Wildcats Set for Senior Night Battle with VCU

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Davidson Wildcats (21-6, 12-4 A-10) vs. VCU Rams (21-8, 11-5 A-10)
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network - John Kilgo, Jarod Latch
TV/Video: ESPNU - Tom Hart, Adrian Branch
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), VCU (VCUAthletics.com)

Series Notes
Series Record: Tied, 1-1
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: 1/7/15, L 71-65 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: 3/16/2005, W 77-62 (Away)
Last VCU Win: 1/7/15, 71-65 (Away)
First Meeting: March 16, 2005
Davidson Record at Home: 0-0
Davidson Record on Road: 1-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
McKillop's Record: 1-1

Wildcat Tidbits
• Winners of seven straight for the second time this year, Davidson will wrap up its home slate with a 9 p.m. nationally-televised contest against VCU.
• Coming off a 77-66 victory over George Washington, the Wildcats enter 21-6 overall and a half game back of Dayton (13-4 A-10) for first place in the Atlantic 10 standings at 12-4.
• Jack Gibbs, who was named A-10 Player of the Week for the third time this season on Monday, paced Davidson with 22 points and 7 assists, while backcourt mate Brian Sullivan scored 21.
• In addition to four players in double figures against the Colonials, the 'Cats drilled 14-of-28 3-pointers.
• Davidson is averaging 11.8 3-pointers per game and shooting 45.3 percent from behind the arc at home this season.
• The Wildcats have hit the 20-win plateau under head coach Bob McKillop 13 times, including 9 of the last 11 seasons.
• Seven different players have hit the 20-point plateau this season for the Wildcats.
• Three of Davidson's losses this season have come against nationally-ranked teams, including at VCU on Jan. 7.
• Over the last four contests, opponents are shooting just 38.4 percent (83-234) against the Wildcats.
• Kalinoski continues to pace four Wildcats in double figures averaging 16.2 points per game.
• He is joined by Gibbs (15.9), Sullivan (13.2) and Jordan Barham (11.3).
• Kalinoski ranks among league leaders in scoring (16.2/9th), rebounding (5.8 rpg./17th), assists (4.0 apg./2nd), 3-point field-goal percentage (.417/6th), 3-pointers made (73/1st), assist/turnover ratio (2.5/2nd) and minutes played (34.8 mpg./4th).
• The Wildcats lead the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.74), are second in 3-pointers per game (10.6) and seventh in scoring offense (79.6).
• See page 4 of game notes for entire list of team/individual statistical rankings.
• Davidson has won 19 of its last 20 home games dating back to last season.

Series History
• The teams split their previous two meetings, with VCU claiming the last, 71-65, Jan. 7, 2015 in Richmond.
• Davidson's only win came in the 2005 Postseason NIT when the Wildcats defeated the Rams, 77-62, on March 16 in Richmond.
• The win for the Wildcats was their first-ever in the postseason NIT.

Get Better Every Day
• One of the Wildcats' philosophies is to get better every day, and Davidson has seen the fruits of that labor at the end of the year.
• Since 2003-04, the Wildcats own a 79-13 record in the month of February.
• Davidson is 30-15 in March during the same time period.

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