Cohen and Frontcourt Lead Davidson Past UNCW, 77-61

Calendar

No Upcoming Events

Box Score
Highlights
Postgame Radio Interview
Photo Gallery (Coming Soon)
DavidsonPhotos.com

DAVIDSON, N.C. – The frontcourt of Jake Cohen (21), De'Mon Brooks (14), Chris Czerapowicz (14) and Clint Mann (13) combined for 62 points to lead Davidson to a 77-61 victory over UNCW in non-conference men's basketball action Saturday evening at Belk Arena.

The Wildcats held a 38-27 rebounding advantage, while both teams were relatively even from the field as Davidson shot 49.1 percent and UNCW shot 47.4 percent.

Czerapowicz was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and 5-for-9 overall from the field, and also had five rebounds. Cohen had four boards and hit 3-of-6 3-point attempts. All 13 of Mann's points came in the first half and included one 3-pointer, as Davidson hit 9-of-22 attempts. Tyler Kalinoski was the lone Wildcat guard to sink a trey.

Free throws were a decisive factor, as Davidson (6-4) converted 16-of-20 attempts, led by Cohen who sank all eight of his tries. The Wildcats yielded just 10 attempts to UNCW (4-6), of which the Seahawks only converted four.

Keith Rendleman paced UNCW with 20 points and nine rebounds, and Tanner Milson added 10 points, hitting two treys.

After sluggish starts by both teams, Mann got his club going with 11 consecutive Davidson points, as the Wildcats closed the period on a 16-8 spurt to head into the break up, 35-23.

UNCW opened the second half 6-of-9 from the floor to cut the deficit to three on separate occasions, but Davidson responded with an 11-2 run to stretch its lead back to double digits with 12:20 remaining. For a seven-minute stretch, Davidson was unable to extend its lead to anymore than 13, but UNCW was unable to shrink it to less than nine.

A Cohen 3-ball with 3:35 remaining put the game out of reach with a 70-56 lead. The Wildcats' largest lead came with 59 seconds remaining after Nik Cochran converted a traditional 3-point play.

Davidson will enjoy a week break before traveling to Drexel for an 8 p.m. televised (NBC Sports) contest Saturday.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Recent Results