Men's Basketball Hosts Appalachian State Saturday in Belk Arena

Davidson Wildcats (7-8, 2-1 SoCon) vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-7, 1-2 SoCon)

Date: Jan. 9, 2010
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 97.5 FM [joined in progress] and online at www.DavidsonWildcats.com)
Video: Broadcast live on SportsSouth with Tom Werme calling the action and Daymeon Fishback providing the color analysis
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Appalachian State (www.goasu.com)

Full game notes (PDF)

Layup Line
• Davidson caps a four-game homestand by hosting Appalachian State in Belk Arena.
• The four-game stretch, which began Dec. 28 against Penn, is the longest homestand of the season for the Wildcats.
• Today's game will be televised live on SportsSouth.
• Davidson plays eight of its final 15 regular-season games at home. The Wildcats' remaining regular-season games are all SoCon contests.
• The 'Cats have won four straight games and five of their last six. Davidson is coming off a 66-56 victory over Samford Monday.
• Davidson is 5-1 in Belk Arena.
• Appalachian State is 3-3 in its last six but has lost its last three contests. Two of the three came on the road.
• The Mountaineers are coming off a 62-58 home SoCon loss to The Citadel Wednesday.
• Appalachian State is 2-5 on the road this season.
• Donald Sims leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.4 points a game, while Jeremi Booth is averaging 9.4. Isaac Butts averages 8.5 points and 8.1 rebounds.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 37-29 and has won the last four.
• The series began with a 52-49 Wildcat victory in the 1946-47 season.
• The 'Cats are 9-6 in Belk Arena and 21-12 against Appalachian State under Bob McKillop.
• Davidson won both meetings last year, topping the Mountaineers 70-52 in Boone and 84-68 in the SoCon Tournament quarterfinals.
• Stephen Curry scored 43 points in the tourney game after shooting 11-of-19 from the floor, including 5-for-10 from 3-point range, and 16-for-18 from the free-throw line in 27 minutes of action. His point total tied for the third-most in SoCon Tournament history, and it was the most since Skip Henderson of Marshall netted 55 against The Citadel in 1988.
• Andrew Lovedale collected 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, his 10th double-double, while Steve Rossiter, Max Paulhus Gosselin and Bryant Barr each scored six points.
• Donald Sims led the Mountaineers with 29 points, hitting all 12 free-throw attempts, and Josh Hunter posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
• The Mountaineers' last win over the Wildcats came in Belk Arena when App. posted an 81-74 victory Jan. 20, 2007. That ended a 12-game winning streak for Davidson and was the 'Cats' only SoCon loss in the 2006-07 season. It also halted an 11-game home winning streak.

Leftovers from Samford
• It's the only meeting between Davidson and Samford this season.
• McKillop's six 3-pointers are a career high.
• The teams came into the game as the two top 3-point shooting teams in the SoCon, and each squad netted 10.
• The Davidson bench outscored its opponent for the 13th time this season.
• Allison's 13 points tied his career high.

Claw Marks
• Bryant Barr needs 43 points to reach 700 for his career.
• Steve Rossiter needs 41 points and 13 rebounds to become the 30th Davidson player to tally 500 points and 500 rebounds.
• Davidson coach Bob McKillop is 26 wins shy of his 400th career victory.
• With 119 career games played, Will Archambault and Bryant Barr are both 11 games away from the school record, set by Andrew Lovedale 2005-09.
• Davidson has hit 13 or more 3-pointers in five games this season (Fredonia State, The Citadel, Gonzaga, TCNJ, Penn).
• Davidson lost 91-88 to Cornell in overtime at the Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden Dec. 20. It was the 'Cats' first overtime game since an 85-81 double-overtime loss at Charlotte Nov. 30, 2005.
• Davidson's 61-52 victory over Hofstra Dec. 21, was the first time Wildcat coach Bob McKillop has coached against his alma mater.
• The Wildcats played their first four games away from home. It's the first time they have started a season with four road games since 2000-01.
• It's the latest Davidson has opened its home schedule since the 2002-03 campaign, when the 'Cats' first home game was Nov. 30 against Washington & Lee.

Archambault Nearing 1,000 Points
• Senior Will Archambault is closing in on becoming the 38th Davidson player to score 1,000 points in his career.
• He needs 108 points to reach the mark.
• Archambault also needs 133 rebounds for 500 career caroms.

Tough Non-Conference Slate
• Davidson finished non-conference play with a 5-7 record.
• According to the 2010 Pomeroy College Basketball Rankings, Davidson has played the 55th-toughest non-conference schedule in the country.
• As of Jan. 6, the non-conference opponents that defeated the Wildcats have a combined record of 70-27, and all seven have a winning record.

A Strong Bench
• Davidson's bench has outscored its opponent in all but two games and owns a 345-217 cumulative edge on the season.
• Players coming off the projected bench for today's game are averaging a combined 20.4 points a contest.

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