Davidson College
Rhode Island
Davidson Resumes League Play Tuesday Against Rhode Island
1/8/2024 2:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (10-4, 0-1 A-10) vs. RHODE ISLAND RAMS (7-7, 1-0 A-10)
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- After a bye weekend, the Davidson Wildcats jump back into Atlantic 10 action on Tuesday night against the Rhode Island Rams.Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. with coverage available on ESPN+ and Bally Sports South.
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads, 11-8
First Meeting: March 7, 1966 | Davidson won 95-65
Last Meeting: March 4, 2023 | Davidson won 68-54
Davidson Record at Home: 5-2
Davidson Record on Road: 4-5
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 2-1
Matt McKillop's Record: 1-0
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 10-4 overall and 0-1 in Atlantic 10 play after falling to league-power Dayton last Wednesday night.
• Six of Davidson's games this season have been determined by five points or less. The 'Cats are 4-2 in those games.
ABOUT THE RAMS
• Rhode Island has won its last two contests, including a 78-74 win over Saint Joseph's in which the Rams rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit.
• Junior guard Luis Kortright made the game-winning shot against Saint Joseph's, hitting a driving layup in traffic with one second remaining to break a 74-74 tie.
• The Rams went 6-7 in non-conference play, and average 73.1 points per game heading into Tuesday's contest.
HISTORY WITH RHODY
• Tuesday will mark the 20th all-time meeting between Davidson and Rhode Island.
• The now conference foes first met in 1966 during the first round of the NCAA tournament, as the Wildcats went on to defeat the Rams 95-65.
• In their 19 previous meetings, the two teams have met during the month of March on six occasions, including the 2018 Atlantic 10 Championship game, where the 'Cats captured their first A-10 conference title with a 58-57 victory.
LAST TIME OUT | DAYTON 72, DAVIDSON 59 | JAN. 3, 2024 | BELK ARENA
• Tabbed preseason favorites, Dayton extended its winning streak to eight straight and ended Davidson's run of seven consecutive with a 72-59 victory over the Wildcats to open the 2023-24 Atlantic 10 slate on Wednesday, Jan. 3 inside Belk Arena.
• Davidson, which hadn't dropped a contest in 40 days, got a season-high 34 points from their reserves, led by Bobby Durkin's 14.
• Daron Holmes II paced three Flyers in double figures with 18 points. Kobe Elvis and Nate Santos added 17 and 16, respectively.
SPURTS OF SPADONE
• Sophomore guard Achile Spadone has averaged 6.7 points per game and grabbed 14 rebounds over his last four games while appearing in 16.3 minutes per game.
• Native to Geneva, Switzerland, Spadone has shot 8-of-19 (42.1%) from the floor and 5-of-12 (41.6%) from beyond the arc during that stretch.
