Wildcats Back in Belk Today, Host Johnson & Wales

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (9-2, 0-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 616-375 (33rd season), Record at Davidson: Same

JOHNSON & WALES WILDCATS (4-8, 0-0 EMAC)
Head Coach: Josh Gross (UNCG, 2005)
Career Record: 4-8 (1st season), Record at Johnson & Wales: Same

GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: December 22 | 1:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network
TV: ESPN+
Online Video: WatchESPN.com
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com

SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads, 1-0
Streak: Won 1
Last Meeting: Dec. 7, 2013; Davidson Won 105-63 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Dec. 7, 2013; Won 105-63 (Belk)
Last Johnson & Wales Win: N/A
First Meeting: Dec. 7, 2013; Davidson Won 105-63 (Belk)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-0
Davidson Record on Road: 0-0
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 1-0

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• 16 hours ago, Davidson knocked off #10/11 Alabama, 79-78, in the inaugural C.M. Newton Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
• In addition to their first win over a Top-10 team since 2008, the victory was the eighth consecutive for the 'Cats, who improved to 9-2 overall.
• The Wildcats' current win streak is their longest since the 2014-15 season when they strung together 10 straight.
• It's also the 13th time under head coach Bob McKillop Davidson has won at least eight consecutive in a season.
• Hyunjung Lee, a preseason all-conference selection, leads Davidson in scoring at 18.0 points per outing.
• Fellow starters Foster Loyer (15.4), Michael Jones (12.6) and Luka Brajkovic (12.5) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats through 11 games.
• Loyer enters 25th nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage, shooting 52.2 percent (35-67), while Jones is 13th in free-throw percentage at 93.1 percent (27-29).
• Davidson's starting lineup is shooting 51.3 percent (263-512) from the floor and 45.2 percent (100-221) from 3-point range.
• The Wildcats are currently third nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage, shooting 42.4 percent as a team.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Davidson Wildcats knocked off No. 10 Alabama 79-78 Tuesday night in the inaugural C.M. Newton Classic at Legacy Arena, picking up their first top-10 win since they defeated No. 5 Wisconsin en route to the 2008 Elite Eight.
• Luka Brajkovic scored a game-high and career-high 22 points, and Michael Jones added a career-best 21 to lead the way. Hyunjung Lee scored 17, and Foster Loyer added 11 points and eight assists as the Wildcats shot 53 percent (31-of-58) from the field and 50 percent (12-of-24) from beyond the arc.
• The Wildcats led for more than 30 minutes and took their lead to as many as 13 points, 54-41 at the 15:50 mark of the second half, following an 11-2 run that included dunks by Jones and Sam Mennenga 23 seconds apart and was capped by a Brajkovic put back in traffic.
• Alabama pulled even at 64-all, but Jones answered with a 3-pointer from the right wing with 6:26 left to give the Wildcats the lead for good.
• Davidson pushed its lead to 79-69 with 2:01 left when Brajkovic banked in a trey from the top of the key, but the Crimson Tide cut into the lead from there, as the Wildcats did not score again.
• An Alabama steal set up a Darius Miles dunk with 34 seconds left, making it 79-77, and Jahvon Quinerly hit 1-of-2 free throws with four seconds on the clock to make it 79-78.
• But the Crimson Tide, having only committed four fouls in the half to that point, could do little to alter the final result, as the Wildcats closed the door by simply protecting the basketball against pressure defense. One final inbounds pass with 0.1 on the clock ended it.
• After a slow start offensively, Davidson caught fire midway through the first 20 minutes. Trailing 10-4, the Wildcats used a 19-2 streak, highlighted by four of their eight treys in the half to go in front, 23-12.
• The Crimson Tide chipped away to retake the lead, 35-34, but the 'Cats closed the period with seven unanswered, including a triple by Loyer, to carry a 41-35 advantage into the break.
• Jaden Shackelford scored 20 to lead the Crimson Tide.

UP NEXT
• Davidson will open Atlantic 10 play Thursday, Dec. 30 when Duquesne visits Belk Arena for a 7 p.m.

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