Davidson College
Saint Joseph's
'Cats Wrap Up Regular Season at Saint Joseph's
3/8/2024 5:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (15-15, 5-12 A-10) vs. SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (18-12, 8-9 A-10)
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The Davidson men's basketball program will wrap up the regular season on Hawk Hill this Saturday, taking on Saint Joseph's at 1 p.m. from inside Hagan Arena.SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads, 15-10
First Meeting: Dec. 17, 1956 | Saint Joseph's won 86-64
Last Meeting: Feb. 18, 2023 | Davidson won 76-75
Davidson Record at Home: 11-3
Davidson Record on Road: 3-6
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-1
Matt McKillop's Record: 1-0
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters Saturday's match up at 15-15 overall and 5-12 in league play.
• Of the Wildcats' 12 conference losses, eight have come within five points or less. Three have been in overtime.
• In those eight losses, the 'Cats have been tied or held the lead over their opponent in the second half.
• Point guard Grant Huffman leads the 'Cats in scoring (12.8 ppg) and paces the Atlantic 10 with 5.2 assists per game. His 155 total assists is also good for first in the league (39th nationally), while the senior is averaging 13.5 points per game in conference play.
• Sophomore Reed Bailey is averaging 14.5 points per game in league play while recording six 20+ point games against A-10 opponents.
LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 59, LOYOLA CHICAGO 69 | MARCH 6, 2024
• Behind a lengthy second-half run, Loyola Chicago pulled away to defeat Davidson, 69-59, in Atlantic 10 men's basketball action Wednesday evening inside John M. Belk Arena.
• Up 40-37 at the 15:49 mark, the Ramblers used a 16-2 run highlighted by three 3-pointers to push the lead to their largest of the night, 56-39.
• Connor Kochera led both teams with 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting for the Wildcats, who fell to 15-15 overall and 5-12 in league play.
• Bobby Durkin added 13 points, while Grant Huffman finished with 11 points to go with 6 assists and 3 steals in the final home game of his career.
THE LAST MEETING | DAVIDSON 76, ST. JOE'S 75 | FEB. 18, 2023
• Sam Mennenga's free throw with one second remaining lifted Davidson to a 76-75 come-from-behind victory over Saint Joseph's in Atlantic 10 men's basketball action last season.
• Trailing 56-51 midway through the second half, the Wildcats used a 16-6 run, highlighted by a Foster Loyer triple and steal that led to a Grant Huffman run out, to take a 62-57 advantage, their first since it was 8-7.
• Last season's win marked Davidson's fourth-straight over the Hawks and 15th in the all-time series.
ABOUT THE HAWKS
• The Hawks enter Saturday tied for eighth place in the Atlantic 10 standings, tied with George Mason.
• Saint Joseph's is looking to bounce back from a 73-66 loss at Richmond on Wednesday in which its starting five combined for 64 points.
• Last season, SJU senior Cameron Brown led the Hawks with a team-best 17 points and added nine rebounds and three assists against Davidson.
