Men’s Basketball Heads to Western Carolina for Thursday Night Tilt

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Davidson (11-7, 6-1 SoCon) at Western Carolina (8-11, 5-2 SoCon)
Date: January 24, 2013
Site (Capacity): Ramsey Activity Center (9,000)
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action along with Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 1450 AM, 1660 AM, online at TuneIn.com and mobile with Radio.com App).
Video: CatamountSports.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Western Carolina (CatamountSports.com)
Photos: DavidsonPhotos.com

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Layup Line
• Davidson's contest at Western Carolina begins a stretch of three out of four away from home.
• The Wildcats enter 11-7 overall and 6-1 in SoCon play following a 77-68 win over College of Charleston Saturday.
• In conference play, the Wildcats are holding their opponents to just 39.9 percent from the floor while controlling the glass by almost six boards per contest.
• In addition, Davidson is averaging just under nine 3-pointers per game in SoCon games.
• The 'Cats are 98-21 (.823) in their last 119 regular-season Southern Conference games, dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• The Wildcats are 47-12 (.796) in their last 59 conference games on the road.
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 79.9 percent (291-364) from the free-throw line, which is tops in the nation.
• Last year's SoCon Players of the Year De'Mon Brooks (13.8 ppg/6.3 rpg) and Jake Cohen (13.1 ppg/5.3 rpg) continue to lead the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding.
• Nik Cochran is currently second nationally in free-throw percentage making 62 of his 65 attempts (.954) this season. He had a streak of 29 consecutive makes end against The Citadel.
• Davidson's all-time leader in free-throw percentage at 88.8 percent, Cochran has made 78 of his last 82 free throws dating back to last season.
• Dating back to Davidson's contest against UNCW, Cohen (37-40) and Cochran (31-32) are a combined 68-of-72 (.944) from the line.
• Cochran (.954), Brooks (.853) and Cohen (.838) each rank among the Top-85 free-throw shooters in the country.
• Davidson leads the SoCon in free-throw percentage (.799), scoring margin (+6.1), 3-point field goals (138), 3-point field-goal percentage (.369) and 3-pointers per game (7.7), while ranking second in fewest turnovers per game (11.7), turnover margin (+1.4) and assist/turnover ratio (1.1).
• Davidson has led by at least seven points in 15 of their 18 contests this year, including double figures 12 of those games.
• The Wildcats have led or been tied at the half in 14 of their 18 contests.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 38-20 and is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
• The series began with an 82-76 Wildcat win in 1977.
• The Wildcats and Western Carolina last met in one of the most entertaining Southern Conference Championships in recent memory.
• Western Carolina forced overtime by erasing a 12-point Davidson lead in the final two minutes of regulation, but a dunk by Clint Mann with 1:04 remaining in a second extra session and a solid defensive effort was the difference as the Wildcats prevailed, 93-91, to win the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship March 5.

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