Wednesday, January 12
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 pm
Davidson College
vs
Furman
Brendan McKillop is scoring 10.4 points a game.
Men's Basketball Hosts Furman Wednesday
1/11/2011 6:32:38 PM | Men's Basketball
Davidson Wildcats (7-8, 1-3 SoCon) vs. Furman Paladins (11-4, 3-1 SoCon)
Date: Jan. 12, 2011 - 7 p.m.Site: John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (95.7 FM [joined in progress], 1450 AM, 1350 AM and online at DavidsonWildcats.com)
Video: Live on Davidson All-Access
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Furman (FurmanPaladins.com)
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Layup Line
• The Wildcats return home to host Southern Conference opponent Furman in the first of two meetings this season.
• Davidson is in the midst of a stretch in which the Wildcats play eight games in 22 days, including four contests in nine days.
• The Wildcats have lost three straight and are coming off an 81-73 setback at Western Carolina.
• Davidson coach Bob McKillop is 10 wins shy of his 400th career victory.
• Davidson was picked to finish third in the SoCon South Division again this season, while Furman was picked fifth.
• The 'Cats are 3-1 at home this season but 0-1 in home SoCon games.
• Furman enters the game tied for second in the South Division and is coming off an 88-67 home victory over The Citadel Saturday. The Paladins have won three of their last five.
• Amu Saaka leads the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.7 points and 6.8 rebounds. Noah States averages 11.7 points and five boards, and Jordan Miller averages 11.5 points.
• The Paladins have a rebounding margin of +5.2 and own a 197-155 edge on the offensive glass.
• Furman is 4-3 in road games, including 1-0 in league play.
Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series, which began over 100 years ago, 93-60, and has won the last 10 against the Paladins.
• The Wildcats are 46-27 against Furman at home, 15-1 in Belk Arena and 29-5 under head coach Bob McKillop.
• Jake Cohen hit two free throws with 3.1 seconds left on the clock, and Justin Dehm's buzzer-beating, 40-foot, 3-point try was off the mark as the Wildcats took a 61-58 win in the last meeting, which took place at Belk Arena last February.
• Cohen led the Wildcats with 14 points and added four rebounds, while Will Archambault scored 12 points off the bench. JP Kuhlman posted 10 points and seven rebounds, and Brendan McKillop tallied eight points and three assists.
• Dehm led the Paladins with 22 points after hitting a career-best six 3-pointers. Amu Saaka posted nine points and five rebounds, Bryson Barnes had nine points and Darryl Evans scored eight.
• After holding a double-digit lead with 5:06 to play, the Wildcats had to grind out the win on the defensive end. Consecutive 3-pointers by Evans and Barnes made the score 57-55 with 1:24 to play.
Leftovers from Western Carolina
• It was the first career double-double for Brooks.
• It was the only regular-season meeting between Davidson and Western Carolina this season.
• The Wildcats fall to 13-2 all-time in the Ramsey Activity Center.
• Davidson shot less than 65 percent from the free-throw line for the second straight game.
Claw Marks
• Brendan McKillop has been named one of 66 candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, which recognizes college basketball's top point guard.
• Cohen was named to the MSG Holiday Festival All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.5 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in two games.
• Davidson has held its opponents to under 40 percent shooting in six games and won all six.
• With just one non-conference game left in the regular season (BracketBuster Feb. 19), Davidson owns a 6-5 non-conference mark.
• Davidson began the season by playing 10 of its first 13 games on the road. The 'Cats home opener was the sixth game of the year, the latest during the 22-year tenure of head coach Bob McKillop.
• Davidson won its home opener for the 19th consecutive season.
• The Wildcats opened SoCon play with two games in Charleston for the second-straight campaign.
• The Wildcats' 80-52 loss at No. 24 Vanderbilt Jan. 2, was their worst loss since a 75-47 setback at then eighth-ranked Duke in 2006.
Milestone Watch
• Brendan McKillop is 327 points away from 1,000 for his career. He also needs 16 3-pointers to move into the career top-5 at Davidson. Today's game will be his 100th career contest.
• Jake Cohen needs two blocked shots to move into the career top-10 at Davidson. Frank Ben-Eze needs 19.
• Cohen needs 382 points for 1,000, and Kuhlman needs 426.
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