Sunday, March 10
Asheville, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
65
vs
62
Appalachian State^ (ESPN3)
Tyler Kalinoski
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
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3/10/2013 8:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Box Score
Postgame Press Conference
Postgame Quotes
Postgame Radio Interview (Associate Head Coach Jim Fox)
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Davidson overcame a 13-point second-half deficit and foul trouble to defeat Appalachian State, 65-62, in the semifinals of the 2013 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Sunday at the U.S. Cellular Center. The Wildcats will make their second straight and 19th championship appearance tomorrow at 7 p.m. against College of Charleston on ESPN2.
After Davidson (25-7) scored the first bucket of the second half to tie the score, 28-28, Appalachian State (15-16) reeled off 13 unanswered to grab its largest lead of the contest, 41-28, with 15:03 to go. Davidson responded with a 21-6 streak capped off by a De'Mon Brooks two-handed dunk to grab its first advantage, 49-47, since it was 3-0.
Deadlocked at 51-51 with 5:29 remaining, Davidson got back-to-back triples from JP Kuhlman and Tyler Kalinoski to go up, 57-51. The Mountaineers answered scoring six straight to tie the score, 57-57 with 2:36 to go, but Brooks and Jake Cohen connected on back-to-back layups to put the 'Cats ahead for good.
The Mountaineers did not quit as Tab Hamilton drilled a three-pointer with 14 seconds remaining and fouled Nik Cochran on the inbounds play. Cochran, who entered as the nation's top free-throw shooter, missed the front end of the 1-and-1, which gave ASU one last chance.
Cohen and Brooks led four double-figure scorers for Davidson with 17 and 16 points, respectively, despite battling foul trouble. Brooks played just three minutes in the first half, and did all of his scoring in the second half, of which he played in its entirety. Cohen only played eight minutes in the second half.
Chris Czerapowicz had 10 points and a team-best six rebounds, while Kalinoski went 3-for-6 on three-point attempts and finished with 11 points.
Davidson, which has won 16 straight, shot 58.3 percent after intermission to finish the contest at 49 percent (25-51), including 8-of-19 from long range.
Nathan Healy paced Appalachian State with 14 points and seven rebounds, and nearly tied the game in the final seconds with a 3-ball that bounced off the rim. Jay Canty matched Healy's seven boards and scored 13 points. Mike Neal also scored 13.
Appalachian State couldn't have gotten off to a better start, connecting on nine of its first 11 attempts from the floor to grab an early 20-9 advantage. Despite the Mountaineers shooting 59.1 percent (13-22) in the first half, Davidson outscored them 17-8 over the final 9:28 of the period to cut the deficit to just two, 28-26, at the break.
In the second half, Davidson held the Mountaineers to a 42.3 percent shooting clip, and they finished at 50.0 for the game.
Postgame Press Conference
Postgame Quotes
Postgame Radio Interview (Associate Head Coach Jim Fox)
DavidsonPhotos.com
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Davidson overcame a 13-point second-half deficit and foul trouble to defeat Appalachian State, 65-62, in the semifinals of the 2013 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Sunday at the U.S. Cellular Center. The Wildcats will make their second straight and 19th championship appearance tomorrow at 7 p.m. against College of Charleston on ESPN2.
After Davidson (25-7) scored the first bucket of the second half to tie the score, 28-28, Appalachian State (15-16) reeled off 13 unanswered to grab its largest lead of the contest, 41-28, with 15:03 to go. Davidson responded with a 21-6 streak capped off by a De'Mon Brooks two-handed dunk to grab its first advantage, 49-47, since it was 3-0.
Deadlocked at 51-51 with 5:29 remaining, Davidson got back-to-back triples from JP Kuhlman and Tyler Kalinoski to go up, 57-51. The Mountaineers answered scoring six straight to tie the score, 57-57 with 2:36 to go, but Brooks and Jake Cohen connected on back-to-back layups to put the 'Cats ahead for good.
The Mountaineers did not quit as Tab Hamilton drilled a three-pointer with 14 seconds remaining and fouled Nik Cochran on the inbounds play. Cochran, who entered as the nation's top free-throw shooter, missed the front end of the 1-and-1, which gave ASU one last chance.
Cohen and Brooks led four double-figure scorers for Davidson with 17 and 16 points, respectively, despite battling foul trouble. Brooks played just three minutes in the first half, and did all of his scoring in the second half, of which he played in its entirety. Cohen only played eight minutes in the second half.
Chris Czerapowicz had 10 points and a team-best six rebounds, while Kalinoski went 3-for-6 on three-point attempts and finished with 11 points.
Davidson, which has won 16 straight, shot 58.3 percent after intermission to finish the contest at 49 percent (25-51), including 8-of-19 from long range.
Nathan Healy paced Appalachian State with 14 points and seven rebounds, and nearly tied the game in the final seconds with a 3-ball that bounced off the rim. Jay Canty matched Healy's seven boards and scored 13 points. Mike Neal also scored 13.
Appalachian State couldn't have gotten off to a better start, connecting on nine of its first 11 attempts from the floor to grab an early 20-9 advantage. Despite the Mountaineers shooting 59.1 percent (13-22) in the first half, Davidson outscored them 17-8 over the final 9:28 of the period to cut the deficit to just two, 28-26, at the break.
In the second half, Davidson held the Mountaineers to a 42.3 percent shooting clip, and they finished at 50.0 for the game.
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