Davidson College
Fordham
Davidson Continues Road Swing at Fordham Wednesday
1/16/2024 2:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (10-6, 0-3 A-10) vs. FORDHAM RAMS (8-8, 2-1 A-10)
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The Davidson Wildcats continue their two-game road stretch with a trip to the Big Apple to take on Fordham University on Wednesday night from inside Rose Hill Gymnasium.SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads, 14-3
First Meeting: Dec. 29, 1966 | Davidson won 74-60
Last Meeting: Feb. 11, 2023 | Fordham won 73-71
Davidson Record at Home: 7-2
Davidson Record on Road: 6-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-0
Matt McKillop's Record: 1-1
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson closed out its non-conference season 10-3 overall, winning their last seven games before the start of the Atlantic 10 season.
• The Wildcats dropped to 0-3 in A-10 play with losses to Dayton, Rhode Island and Fordham while looking for their first win of 2024.
• David Skogman returned for the Wildcats against Rhody after a two-game break, scoring a team-high 20 points.
• In his last two games, Skogman is averaging 16.0 ppg off 10-of-22 (45.4%) shooting from the floor.
• Eight of Davidson's games this season have been determined by five points or less. The 'Cats are 4-4 in those games.
• A season ago, Davidson and Fordham split the regular season series, 1-1, as the 'Cats were just one of eight teams to defeat the Rams during the 2022-23 season.
• The Wildcats' win over Fordham in December 2022 was head coach Matt McKillop's first Atlantic 10 victory.
ABOUT THE RAMS
• Fordham enters Wednesday's game at 8-8 overall, dropping one Atlantic 10 contest to La Salle, 81-76, on Jan. 6.
• The Rams are coming off an 80-74 victory at St. Bonaventure last weekend, where Kyle Rose scored a season-high 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting to lead his club.
• Overall, Fordham shoots 42 percent from the floor and averages 76.4 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 79, George washington 83 (OT) | JAN. 13, 2024
• Despite a career and game high 24 points from senior guard Grant Huffman, the Davidson Wildcats fell 83-79 to George Washington in overtime on Saturday afternoon.
• Huffman scored 18-straight second-half points for the Wildcats before Bobby Durkin drained his second triple of the day to push Davidson in front 75-72 in the final 56 seconds of regulation.
• George Washington answered on the other end of the floor, connecting on a free throw and driving layup from Maximus Edwards to notch things at 75-all and force the overtime period.
• The Revolutionaries got off to a 6-2 start in the extra frame to pull ahead 81-77 and ultimately secured the lead for good despite three 3-point attempts from the 'Cats in the closing minute.
ALL EYES ON G
• Davidson's offense runs through senior point guard Grant Huffman, as the Ohio native ranks first in the A-10 with 5.0 assists per game.
• He also ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (2.58) and third in total assists (80).
• Huffman has scored in double figures in 12 games this season, including the first two 20-point performances of his career (20 vs. Wright State & 24 vs. George Washington).
PACK YOUR BAGS
• Beginning with last weekend's tip off at George Washington, the Wildcats have five of their next seven contests on the road.
• For the remainder of the month, the 'Cats will be at home to host Richmond and VCU while also visiting Fordham and Saint Louis.
• Davidson will then open the month of February with contests at Loyola Chicago and Duquesne.
BOBBY BUCKETSTM
• Freshman guard Bobby Durkin burst onto the scene after hitting the game-winning triple against Maryland on Nov. 10.
• After coming off the bench and averaging 26.2 minutes per game, the true freshman has worked his way into the Wildcats' starting lineup as of Jan. 13 against George Washington.
• The rookie leads the 'Cats with 37 made three-pointers, and 2.31 triples per game, good for top-10 in both categories in the Atlantic 10.
• Averaging 10.4 points per game, Durkin has reached double-digits in scoring in 11 games this season while recording a career-high 18 points at Charlotte during the Battle for the Hornets' Nest rivalry game.
