Davidson College
Miami (OH)
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'Cats Continue Homestand with Miami (Ohio) Saturday
12/8/2023 3:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip off is slated for 2 p.m., as Saturday's match up will be a "Stripe Out" game, sponsored by Pepsi. All fans will receive a free Stripe Out Belk t-shirt.
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Miami leads, 4-1
Last Meeting: Feb. 19, 1990 | Miami won 89-57
First Meeting: Dec. 29, 1973 | Davidson won 97-87
Davidson Record at Home: 1-2
Davidson Record on Road: 0-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-1
Matt McKillop's Record: 0-0
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters Saturday's contest 6-3 overall following a 62-50 victory over Campbell on Wednesday.
• Winners of three straight, the Wildcats are shooting 44.3 percent from the floor and averaging 34.1 rebounds per game.
• On Monday, David Skogman and Bobby Durkin were named Atlantic 10 Co-Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
• Skogman, who dropped a career-high 30 points at Charlotte and another 19 against Wright State, shared the honor with La Salle's Khalil Brantley (26.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg).
• In his last two games, Reed Bailey is averaging 12.5 points per game, shooting 8-of-16 from the floor and 9-of-15 at the charity stripe.
• Senior Grant Huffman has scored in double figures in seven of Davidson's nine contests this season, including the last five-straight.
ABOUT THE REDHAWKS
• Miami is 4-4 overall, coming off an 84-64 loss to Ohio State on Wednesday.
• The RedHawks have picked up wins over Coppin State, Eastern Illinois, Spalding University and Marshall this season.
• Led by Darweshi Hunter's 13.6 points per game, Miami shoots 44.6 percent from the floor and averages 70.8 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 62, CAMPBELL 50 | DEC. 6, 2023
• Improved second-half shooting and some key plays from guards Grant Huffman and Bobby Durkin helped the Davidson Wildcats overtake Campbell 62-50 Wednesday night in Belk Arena.
• Davidson shot 50 percent (13-of-26) after halftime, nearly twice what it did in the first 20 minutes, and took its first lead of the night on a Sean Logan layup with 14:36 to play.
• Then Huffman drove for an emphatic dunk to put the Wildcats ahead 36-35 and for good with 10:41 to play.
TRENDY 'CATS
• Davidson is 4-0 this season when four or more 'Cats score in double-figures.
• The Wildcats are 3-0 when Connor Kochera reaches double-digits in scoring.
• When Reed Bailey leads Davidson in rebounding, the 'Cats are 3-1.
• Grant Huffman has led the Wildcats in assists in every game this season.
• With 47 assists, Huffman ranks first in the Atlantic 10 in total assists and assists per game (5.2).
BOBBY BUCKETSTM
• Freshman guard Bobby Durkin burst onto the scene after hitting the game-winning triple against Maryland on Nov. 10.
• He collected his first weekly honor from the A-10 after shooting 62.5 percent from the floor and averaged 15.5 points per game during a 2-0 week for the Wildcats.
• Durkin ranks among the top-10 freshmen nationally in three-point field goals made (9th/21) and threes per game (9th/2.33).
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
• The month of December kick-started a five-game homestand from inside the friendly confines of Belk Arena.
• After defeating Wright State and Campbell, and hosting Miami (OH) on Saturday, the Wildcats await meetings with Lynchburg and USC Upstate on McKillop Court.