Lengthy Runs and Hot-Shooting Second Half Leads Davidson Past Vanderbilt, 75-62

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ORLANDO, Fla. – In addition to a pair of lengthy runs, Davidson shot 62.5 percent in the second half and got 19 points from De'Mon Brooks to defeat Vanderbilt, 75-62, Thursday in the opening round of the 2012 Old Spice Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

The Wildcats will take on West Virginia tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in the semifinals on ESPN. The Mountaineers defeated Marist in the day's first quarterfinal contest by a score of 87-44.

In addition to going 7-of-13 from the floor, Brooks finished 5-of-6 at the line for his fourth double-figure outing of the season. Fellow preseason all-conference selections Nik Cochran and Jake Cohen also added double digits for the Wildcats with 14 points each.

Davidson (2-2) finished the contest shooting 50 percent (29-58) overall and 42.9 percent (9-21) from long range.

Kedren Johnson went 11-of-17 from the floor to lead the Commodores with a game-high 28 points, including 21 in the second half. Kyle Fuller had 14 points for the 2012 Southeastern Conference Champions.

After Johnson gave Vanderbilt (1-2) a 49-48 lead with a 3-point play at the 12:01 mark, the Wildcats responded with an 18-3 streak to go up 66-52 with 6:13 remaining.

The Wildcats held a 32-29 advantage on the glass, while finishing with 16 second-chance points and 32 points in the paint.

Trailing 25-23, Davidson closed the first half on a 10-0 run highlighted by eight straight points from Jordan Barham off the bench and a tip-in from Cohen at the buzzer, to take a 33-25 lead into the half.

Cochran, who drilled three treys in the period, Barham and Cohen combined to score 26 of the Wildcats' first-half points.

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