Men's Basketball Hosts Chattanooga Saturday

Davidson Wildcats (16-5, 10-1 SoCon) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (9-15, 3-8 SoCon)

Date: Feb. 4, 2012 - 4 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, 104.7 HD3, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: Live on Davidson All-Access
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Chattanooga (GoMocs.com)

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Layup Line
• The Wildcats host Chattanooga on Hall of Fame Day in Belk Arena.
• It's the second meeting of the season between Chattanooga and Davidson. The Wildcats won the first meeting 64-63 Jan. 26.
• The 'Cats are in the midst of a stretch where they play five games in 10 days.
• Davidson will induct Mary Shell Brosche Zaffino '00 (swimming and diving), Ryan Crawford '01 (football), Jeff Frank '66 (men's tennis coach) Philip Koonce '56 (men's track) and Alan Lewis '88 (baseball) into its Sports Hall of Fame at halftime.
• Davidson has won 18 of its last 20 SoCon regular-season games, dating back to last season.
• The Wildcats are 26-8 in their last 34 games overall, dating back to last season.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 71-53 road win at Furman Wednesday.
• Davidson is 9-1 at home this season and has won 15 of its last 16 games in Belk Arena, dating back to last season. The lone loss came to Vanderbilt Dec. 7.
• The 'Cats, who were picked first in the South in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, lead the division with a 10-1 record.
• Chattanooga fell 82-76 in its last contest - at Western Carolina Thursday night. It was the Mocs' sixth-straight loss.
• Chattanooga is 0-11 on the road this season, including 0-6 in road SoCon games.
• The Mocs, who were picked to win the North Division in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, are currently in sixth in the division.

Series History
• Chattanooga leads the all-time series 32-22, but the Wildcats have won 10 of the last 11.
• The series began with a 93-87 Chattanooga victory in 1978.
• The Wildcats are 13-10 against Chattanooga at home, 10-3 in Belk Arena and 17-13 under Bob McKillop.
• Last time: Nik Cochran made a free throw with 1.2 seconds left to lift Davidson to a 64-63 victory over Chattanooga in The McKenzie Arena.
• Because Chattanooga was out of timeouts, Cochran intentionally missed the second free throw, and Keegan Bell's 65-foot heave at the buzzer was short.
• Bell had tied the game on the Mocs' previous trip down the floor by hitting a 35-foot 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left. Davidson called timeout and set up a play. Cochran got the ball at the free-throw line extended on the left side of the court and dribbled down the left side.
• As the junior approached the lane, Chattanooga was whistled for a foul with 1.2 seconds to play. Cochran sank the first one to give the Wildcats the win.
• Cochran finished with six points and five assists, and JP Kuhlman led the Wildcats with 16 points. Cohen scored 10, all in the second half, and De'Mon Brooks collected a game-high 10 rebounds. Czerapowicz finished with nine points and eight boards.
• Ricky Taylor led the Mocs with 14 points, and Bryant finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Hampton and Drazen Zlovaric each scored 10.
• Last time in Belk: Nik Cochran and JP Kuhlman each scored 16 points, and Davidson held Chattanooga to 31 percent shooting in the second half to earn a 73-59 win.
• Cochran added five rebounds and four assists to his stat line, while Kuhlman had seven rebounds and four assists. Jake Cohen recorded 10 points and nine rebounds, and Brendan McKillop posted 12 points and five boards.
• Omar Wattad scored a game-high 29 points to lead Chattanooga, making 10-of-19 from the field and 6-of-13 from 3-point range.
• After struggling offensively in the first half, the Wildcats shot 44 percent, including six triples, and hit 11-of-15 free throws in the second frame to score 45 points. Meanwhile, Davidson's defense held the Mocs to 10-of-32 from the floor and 4-of-18 from long distance. Cochran's point total was part of a Davidson bench that outscored Chattanooga 29-7.
• Clinging to a one-point lead in the second half, Clint Mann's layup ignited a 21-3 run to open a 60-41 cushion with 8:42 remaining.

Claw Marks
• JP Kuhlman has been named CoSIDA Capital One Academic-All-District and moves onto the national ballot for Academic All-America.
• The Wildcats rank third in the nation in team free-throw percentage (.788). Nik Cochran, De'Mon Brooks, Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman all rank in the top-12 in the SoCon.
• Davidson has made 20 or more free throws in eight games this season.
• According to NCAA RPI, Davidson's non-conference strength of schedule ranks fifth in the country.
• By defeating Kansas 80-74 Dec. 19, the Wildcats defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since topping Wisconsin 73-56 in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
• It was Davidson's first win over a ranked opponent in the regular season since defeating No. 15 South Carolina Jan. 16, 1974.
• It was the 'Cats' first win over a ranked opponent on the road since defeating No. 17 St. John's 88-84 Jan. 4, 1972.
• JP Kuhlman has been named to the Cousy Award watch list. The award is given annually to the nation's best point guard.
• Davidson returned 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.
• Ninety-eight percent of the 'Cats' scoring and 96 percent of their rebounding this season comes from juniors, sophomores and freshmen.
• The 'Cats have won 30 of their last 33 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena and are 38-6 since 2003.
• Davidson hit all of its free throws (14-for-14) against Duke Nov. 18, for the first time since 2008 (Appalachian State, 6-for-6).
• The Wildcats have led at halftime in 18 games this season.
• Davidson has a 6-4 record in non-conference games with one non-league game left, a home tilt against Wichita State Feb. 18, in the Sears BracketBusters.
• Davidson did not give up a 3-pointer at UNCW Nov. 26 (0-for-3).
• The 'Cats' game against Georgia Southern Jan. 7, was the 300th in Belk Arena, which opened in 1989. Davidson won the contest 96-74.

Sears BracketBusters
• Davidson drew Wichita State in the Sears BracketBusters, and will play the Shockers at noon Feb. 18, in Belk Arena.
• The game will be televised live on ESPN or ESPN2.
• The Wildcats have been in the BracketBusters pool four times, and have drawn a true BracketBusters game (televised game) three times.
• The 'Cats defeated Winthrop 60-47 on the road in 2008 and lost 75-63 to Butler at home in 2009.

In-Season Honors
• Three different Wildcats have been named SoCon Player of the Week this season.
• Jake Cohen has won the award three times. He was named SoCon Player of the Week Dec. 6, after averaging 21 points and six boards in a pair of league wins over Wofford and Furman. He also earned the honor Jan. 10, after averaging 19 points and 7.5 rebounds in two wins, and Jan. 17, after averaging 23.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in two wins. In addition, CollegeSportsMadness.com named him its SoCon Player of the Week Jan. 10, and CollegeHoops.net named him SoCon Player of the Week Jan. 23. Cohen was named SoCon Player of the Month for January.
• Nik Cochran earned the honor Dec. 20, after leading Davidson with 21 points in an 80-74 win over No. 12 Kansas. CollegeSportsMadness.com also named him National Mid-Major Player of the Week and SoCon Player of the Week.
• JP Kuhlman was named SoCon Player of the Week Nov. 29, after scoring 21 points to lead Davidson to a 70-67 victory at UNC Wilmington.
• De'Mon Brooks was named All-SoCon for the month of November by CollegeHoops.net. The sophomore has also been named to the CollegeHoops.net All-SoCon Team Pre-league play edition as and .
• Chris Czerapowicz was named the CollegeSportsMadness.com SoCon Player of the Week Jan. 2, after netting a career-high 23 to lead Davidson to a 75-70 victory over Penn.

Davidson Milestone Watch
• Fellow juniors Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman have registered their 1,000th career point. Cohen's came against Western Carolina Jan. 12, and Kuhlman topped the mark at Appalachian State Jan. 14. Both players were Preseason All-SoCon selections.
• Jake Cohen is 44 blocked shots away from breaking the school career record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 16 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs seven rebounds to reach 500 for his career and 108 rebounds to crack the top-20. The junior is one of three players in school history to record over 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots (Jamie Hall '82, Detlef Musch '93). Davidson did not keep blocks as a stat until the 1976-77 season.

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