Saturday, November 16
Davidson, N.C.
5 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
3-0,0-0Atlantic 10
76
vs
70
ETSU
2-2,0-0SoCon
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETSU | 25 | 45 | 70 |
| Davidson | 28 | 48 | 76 |
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Bailey, Wildcats Hold Off ETSU 76-70
11/16/2024 8:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON — Reed Bailey had 18 points and eight boards and led four double-digit Wildcat scorers in Davidson's 76-70 win over East Tennessee State Saturday evening in Belk Arena.
With their second home victory, the Wildcats improved to 3-0, as Zach Laput scored 14 points and Bobby Durkin and Connor Kochera added 13 apiece.
Davidson overcame ETSU's hot second-half start and took the lead for good on a Laput floater with 4:30 to play, and Laput's old-fashioned three-point play, which made it 71-67 with 1:02 left, also proved pivotal in putting away the Bucs. ETSU got within a bucket, 72-70, on a John Buggs III trey with 5.7 seconds left, but from there, Durkin and Kochera sealed the win by hitting two foul shots apiece.
The Wildcats led 13-2 in the opening minutes, as the Bucs hit just one of their first 11 shots. But ETSU (2-2) climbed back and trailed 28-25 at the half. Then the Bucs had two 8-0 runs early in the second half and led by as many as seven, 43-36, as they shot 8-of-14 from 3-point range (57.1 percent) after the break.
With Bailey a go-to option in the lane throughout, the Wildcats finished with a 42-26 advantage in points in the paint and also out-rebounded the Bucs 36-24.
Jaden Seymour and Quimari Peterson led ETSU with 21 and 19 points, respectively.
Up Next
Davidson will host VMI on Friday, Nov. 22.
With their second home victory, the Wildcats improved to 3-0, as Zach Laput scored 14 points and Bobby Durkin and Connor Kochera added 13 apiece.
Davidson overcame ETSU's hot second-half start and took the lead for good on a Laput floater with 4:30 to play, and Laput's old-fashioned three-point play, which made it 71-67 with 1:02 left, also proved pivotal in putting away the Bucs. ETSU got within a bucket, 72-70, on a John Buggs III trey with 5.7 seconds left, but from there, Durkin and Kochera sealed the win by hitting two foul shots apiece.
The Wildcats led 13-2 in the opening minutes, as the Bucs hit just one of their first 11 shots. But ETSU (2-2) climbed back and trailed 28-25 at the half. Then the Bucs had two 8-0 runs early in the second half and led by as many as seven, 43-36, as they shot 8-of-14 from 3-point range (57.1 percent) after the break.
With Bailey a go-to option in the lane throughout, the Wildcats finished with a 42-26 advantage in points in the paint and also out-rebounded the Bucs 36-24.
Jaden Seymour and Quimari Peterson led ETSU with 21 and 19 points, respectively.
Up Next
Davidson will host VMI on Friday, Nov. 22.
Team Stats
ETSU
DC
FG%
.482
.553
3FG%
.435
.273
FT%
.429
.656
RB
24
36
TO
8
13
STL
6
2
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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