Wednesday, December 30
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
63
vs
61
UMass
JP Kuhlman finished the game with 18 points, one shy of his career high.
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Outlast UMass for 63-61 Win
12/30/2009 9:35:08 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson freshman JP Kuhlman hit both ends of a one-and-one opportunity from the free-throw line, and UMass junior Anthony Gurley's shot rolled off the rim as time expired as the Wildcats topped the Minutemen 63-61 in men's basketball action Wednesday night in Belk Arena.
With the game tied 61-61, Kuhlman drove left and had a path to the basket when Gurley was whistled for a hand check on the floor with 4.1 on the clock. After a timeout, Kuhlman drained two from the charity stripe to give the 'Cats a two-point lead.
Davidson called a timeout to set up the defense, and UMass inbounded to Ricky Harris, who dribbled past half court and called another timeout with one second remaining. On the sideline out of bounds, the Minutemen tried a lob under the basket, but the ball got tipped off the glass and wound up in the hands of Gurley. His layup attempt rolled off the front of the rim as the final horn sounded.
Kuhlman finished with 18 points for Davidson (6-8), which won its third straight game. Brendan McKillop scored 13 points, and Bryant Barr recorded nine points and six rebounds, hitting three 3-pointers in the first half. Jake Cohen collected eight points, four rebounds and three blocked shots.
Harris led the Minutemen (6-7) with 21 points, and Gurley finished with 17 points and seven rebounds.
With the score tied 49-49, Davidson scored nine straight points to open a 58-49 cushion with 4:48 remaining. Cohen had five points during the run, and McKillop capped it with a pair of free throws.
UMass came roaring back, and Harris took over, scoring 10 points in a 12-3 run that tied the game. The senior ignited the stretch with a conventional 3-point play and followed that with a 3-pointer. Following a McKillop 3-pointer for the Wildcats, Gary Correia scored on a layup, and Harris added another layup to make the margin 61-59 with 56 seconds to go.
Davidson ran time off the clock on its offensive possession but Kuhlman was forced to take an off-balanced runner as the shot clock ran down. Barr got the rebound after the shot didn't draw iron, but his hurried shot also missed the rim giving the ball back to UMass. Harris hit a pull-up jumper to tie the score 61-61 with 11 seconds to play.
Davidson continues its four-game homestand with a 7 p.m. SoCon game against Samford Jan. 4, in Belk Arena.
Game Notes: It was Davidson's first victory when trailing at the half… Each of the last three meetings between UMass and Davidson have been decided by three points or less… The Wildcats close out the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 5-7 record… The seven losses came to opponents with a combined 60-20 record coming into today.
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