Monday, December 25
Honolulu, Hawai'i
7:30 a.m.
Davidson College
5-6
91
vs
78
Akron
6-5
1
2
F
Akron
34
44
78
Davidson
39
52
91
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Grady Scores 30 in Wildcats’ Christmas Day Win Over Akron
12/25/2017 12:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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McKillop Pregame Interview
McKillop Postgame Interview
Aldridge Postgame Interview
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HONOLULU, Hawaii – Kellan Grady scored a season-high 30 points, including 24 in the second half, to lead Davidson past Akron, 91-78, on the final day of the 2017 Diamond Head Classic.
A freshman from Boston, Mass., Grady finished 12-of-19 from the floor, including five of the Wildcats' 13 3-pointers.
As a team, Davidson (5-6) shot 58.6 percent after intermission to finish its first-ever Christmas Day contest at 53.2 percent.
Peyton Aldridge (16), KiShawn Pritchett (14) and Oskar Michelsen (11) also scored in double figures for the Wildcats. In addition, Jon Axel Gudmundsson just missed a triple-double for the second time this season with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Grady scored the first eight points of the second half as the 'Cats grabbed control and eventually pushed their lead to as many as 17, 64-47, with 12:28 left.
Akron (6-5), which drilled 14 treys of its own, had three 20-point scorers. Jimond Ivey led the way with 25, Daniel Utomi had 22 and Malcolm Duvivier added 21.
Trailing 23-16, the Wildcats used a 12-3 run to erase a slow start before heading to the half up, 39-34.
Up Next
Davidson will open Atlantic 10 play Saturday, December 30 with a 4:30 p.m. tip at Richmond.
McKillop Pregame Interview
McKillop Postgame Interview
Aldridge Postgame Interview
DavidsonPhotos.com
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Kellan Grady scored a season-high 30 points, including 24 in the second half, to lead Davidson past Akron, 91-78, on the final day of the 2017 Diamond Head Classic.
A freshman from Boston, Mass., Grady finished 12-of-19 from the floor, including five of the Wildcats' 13 3-pointers.
As a team, Davidson (5-6) shot 58.6 percent after intermission to finish its first-ever Christmas Day contest at 53.2 percent.
Peyton Aldridge (16), KiShawn Pritchett (14) and Oskar Michelsen (11) also scored in double figures for the Wildcats. In addition, Jon Axel Gudmundsson just missed a triple-double for the second time this season with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Grady scored the first eight points of the second half as the 'Cats grabbed control and eventually pushed their lead to as many as 17, 64-47, with 12:28 left.
Akron (6-5), which drilled 14 treys of its own, had three 20-point scorers. Jimond Ivey led the way with 25, Daniel Utomi had 22 and Malcolm Duvivier added 21.
Trailing 23-16, the Wildcats used a 12-3 run to erase a slow start before heading to the half up, 39-34.
Up Next
Davidson will open Atlantic 10 play Saturday, December 30 with a 4:30 p.m. tip at Richmond.
Team Stats
AKRON
DAV
FG%
.490
.532
3FG%
.400
.464
FT%
.778
.800
RB
28
29
TO
15
6
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
12
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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