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'Cats Wrap Up Road Swing Wednesday at Rhody
1/7/2020 9:34:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (6-7, 0-1 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 584-356 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same
RHODE ISLAND RAMS (8-5, 0-1 A-10)
Head Coach: David Cox (William & Mary, 1995)
Career Record: 26-20 (2nd season), Record at Rhode Island: Same
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kingston, R.I.
Site (Capacity): The Ryan Center (8,000)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network
Websites: DavidsonWildcats.com | GoRhody.com
SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 7-6
Streak: Won 4
Last Meeting: 2/22/19, Davidson Won, 75-66 (Kingston, R.I.)
Last Davidson Win: 2/22/19, Won, 75-66 (Kingston, R.I.)
Last R.I. Win: 2/9/18, W, 72-59 (Kingston, R.I.)
First Meeting: 3/7/66, Davidson Won, 95-65 (NCAA Tournament)
Davidson Record at Home: 3-2
Davidson Record on Road: 2-3
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 2-1
Bob McKillop's Record: 6-6
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson will conclude its four-game road trip and stretch of nine of 10 away from home with a 7 p.m. tip at Rhode Island Wednesday evening.
• The Wildcats enter 6-7 overall and 0-1 in league play following a 71-64 setback at Duquesne Sunday.
• The 'Cats are 59-32 in A-10 regular season play, including 14-4 last year, and 68-37 including A-10 tournament play.
• Junior Kellan Grady continues to lead Davidson in scoring at 16.3 points per outing.
• Junior Carter Collins (11.7), senior Jon Axel Gudmundsson (11.1) and sophomore Luka Brajkovic (10.0) are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats.
• The last time the Wildcats visited the Ryan Center, Gudmundsson recorded Davidson's first triple-double in 46 years finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to join John Falconi (Dec. 28, 1973 – vs. Loyola) in the Wildcat record books.
LAST TIME OUT
• Despite a career-high 22 points from Carter Collins, Davidson dropped its Atlantic 10 opener to Duquesne, 71-64, Sunday afternoon.
• Kellan Grady added 19 points for the 'Cats, while Luka Brajkovic contributed his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
• After Davidson fought back to tie the game, 43-43, on a Grady triple with 10:15 to play, the Dukes responded with four straight points to take the lead for good.
• The 'Cats got within one twice, including 57-56 with 3:59 remaining, but Duquesne answered with 10 straight points to put the game out of reach. With 3:30 left, Davidson had a chance to take its first lead, but Jon Axel Gudmundsson was unable to get a layup to go in traffic.
• Sincere Carry paced four Dukes in double figures with 16 points. He was joined by Michael Hughes (14 pts, 13 rebs), Maceo Austin (14) and Marcus Weathers (13).
• Duquesne jumped out to an 18-4 lead before going to the half up, 30-21.
LAST TIME VS. RHODE ISLAND
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson recorded Davidson's first triple-double in 46 years and the Wildcats shot 61.1 percent en route to a 75-66 victory at Rhode Island on Feb. 22, 2019 inside the Ryan Center.
• Gudmundsson finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to join John Falconi (Dec. 28, 1973 – vs. Loyola) in the Davidson record books.
• In addition to its best shooting performance of the 2018-19 campaign, Davidson went 9-of-13 from behind the arc.
• KiShawn Pritchett hit all four of his 3-point attempts to finish in double figures for the third straight game with 13. Luka Brajkovic added 12, while frontcourt mate Dusan Kovacevic had a season-high 10 off the bench for the Wildcats, who held the Rams to just 37.5 percent shooting.
• The 'Cats opened the second half on an 11-4 run highlighted by consecutive 3-pointers from Pritchett and Luke Frampton to push the margin to 16 and put the game out of reach.
• Despite 11 first-half turnovers, Davidson shot 63 percent in the period and closed on a 10-4 spurt capped by a shot Gudmundsson banked in from about 65-feet at the buzzer.
UP NEXT
• Davidson, which hasn't played a home game since Dec. 10, returns to Belk Arena Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. contest against Saint Joseph's.
ROAD WARRIORS
• Davidson has played 10 of its first 14 games away from home.
• The Wildcats have played just one game (Coppin State - Dec. 10) on McKillop court in the last 50 days.
• Davidson has traveled 8,488 miles so far this season.
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 584-356 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same
RHODE ISLAND RAMS (8-5, 0-1 A-10)
Head Coach: David Cox (William & Mary, 1995)
Career Record: 26-20 (2nd season), Record at Rhode Island: Same
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kingston, R.I.
Site (Capacity): The Ryan Center (8,000)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network
Websites: DavidsonWildcats.com | GoRhody.com
SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 7-6
Streak: Won 4
Last Meeting: 2/22/19, Davidson Won, 75-66 (Kingston, R.I.)
Last Davidson Win: 2/22/19, Won, 75-66 (Kingston, R.I.)
Last R.I. Win: 2/9/18, W, 72-59 (Kingston, R.I.)
First Meeting: 3/7/66, Davidson Won, 95-65 (NCAA Tournament)
Davidson Record at Home: 3-2
Davidson Record on Road: 2-3
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 2-1
Bob McKillop's Record: 6-6
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson will conclude its four-game road trip and stretch of nine of 10 away from home with a 7 p.m. tip at Rhode Island Wednesday evening.
• The Wildcats enter 6-7 overall and 0-1 in league play following a 71-64 setback at Duquesne Sunday.
• The 'Cats are 59-32 in A-10 regular season play, including 14-4 last year, and 68-37 including A-10 tournament play.
• Junior Kellan Grady continues to lead Davidson in scoring at 16.3 points per outing.
• Junior Carter Collins (11.7), senior Jon Axel Gudmundsson (11.1) and sophomore Luka Brajkovic (10.0) are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats.
• The last time the Wildcats visited the Ryan Center, Gudmundsson recorded Davidson's first triple-double in 46 years finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to join John Falconi (Dec. 28, 1973 – vs. Loyola) in the Wildcat record books.
LAST TIME OUT
• Despite a career-high 22 points from Carter Collins, Davidson dropped its Atlantic 10 opener to Duquesne, 71-64, Sunday afternoon.
• Kellan Grady added 19 points for the 'Cats, while Luka Brajkovic contributed his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
• After Davidson fought back to tie the game, 43-43, on a Grady triple with 10:15 to play, the Dukes responded with four straight points to take the lead for good.
• The 'Cats got within one twice, including 57-56 with 3:59 remaining, but Duquesne answered with 10 straight points to put the game out of reach. With 3:30 left, Davidson had a chance to take its first lead, but Jon Axel Gudmundsson was unable to get a layup to go in traffic.
• Sincere Carry paced four Dukes in double figures with 16 points. He was joined by Michael Hughes (14 pts, 13 rebs), Maceo Austin (14) and Marcus Weathers (13).
• Duquesne jumped out to an 18-4 lead before going to the half up, 30-21.
LAST TIME VS. RHODE ISLAND
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson recorded Davidson's first triple-double in 46 years and the Wildcats shot 61.1 percent en route to a 75-66 victory at Rhode Island on Feb. 22, 2019 inside the Ryan Center.
• Gudmundsson finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to join John Falconi (Dec. 28, 1973 – vs. Loyola) in the Davidson record books.
• In addition to its best shooting performance of the 2018-19 campaign, Davidson went 9-of-13 from behind the arc.
• KiShawn Pritchett hit all four of his 3-point attempts to finish in double figures for the third straight game with 13. Luka Brajkovic added 12, while frontcourt mate Dusan Kovacevic had a season-high 10 off the bench for the Wildcats, who held the Rams to just 37.5 percent shooting.
• The 'Cats opened the second half on an 11-4 run highlighted by consecutive 3-pointers from Pritchett and Luke Frampton to push the margin to 16 and put the game out of reach.
• Despite 11 first-half turnovers, Davidson shot 63 percent in the period and closed on a 10-4 spurt capped by a shot Gudmundsson banked in from about 65-feet at the buzzer.
UP NEXT
• Davidson, which hasn't played a home game since Dec. 10, returns to Belk Arena Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. contest against Saint Joseph's.
ROAD WARRIORS
• Davidson has played 10 of its first 14 games away from home.
• The Wildcats have played just one game (Coppin State - Dec. 10) on McKillop court in the last 50 days.
• Davidson has traveled 8,488 miles so far this season.
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