Saturday, January 19
DAVIDSON
7:00 p.m.

Davidson College

vs

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (ESPN3)

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Davidson (10-7, 5-1 SoCon) vs. College of Charleston (12-6, 4-2 SoCon)
Date: January 19, 2013
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action along with Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 1450 AM, 1660 AM, online at TuneIn.com and mobile with Radio.com App).
TV/Video: ESPN3.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), College of Charleston (CofCSports.com)
Photos: DavidsonPhotos.com
 
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Layup Line
• Davidson enters 10-7 overall and 5-1 in Southern Conference play following a 70-38 win over The Citadel.
• In Thursday's 32-point victory, the Wildcats forced 26 turnovers and held the Bulldogs to just 30.6 percent shooting.
• The 'Cats are 97-21 (.822) in their last 118 regular-season Southern Conference games, dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• Last year's SoCon Players of the Year De'Mon Brooks (13.6 ppg/6.4 rpg) and Jake Cohen (13.4 ppg/5.2 rpg) continue to lead the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding.
Nik Cochran is currently second nationally in free-throw percentage making 57 of his 60 attempts (.950) this season. He had a streak of 29 consecutive makes end against The Citadel.
• Davidson's all-time leader in free-throw percentage at 88.7 percent, Cochran has made 73 of his last 77 free throws dating back to last season.
• Dating back to Davidson's contest against UNCW, Cohen (32-34) and Cochran (26-27) are a combined 58-of-61 (.950) from the line.
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 79.4 percent (270-340) from the free-throw line, which is also tops in the nation.
• Cochran, Brooks (.841) and Cohen (.838) each rank among the Top-100 free-throw shooters in the country.
• In addition, Davidson leads the SoCon in scoring margin (+5.9), 3-point field goals (134), 3-point field-goal percentage (.369) and 3-pointers per game (7.8), while ranking second in fewest turnovers per game (11.6), turnover margin (+1.5) and assist/turnover ratio (1.1).­
• Davidson has led by at least seven points in 14 of their 17 contests this year, including double figures against Emory, New Mexico, Vanderbilt, West Va., Chattanooga, Wofford, UNCW, Richmond, UNCG, Furman and The Citadel.
• The Wildcats have led or been tied at the half in 13 of their 17 contests.
 
Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series, which dates back to the 1926-27 season, 50-14.
• The Wildcats are 27-3 against the Cougars at home, 9-3 in Belk Arena and 18-8 under head coach Bob McKillop.
 
Three Sign During Early Period
Bob McKillop recently announced that Joe Aase (Austin, Minn./Austin), Jack Gibbs (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) and Andrew McAuliffe (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) have signed National Letters of Intent to join the program in 2013-14.
• Aase and McAuliffe are both 6-8 forwards, while Gibbs is a 5-11 point guard.
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