out Win at Presbyterian

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CLINTON, S.C. – Nik Cochran led four Davidson players in double figures scoring with 14 points as the Wildcats fought off Presbyterian for a 71-65 men's basketball victory at the Templeton Center Saturday night.

Tom Droney scored a career-high 12 points, and De'Mon Brooks added 12 points and five rebounds for the 'Cats (15-13, 8-8 SoCon). Clint Mann had 10 points and five rebounds.

Pierre Miller led Presbyterian (12-17, 6-10 Big South) 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 left for the final margin.

Holding a 20-18 lead in the first half, the Wildcats used a 14-3 run to open a 34-21 lead on a Jake Cohen putback with 2:04 left in the period. The 'Cats led by 10 points when Chris Czerapowicz hit a triple to beat the halftime buzzer and make the margin 13. The freshman scored the last five points of the period.

Davidson shot 55 percent in the period and was able to clean up its misses, getting 12 second-chance points off of six offensive boards.

The cushion grew to as many as 18 in the second frame before a 9-1 Blue Hose run made the score 47-38 midway through the half.

The Wildcats return to conference action by hosting Elon Thursday at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.

Game Notes: Davidson coach Bob McKillop is two victories shy of 400… The Wildcats have won seven of their last eight… Freshmen scored 31 of the 'Cats' 71 points in the game…. The Wildcats' final two games of the regular season are at home.

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