Saturday, January 21
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 pm
Davidson College
14-4, 8-0SoCon
80
vs
51
The Citadel
4-14, 1-6SoCon
1
2
F
The Citadel
16
35
51
Davidson
47
33
80
JP Kuhlman tallied 11 points and three assists.
Defense Keys 80-51 Men’s Basketball Win Over The Citadel
1/21/2012 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – #Jake Cohen# reached the 20-point mark for the fifth consecutive game, and the Davidson defense held The Citadel to 17 percent shooting in the first half as the Wildcats topped the Bulldogs 80-51 Saturday night in John M. Belk Arena.
Cohen finished with 20 points, four rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals for the Wildcats (14-4, 8-0 SoCon), and De'Mon Brooks collected 15 points and nine rebounds.
JP Kuhlman scored 11, and Nik Cochran added nine points and six rebounds.
Mike Groselle led The Citadel (4-14, 1-6 SoCon) with 22 points and five rebounds to go along with three steals and a blocked shot.
Davidson shot 53 percent for the game while holding The Citadel to 35 percent, and the Wildcats gave up just two offensive rebounds in the contest. Davidson outrebounded the Bulldogs 46-22 overall.
The Wildcats gave up one field goal in the first 14 minutes of the game, and The Citadel finished the half 4-for-24 from the field. Meanwhile, Davidson hit seven of its first nine shots en route to opening a 30-2 lead with 12:00 left in the period. The 'Cats owned a 47-16 cushion at halftime.
After the advantage ballooned to 34 early in the second half, The Bulldogs chipped away and cut it to 25 on a Bo Holston triple with 8:41 remaining. But that was as close as The Citadel would get, despite shooting 52 percent in the second period.
The Wildcats open a three-game road swing with a 7 p.m. contest at Chattanooga Thursday Jan. 26.
Game Notes: The Wildcats have won seven straight games… Cohen has scored 20-plus points seven times this season and 13 times in his career… Davidson has won 16 of its last 17 SoCon regular-season games, including 11 straight, dating back to last season… Davidson is 9-1 in Belk Arena this season and has won 15 of its last 16.
Team Stats
CIT
DAV
FG%
.353
.534
3FG%
.273
.412
FT%
.667
.579
RB
22
46
TO
13
13
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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