Men’s Basketball Cruises Past Chattanooga in League Opener, 81-55

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Davidson placed four players in double figures and drilled a season-high 14 3-pointers as the Wildcats cruised past Chattanooga, 81-55, in both team's Southern Conference opener Saturday evening at The McKenzie Arena.

Tyler Kalinoski led the Wildcats with 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting from long range in 23 minutes off the bench. De'Mon Brooks added 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Clint Mann and Jake Cohen added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

In addition to shooting 48.3 percent (14-29) from behind the arc and 46.6 percent overall, Davidson (4-3, 1-0 SoCon) held the Mocs to just 15 field goals and a 30.0 percent clip.

Kalinoski's fourth triple of the contest gave the Wildcats their largest lead, 81-50, with just under two minutes to play.

Davidson jumped out to a 14-5 lead to start the game and stretched it to as many as 18, 35-17, on JP Kuhlman's second and the Wildcats' seventh trey of the first half before going to the halftime break with a 39-26 advantage.

Both teams pulled down 37 rebounds, while the Wildcats recorded 21 assists on 28 field goals and finished with 33 points from their bench.

Gee McGhee paced the Mocs with 15 points.

Chattanooga (2-5, 0-1 SoCon) got to the free throw line 35 times, but only made 22 of its tries.

The Wildcats return home for the first time in almost a month when they host cross-county rival Charlotte in their annual Blackout Belk contest Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. on ESPN3.

Game Notes: Davidson has won 11 of the last 12 meetings against Chattanooga… The Wildcats are 93-20 in Southern Conference regular season games dating back to the 2006-07 season… Davidson is 46-11 in its last 57 league road games… The Wildcats have won 10 of their last 11 conference openers.

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