Men's Basketball Opens Conference Play at Wofford Thursday

Davidson Wildcats (4-1, 0-0 SoCon) vs. Wofford Terriers (3-3, 0-0 SoCon)

Date: Dec. 1, 2011 - 7 p.m.
Site: Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500 capacity) - Spartanburg, S.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action with Logan Kosmalski and Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1660 AM, 1350 AM, 1450 AM, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: ESPN3 (Darren Goldwater and Dean Kenner)
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Wofford (WoffordTerriers.com)

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Layup Line
• For the third consecutive season, Davidson opens conference play on the road as the Wildcats travel to Wofford for a 7 p.m. contest Thursday.
• The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 with Darren Goldwater and Dean Kenner calling the action.
• The Wildcats have won 14 of their last 18, dating back to last season. Davidson is coming off a 70-67 win at UNC Wilmington last Saturday.
• Davidson has won its last three SoCon regular-season games, dating back to last season.
• Davidson returns seven of its top eight scorers and four starters from last season. Players who accounted for 81 percent of the team's scoring and 87 percent of the team's rebounding are back in uniform this year.
• JP Kuhlman and Jake Cohen were selected preseason All-SoCon by the league's coaches. Both players have been starters for the bulk of their careers.
• Kuhlman is 113 points away from 1,000 for his career, and Cohen is 140 points shy.
• The 'Cats, who have posted nine straight winning seasons, were picked to win the SoCon South Division in the league's Coaches and Media Polls.
• Davidson is 1-1 on the road this season.
• Wofford, the two-time defending Southern Conference champion, is coming off a 56-49 victory over Prairie View A&M last Saturday.
• The Terriers are 1-0 at home this season.
• Wofford returns nine lettermen and one starter from last season's 21-13 team, which won the South Division with a 14-4 record.
• Wofford was picked fifth in the South Division in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 70-24, but Wofford has won three of the last four meetings.
• The series began in the 1911-12 season with a 44-37 Terrier victory.
• Davidson is 18-13 against Wofford on the road, 6-5 in Benjamin Johnson Arena and 18-9 under coach Bob McKillop.
• Last Time: Brendan McKillop hit five 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Davidson to a 67-58 victory over Wofford in Benjamin Johnson Arena.
• Clint Mann posted 12 points and six rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting for the Wildcats. De'Mon Brooks scored 11 points off the bench, and Nik Cochran added eight as Davidson's bench outscored Wofford 24-10.
• JP Kuhlman posted eight points and six assists without a turnover, and Jake Cohen posted seven points and six rebounds.
• Cameron Rundles and Jamar Diggs each scored 13 points to lead Wofford, while Noah Dahlman finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
• The second half saw six lead changes, and Kuhlman gave the 'Cats a lead they would not relinquish with a conventional 3-point play with 7:55 remaining. After two Diggs free throws trimmed the margin to one point, Brooks got another 3-point play, making the score 58-54 with 5:11 left.
• McKillop hit his fifth triple of the game, from the top of the key, to make the margin six points with 2:50 to go, but Diggs answered with a quick layup. The Terriers had a chance to work the margin to two, but Rundles missed twice from the charity stripe. Cochran drove the lane and tried a runner that didn't go down on Davidson's next possession, but Mann was there for the tip-in with 1:10 left.
• The Wildcats got a defensive stop on Wofford's next possession, and Cochran went 3-of-4 from the foul line the rest of the way to seal the win.

Leftovers from UNCW
• Kuhlman scored 20-plus points for the sixth time in his career and first this season.
• It was Davidson's first win at Trask Coliseum.
• It was the 'Cats' first game against UNCW since 1995.

Claw Marks
• JP Kuhlman was named SoCon Player of the Week Nov. 29, after scoring 21 points to lead Davidson to a 70-67 victory at UNC Wilmington last Saturday.
• Davidson hit all of its free throws (14-for-14) against Duke Nov. 18, for the first time since 2008 (Appalachian State, 6-for-6).
• The Wildcats have led at halftime in all five games this season.
• Davidson did not give up a 3-pointer at UNCW Nov. 26 (0-for-3).

Davidson Milestone Watch
• Jake Cohen is 65 blocked shots away from breaking the school record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 26 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 140 points for 1,000, and 208 rebounds to crack the top-20.
• JP Kuhlman needs 113 points for 1,000 and seven assists to break into the top-20.

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