Men’s Basketball Opens Conference Play Saturday Night at Chattanooga

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Davidson Wildcats (3-3, 0-0) at Chattanooga Mocs (2-4, 0-0)
Date: December 1, 2012
Site (Capacity): The McKenzie Arena (10,928)
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action along with Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 1450 AM, 1660 AM, online at Radio.com and mobile with Radio.com App)
TV/Video: MocsVision (GoMocs.com)
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Chattanooga (GoMocs.com)
Photos: Davidson Photos

Layup Line
• For the fourth consecutive season, Davidson opens conference play on the road as the Wildcats travel to Chattanooga for a 7:30 p.m. contest Saturday.
• The Wildcats enter the 56th all-time meeting with the Mocs 3-3 on the season following their runner-up finish at the 2012 Old Spice Classic.
• Davidson recorded wins over Vanderbilt and West Virginia before falling to No. 17 Gonzaga in the championship on Sunday.
• Davidson's current stretch of six games in between home contests is its longest during the regular season since the 1999-2000 campaign when the Wildcats played seven straight away from Belk Arena.
• Davidson has won nine of its last 10 Southern Conference openers.
• Four Davidson players are averaging double figures through the first six contests, including De'Mon Brooks, who is contributing 17.2 per game.
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 79.4 percent (100-126) from the free-throw line, which ranks tied for fourth nationally.

Series History
• Chattanooga leads the all-time series 32-23, but the Wildcats have won 10 of the last 11.
• The series began with a 93-87 Chattanooga victory in 1978.
• The Wildcats are 5-13 all-time against the Mocs at The McKenzie Arena and 18-13 overall under Bob McKillop.

Southern Conference Success
• The 'Cats are 92-20 (.821) in their last 112 regular-season Southern Conference games, dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• The Wildcats are 45-11 (.803) in their last 56 conference games on the road.
• Davidson had a 43-game conference win streak snapped at home against College of Charleston Feb. 7, 2009. It was one win away from tying the SoCon record held by West Virginia and the eighth-longest in college basketball history.

SoCon Titles
• Davidson has won eight SoCon regular-season division titles in the last 11 seasons.
• The Wildcats have won six SoCon Tournament titles under Bob McKillop and 11 overall.
• The Wildcats have won 11 division championships under Bob McKillop.
• McKillop has led the Wildcats to double-digit league wins 18 times, including the last 11 years.
• Davidson has won 21 SoCon regular-season championships in school history.

Road Warriors
• Davidson's current stretch of six games in between home contests is its longest during the regular season since the 1999-2000 campaign when the Wildcats played seven straight away from Belk Arena.
• The Wildcats will have traveled a total of 6,730 miles (Albuquerque, N.M - 3,280 miles, Milwaukee, Wisc. - 1,656 miles, Orlando, Fla. - 1094 miles, Chattanooga, Tenn. - 700 miles round trip) when their season-long road swing comes to an end Saturday evening.

Mr. Automatic
• A year ago, Nik Cochran led the league and ranked 13th nationally in free-throw shooting, making 88.6 percent of his attempts.
• A career 87.9 percent shooter at the charity stripe, Cochran has made all 14 of his attempts this year, 18 straight and 30 of his last 31 free throws dating back to last season.

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