Men’s Basketball Returns Home Thursday to Face Western Carolina

Davidson (15-7, 10-1 SoCon) vs. Western Carolina (8-14, 5-5 SoCon)
Date: February 7, 2013
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
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: DavidsonWildcats.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Western Carolina (CatamountSports.com)

Game Notes | Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video | Tickets | Twitter

Layup Line
• Riding a six-game winning streak, Davidson enters tonight's contest 15-7 overall and 10-1 in the SoCon following a 68-57 win at Wofford.
• The Wildcats have strung together six straight for the second straight season and 13th time under head coach Bob McKillop.
• Davidson has led by at least seven points in 19 of their 22 contests this year, including by double figures in 16 of those games.
• The Wildcats have led or been tied at the half in 18 of their 22 contests.
• Davidson is 12-1 this season and 34-5 over the last two when scoring 70 points or more.
• The 'Cats are 102-21 (.829) in their last 123 regular-season Southern Conference games, dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• The Wildcats are 50-12 (.806) in their last 62 conference games on the road.
• In conference games, Davidson is outscoring its opponents by 14.5 points per game, and averaging 7.9 3-pointers per contest.
• The Wildcats are holding SoCon teams to just 40.2 percent from the floor, while holding a +5.9 advantage on the glass.
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 80.7 percent (369-457) from the free-throw line, which is tops in the nation.
• In addition, Nik Cochran is the country's top free-throw shooter making 79 of his 84 attempts (.948) this season. He had a streak of 29 consecutive makes end against The Citadel.
• Davidson's all-time leader in free-throw percentage at 88.9 percent, also leads the SoCon in 3-point field-goal percentage.
• Last year's SoCon Players of the Year De'Mon Brooks (14.0 ppg/6.3 rpg) and Jake Cohen (13.5 ppg/5.5 rpg) continue to lead the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding.
• Davidson leads the SoCon in scoring offense (71.9), scoring margin (+7.6), free-throw percentage (.807) and fewest turnovers (11.6), while ranking in field-goal percentage (.368), 3-pointers made (165), 3-pointers per game (7.5), and assist/turnover ratio (1.1).

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 39-20 and is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
• The series began with an 82-76 Wildcat win in 1977.
• Davidson has won three straight, including 79-74 just two weeks ago in Cullowhee.
• The Wildcats and Western Carolina last met in last year's Southern Conference Championship.
• 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 Championship March 5.

Davidson to Host Montana in Bracketbusters
• Davidson will host Montana Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. on ESPNU in the 11th annual Bracketbusters.
• For the second straight season, the Wildcats are one of 26 teams selected to be a part of the Bracketbusters event.
• Davidson made its first appearance in the Bracketbusters in 2008 and defeated Winthrop 60-47 on the road en route to a 25-game winning streak and a spot in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional championship game. The Wildcats lost to nationally-ranked Butler and Wichita State in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

Schedule

Men’s Basketball Returns Home Thursday to Face Western Carolina

Next Event

Footer

Upcoming Events