Saturday, January 4
Spartanburg, S.C.
7:00 pm
Davidson College
5-10, 1-0
78
at
63
Wofford
6-8, 1-1
1
2
F
Davidson
37
41
78
Wofford
28
35
63
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Brooks' Career Night Leads Davidson Past Wofford, 78-63
1/4/2014 9:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Box Score
Postgame Interview
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – De'Mon Brooks scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Davidson to a 78-63 victory over Wofford in Southern Conference men's basketball action Saturday evening at Johnson Arena.
Voted SoCon Preseason Player of the Year, Brooks missed just four of his 16 shot attempts en route to his 18th 20-point effort and eighth career double-double. His 12 boards matched a personal best for the third time.
Classmate Tom Droney also had an impressive night, as he scored 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 4-for-4 effort at the line. He was also perfect beyond the arc, sinking both 3-point attempts.
The Wildcats, who have won 11 of their last 12 conference openers, ended their longest losing streak since the 1991-92 season to improve to 5-10 and 1-0 in the league.
Davidson, which got 17 points from Brooks in the opening half, used a 17-3 run early in the period to stretch its lead to double figures, before going to the break up, 37-28. In addition to going 8-of-11 from the floor and grabbing seven boards in the first 20 minutes, Brooks scored 11 of his points during the 'Cats game-changing spurt.
The Wildcats shot above 60 percent in both periods to finish at a season-high 61.2 percent. Davidson also made 4-of-10 3-pointers and 14-of-17 free throw attempts to finish at 82.4 percent.
Shortly after Wofford (6-8, 1-1 SoCon) got to within seven to begin the second half, Davidson reeled off nine unanswered and eventually stretched its advantage to as many as 21 on two occasions.
Lee Skinner led two Wofford players in double figures with 22 points and nine rebounds.
The Wildcats held a 32-23 advantage on the glass and finished with 36 points in the paint.
Davidson will continue its stretch of 16 consecutive conference games to conclude the regular season with a 7 p.m. contest at Furman Thursday evening.
Postgame Interview
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – De'Mon Brooks scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Davidson to a 78-63 victory over Wofford in Southern Conference men's basketball action Saturday evening at Johnson Arena.
Voted SoCon Preseason Player of the Year, Brooks missed just four of his 16 shot attempts en route to his 18th 20-point effort and eighth career double-double. His 12 boards matched a personal best for the third time.
Classmate Tom Droney also had an impressive night, as he scored 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 4-for-4 effort at the line. He was also perfect beyond the arc, sinking both 3-point attempts.
The Wildcats, who have won 11 of their last 12 conference openers, ended their longest losing streak since the 1991-92 season to improve to 5-10 and 1-0 in the league.
Davidson, which got 17 points from Brooks in the opening half, used a 17-3 run early in the period to stretch its lead to double figures, before going to the break up, 37-28. In addition to going 8-of-11 from the floor and grabbing seven boards in the first 20 minutes, Brooks scored 11 of his points during the 'Cats game-changing spurt.
The Wildcats shot above 60 percent in both periods to finish at a season-high 61.2 percent. Davidson also made 4-of-10 3-pointers and 14-of-17 free throw attempts to finish at 82.4 percent.
Shortly after Wofford (6-8, 1-1 SoCon) got to within seven to begin the second half, Davidson reeled off nine unanswered and eventually stretched its advantage to as many as 21 on two occasions.
Lee Skinner led two Wofford players in double figures with 22 points and nine rebounds.
The Wildcats held a 32-23 advantage on the glass and finished with 36 points in the paint.
Davidson will continue its stretch of 16 consecutive conference games to conclude the regular season with a 7 p.m. contest at Furman Thursday evening.
Team Stats
DAV
WOF
FG%
.612
.418
3FG%
.400
.250
FT%
.824
.714
RB
32
23
TO
13
8
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Davidson Men's Basketball - Bay Area Mini Camp with Stephen Curry
Wednesday, July 23
The Inside Out Show -- Episode 9
Friday, March 28
The Inside Out Show -- Episode 8
Thursday, February 20
The Inside Out Show - Episode 7
Friday, January 31