Davidson Seeks Round Two Against Raiders
12/1/2023 3:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2022 | Davidson won 102-97 (2OT)
First Meeting: Nov. 9, 2022 | Davidson won 102-97 (2OT)
Davidson Record at Home: 0-0
Davidson Record on Road: 1-0
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Matt McKillop's Record: 1-0
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters Saturday's contest 4-3 overall following an 85-81 victory at Charlotte on Wednesday.
• On the season, six 'Cats average at least eight points per game, led by David Skogman's 13.3 points per game efforts.
• Connor Kochera leads the Wildcats in efficiency with an impressive 59.6 percent (28-of-47) shooting from the floor. In his last three outings, Kochera has shot 17-of-25 from the field, averaging 14 points per game over that stretch.
• Four of Davidson's seven games this season have finished within a four-point margin, while the 'Cats are 2-2 in games decided by five points or less.
• As Davidson's point guard, senior Grant Huffman currently ranks first in the Atlantic 10 in assists (37) and assists per game (5.3). He is also seventh in assist/turnover ratio (2.64).
ABOUT THE RAIDERS
• Wright State is 3-4 to start the year and 1-0 in Horizon League play.
• Led by Trey Calvin's 21.8 points per game, the Raiders shoot 50.8 percent from the floor and average 35.9 rebounds per game.
• In their Horizon League opener, the Raiders had five players score in double-figures as Tanner Holden paced the offense with 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting.
LAST MEETING | DAVIDSON 102, WRIGHT STATE 97 (2OT) | NOV. 9, 2022
• Foster Loyer drilled three 3-pointers and scored 11 of his career-high 38 points in the second overtime period as Davidson erased a 21-point deficit to rally past Wright State, 102-97, a season ago.
• Connor Kochera and Reed Bailey had 15 points each for the Wildcats, who shot 52.2 percent from the floor against the Raiders.
LAST MEETING | DAVIDSON 85, CHARLOTTE 81 | NOV. 29, 2023
• Forward David Skogman scored a career-high 30 points and point guard Grant Huffman had his first double-double as the Davidson Wildcats topped cross-county rival Charlotte 85-81 Wednesday night in the annual Battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy in Halton Arena.
• The win was Davidson's second in the last three meetings with the 49ers and their eighth in the previous 11 matchups.
• Huffman's double-double came with 10 points and 11 assists, marking the first double-double in points & assists since 2019.
• Freshman Bobby Durkin added 18 points, including 11-straight in the second half, while Connor Kochera hit four treys and provided 16 points.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
• Beginning with Saturday's contest against Wright State, the Wildcats will play five-straight non-conference games from inside the comfort of their own home.
• After the Raiders, Davidson will play host to Campbell, Miami (OH), Lynchburg and USC Upstate on McKillop Court.
SMOOTH CRIMINAL
• Davidson newcomer Angelo Brizzi has become a defensive threat for the Wildcats with a team-best 17 steals this season.
• The Villanova transfer earned six steals alone against Maryland on Nov. 10, marking the first time a Wildcat has had five or more steals in a game since Jon Axel Gudmundsson had five against George Mason in January 2019.
• Brizzi added another five steals to the stat sheet against St. Mary's last weekend, as the redshirt-sophomore currently ranks first in the A-10 in total steals (17) and steals per game (2.43).
