Men’s Basketball Looks to Extend Streak Thursday Against Samford

Davidson (13-7, 8-1 SoCon) vs. Samford (7-13, 5-2 SoCon)
Date: January 31, 2013
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
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).
Video: DavidsonWildcats.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Samford (SamfordSports.com)
Photos: DavidsonPhotos.com

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Layup Line
• Winners of four straight and six of its last seven, Davidson enters 13-7 overall and 8-1 in the Southern Conference following a 79-56 win at Appalachian State.
• The Wildcats have strung together four straight wins for the 18th consecutive season.
• In conference games, Davidson is outscoring its opponents by 14.3 points per game, and averaging almost nine 3-pointers per contest.
• The Wildcats are holding SoCon teams to just 39.8 percent from the floor, while holding a +6.6 advantage on the glass.
• The 'Cats are 100-21 (.826) in their last 121 regular-season Southern Conference games, dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• The Wildcats are 49-12 (.803) in their last 61 conference games on the road.
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 79.9 percent (325-407) from the free-throw line, which is tops in the nation.
• In addition, Nik Cochran is the country's top free-throw shooter making 69 of his 73 attempts (.945) this season. He had a streak of 29 consecutive makes end against The Citadel.
• Davidson's all-time leader in free-throw percentage at 88.8 percent, also leads the SoCon in 3-point field-goal percentage.
• Last year's SoCon Players of the Year De'Mon Brooks (13.5 ppg/6.5 rpg) and Jake Cohen (13.4 ppg/5.4 rpg) continue to lead the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding.
• Davidson leads the SoCon in scoring margin (+6.9), free-throw percentage (.799), 3-point field goals (158), 3-point field-goal percentage (.375), while ranking second in scoring (72.2), field-goal percentage (.443), 3-pointers per game (7.9), fewest turnovers per game (11.9) and assist/turnover ratio (1.1).
• Davidson has led by at least seven points in 17 of their 20 contests this year, including by double figures in 14 of those games.
• The Wildcats have led or been tied at the half in 16 of their 20 contests.
• Davidson is 11-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series, which began in the 1992-93 campaign, 7-1.
• The Wildcats are a perfect 4-0 against Samford at John M. Belk Arena, and all eight meetings between the teams have come during Bob McKillop's tenure at Davidson.

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