Men's Basketball Finishes Homestand with Wofford Monday at 7 p.m.

Davidson Wildcats (17-5, 11-1 SoCon) vs. Wofford Terriers (15-9, 8-4 SoCon)

Date: Feb. 6, 2012 - 7 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), Wofford (WoffordTerriers.com)

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Layup Line
• The Wildcats play their third game in five days as they play host to Wofford Monday night in Belk Arena.
• It's the second meeting of the season between Wofford and Davidson. The Wildcats won the first game 72-69 at Wofford back on Dec. 1.
• The 'Cats are in the midst of a stretch where they play five games in 10 days.
• Davidson has won 19 of its last 21 SoCon regular-season games, dating back to last season.
• The Wildcats are 27-8 in their last 35 games overall, dating back to last season.
• The Wildcats are coming off an 88-61 home win over Chattanooga Saturday.
• Davidson is 10-1 at home this season and has won 16 of its last 17 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 11-1 record.
• Wofford is tied for second in the South Division with an 8-4 record and is coming off a 66-61 home overtime loss to Samford Saturday.
• The Terriers have won six of their last seven contests.
• Wofford is 5-6 on the road this season and 3-2 in road league games. The Terriers have posted victories in their last two trips to Belk Arena.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 71-24, but Wofford has won three of the last five meetings.
• The series began in the 1911-12 season with a 44-37 Terrier victory.
• Davidson is 50-10 against Wofford at home, 10-3 in Belk Arena and 19-9 under coach Bob McKillop.
• Last time: Jake Cohen and De'Mon Brooks combined for 49 points, and Davidson went 19-for-24 from the free throw line en route to a 72-69 victory over Wofford in Benjamin Johnson Arena Dec. 1.
• Cohen led Davidson with 26 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and hitting 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, while also adding five rebounds and two blocks. Brooks scored 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting (2-of-3 three-pointers) and pulled in six boards. JP Kuhlman also had six rebounds and added nine points, and Clint Mann scored six.
• Wofford held the edge in shooting, hitting 52.7 percent (29-for-55) of its shots from the field to the Wildcats' 47.1 percent (24-for-51), but Davidson sank 19 free throws to Wofford's seven. Cohen led Davidson at the line by hitting 8-of-9 attempts.
• The Terriers had four scores in double figures, with Drew Crowell leading the way with 17 points. Karl Cochran had 15 points and eight rebounds, while Kevin Giltner also had 15 points. Brad Loesing scored 13 points and led the team with five assists.
• Cochran fed the ball inside to Crowell for a layup with 47 seconds remaining to bring the Terriers back within one, but Brooks was able to slash baseline and score at the other end with 14 seconds remaining to extend the lead to three. Crowell shot a three-ball in the final seconds, but the shot went off the rim as the buzzer sounded.
• Last time in Belk Arena: Cameron Rundles scored 22 points, including 20 in the first half, and Wofford survived a late Davidson run to post a 69-64 win in Belk Arena in 2011.
• Kuhlman led Davidson with 14 points, and Nik Cochran added 11. Mann scored nine, while Cohen had eight points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.
• Noah Dahlman added 13 points and seven boards for the Terriers, and Loesing finished with nine points.
• Trailing by eight with 1:22 to play, Davidson trimmed the lead to two points in the final minute but couldn't get over the hump, which was a microcosm of the entire game. Davidson began fouling to get back in the game with 1:27 left and climbed to within 64-62 on a Cochran 3-pointer with 46 seconds left.
• The game plan then changed to trying to get a defensive stop and get the ball back with time left and a chance to tie or win. But with no timeouts left for Davidson, there was miscommunication between the bench and court, and the 'Cats fouled Loesing with 35 seconds left. The junior hit both free throws, pushing the margin back to four.
• After a Kuhlman layup, the Wildcats fouled with six seconds left. Martin went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line, leaving the score at 67-64. Davidson tried to run a play to go the length of the court and get a 3-pointer to tie, but Jamar Diggs got a steal and hit two free throws to seal the win.

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 (.791). 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.
• 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 'Cats also made all seven attempts against Chattanooga Feb. 4.
• 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.
• The Wildcats have led at halftime in 19 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 43 blocked shots away from breaking the school career record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 15 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 100 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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