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Wildcats, Spiders Set for Saturday Tilt
2/23/2024 2:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (15-11, 5-8 A-10) vs. RICHMOND SPIDERS (19-7, 11-2 A-10)
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- After an overtime thriller earlier this season, the Davidson Wildcats will meet the Richmond Spiders for the second time on Saturday evening.The 'Cats and Spiders will tip off at 6 p.m. from inside the Robins Center. Game coverage will be available on ESPN+ and davidsonwildcats.com/coverage.Â
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads, 36-23
First Meeting: Dec. 29, 1966 | Davidson won 74-60
Last Meeting: Jan. 17, 2024 | Davidson won 79-69
Davidson Record at Home: 18-8
Davidson Record on Road: 15-13
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-2
Matt McKillop's Record: 0-2
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters Saturday's match up at 15-11 overall and 5-8 in league play.
• Of the Wildcats' eight conference losses, six have come within five points or less. Three have been in overtime.
• Point guard Grant Huffman leads the 'Cats in scoring (13.3 ppg) and paces the Atlantic 10 with 5.1 assists per game. His 133 total assists is good for first in the league (47th nationally), while the senior is averaging 14.8 points per game since the start of conference play.
• Sophomore Reed Bailey is averaging 14.3 points per game in league play while scoring 19 points per game across his last four outings.
• Since scoring his 1,000th career point on Feb. 7 against Duquesne, Connor Kochera has had five-straight double-digit performances, including a career-high 29-point effort against St. Bonaventure. The Illinois native is averaging 19.2 points per game across the five-game stretch.
ABOUT THE SPIDERS
• Richmond is 11-2 in the Atlantic 10, tied with Loyola Chicago atop the conference standings.Â
• The Spiders lead the nation in fewest turnovers per game, at 8.3, and are 12th in Division I field goal percentage defense at 39.7.
• UR upset No. 16 Dayton earlier this season, defeating the Flyers 69-64 in front of its home crowd.
• Dji Bailey leads the A-10 in field goal percentage at 62.3% while the Spiders are 12-1 on their home floor this season.
LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 68, FORDHAM 53 | FEB. 20, 2024
• Davidson shot 57.7 percent in the second half and used a 25-6 run to grab control and defeat Fordham, 68-53, in Atlantic 10 men's basketball action Tuesday evening inside Belk Arena.
• Coming off a season-high 29 points at St. Bonaventure, Connor Kochera led the Wildcats in scoring for the second straight outing with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including three 3-pointers.
• Reed Bailey added 19 points highlighted by a 12-of-16 effort at the line, while Angelo Brizzi was a huge spark off the bench with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 24 minutes.Â
• Backcourt mate Grant Huffman was just as impressive with 10, 6 and 4.
THE LAST MEETING | DAVIDSON 64, RICHMOND 69 OT | JAN. 20, 2024
• Jordan King scored all of Richmond's points in overtime and finished with a game-high 24 as the Spiders defeated Davidson 69-64 earlier this season.
• Trailing 53-44 midway through the second, the Wildcats clawed their way back into the contest with a 16-4 streak and went back in front, 60-57, on a David Skogman triple with 2:15 remaining. Richmond's Isaiah Bigelow answered with a 3-pointer as the two teams traded buckets down the stretch.
TRENDY 'CATS
• Davidson is 10-1 this season when four or more 'Cats score in double figures and 9-2 in midweek contests.
• The Wildcats are 9-3 when Connor Kochera reaches double digits in scoring.
• When Reed Bailey leads Davidson in rebounding, the 'Cats are 8-5. When he reaches double figures on the glass, the 'Cats are 2-0.
• Grant Huffman has led the Wildcats in assists in all but two games this season. He has 44 career games leading Davidson in assists.
• When Angelo Brizzi reaches double digits in scoring, Davidson is 3-1.
• The 'Cats went 6-0 in the month of December, extending their then-streak to seven-straight, the longest win-streak of head coach Matt McKillop's tenure.