Friday, November 14
Davidson, N.C.
9:00 p.m.
Davidson College
107
vs
83
Guilford
Andrew Lovedale matched a career high with 16 points.
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson Opens Season with 107-83 Victory
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Stephen Curry tallied 29 points, 10 assists and nine steals to lead Davidson to a 107-83 men's basketball victory before a sellout crowd of 5,223 in its season opener at Belk Arena Friday night.
# Andrew Lovedale# matched a career high with 16 points to go along with five rebounds as four Wildcats (1-0) scored in double figures. Brendan McKillop netted a career-high 14 points, while Bryant Barr scored 11. Max Paulhus Gosselin registered eight steals to go along with nine points.
Clay Henson led Guilford with 21 points, and Gabriel Lowder finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Tyler Sanborn collected 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Rhett Bonner netted 13 points.
Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field, and the Quakers hit 52 percent from long range (12-for-23). Turnovers were the difference as Davidson had a school record 25 steals as a team and forced 39 Guilford turnovers. The Wildcats outscored the Quakers 55-12 in points off turnovers.
Davidson extended a 12-point halftime lead to 31 points with a 22-5 run through the first 9:14 of the second half. Curry capped the run with a conventional three-point play that made the score 80-49. The margin would grow to as many as 39 points on Will Archambault's 3-pointer that made the score 94-55 with 8:16 to go.
The first half was up-and-down with plenty of good shooting on both sides. The Wildcats shot 54 percent from the field and Curry, Barr and McKillop combined to make eight from long distance. Guilford shot 48 percent from the floor and shot 8-for-16 from downtown.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 14-5 advantage, capped by a Curry steal at half court and pull-up 3-pointer 3:48 into the contest. Davidson extended the cushion to 18 points, its largest of the half, on a Curry 4-point play. He drained a 3-pointer from the corner, was fouled and made the free throw for a 45-27 advantage with 5:16 to play.
The Quakers used a 13-6 run to chip away at the lead, and Henson's 3-pointer made the margin 51-41 with 3:18 remaining.
Davidson returns to action when the Wildcats travel to Norman, Okla., to take on James Madison in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Monday. The game is set to start at 6:30 p.m. (EST).
Game Notes: Davidson also sold out its final home game of the 2007-08 season Feb. 27 against Appalachian State, making tonight's game the second straight sellout for the Wildcats… Curry finished a steal short of recording the second triple-double in Davidson history; the only other one was by John Falconi (17 pts, 12, reb, 11 asst) against Loyola Dec. 28, 1973… Davidson scored 100 points for the first time since defeating Emory 120-56 in last year's season opener.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Stephen Curry tallied 29 points, 10 assists and nine steals to lead Davidson to a 107-83 men's basketball victory before a sellout crowd of 5,223 in its season opener at Belk Arena Friday night.
# Andrew Lovedale# matched a career high with 16 points to go along with five rebounds as four Wildcats (1-0) scored in double figures. Brendan McKillop netted a career-high 14 points, while Bryant Barr scored 11. Max Paulhus Gosselin registered eight steals to go along with nine points.
Clay Henson led Guilford with 21 points, and Gabriel Lowder finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Tyler Sanborn collected 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Rhett Bonner netted 13 points.
Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field, and the Quakers hit 52 percent from long range (12-for-23). Turnovers were the difference as Davidson had a school record 25 steals as a team and forced 39 Guilford turnovers. The Wildcats outscored the Quakers 55-12 in points off turnovers.
Davidson extended a 12-point halftime lead to 31 points with a 22-5 run through the first 9:14 of the second half. Curry capped the run with a conventional three-point play that made the score 80-49. The margin would grow to as many as 39 points on Will Archambault's 3-pointer that made the score 94-55 with 8:16 to go.
The first half was up-and-down with plenty of good shooting on both sides. The Wildcats shot 54 percent from the field and Curry, Barr and McKillop combined to make eight from long distance. Guilford shot 48 percent from the floor and shot 8-for-16 from downtown.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 14-5 advantage, capped by a Curry steal at half court and pull-up 3-pointer 3:48 into the contest. Davidson extended the cushion to 18 points, its largest of the half, on a Curry 4-point play. He drained a 3-pointer from the corner, was fouled and made the free throw for a 45-27 advantage with 5:16 to play.
The Quakers used a 13-6 run to chip away at the lead, and Henson's 3-pointer made the margin 51-41 with 3:18 remaining.
Davidson returns to action when the Wildcats travel to Norman, Okla., to take on James Madison in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Monday. The game is set to start at 6:30 p.m. (EST).
Game Notes: Davidson also sold out its final home game of the 2007-08 season Feb. 27 against Appalachian State, making tonight's game the second straight sellout for the Wildcats… Curry finished a steal short of recording the second triple-double in Davidson history; the only other one was by John Falconi (17 pts, 12, reb, 11 asst) against Loyola Dec. 28, 1973… Davidson scored 100 points for the first time since defeating Emory 120-56 in last year's season opener.
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