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Wildcats Look to Bounce Back Wednesday Against George Mason
2/7/2017 10:22:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-9, 5-5 A-10)
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-9, 5-5 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 528-322 (28th season), Record at Davidson: Same
GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS (15-8, 5-5 A-10)
Head Coach: Dave Paulsen (Williams College, 1987)
Career Record: 422-243 (23rd season), Record at George Mason: 26-29 (2nd season)
GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: February 8, 2017 | 7:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,315)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network – John Kilgo (Play-by-Play) & Jarod Latch (Analyst)
TV: ASN
Video: N/A
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
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SERIES RECORD
Series Record: Davidson leads, 3-1
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Feb. 13, 2016; L 59-60 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: Jan. 9, 2016; W 81-75 (Home)
Last George Mason Win: Feb. 13, 2016; L 59-60 (Away)
First Meeting: Jan. 24, 2015 W, 80-73 ot (Away)
Davidson Record at Home: 2-0
Davidson Record on Road: 1-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 3-1
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Wildcat Scratches
-- Davidson will conclude its brief homestand with a 7 p.m. tip against George Mason Wednesday at Belk Arena.
-- The Wildcats enter 12-9 overall and 5-5 in the Atlantic 10 following a 70-59 setback to Rhode Island on Friday evening.
-- Despite the loss, Will Magarity scored a career-high 19 points to go along with 8 rebounds.
-- Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
-- In their first two seasons in the A-10, the 'Cats went a combined 24-12 against league competition.
-- Jack Gibbs and Peyton Aldridge, both preseason all-conference selections, rank second and third in the A-10, averaging 21.4 and 21.0 points per game, respectively.
-- Gibbs and Aldridge are the second highest scoring duo in the nation and have combined for 26 20-point outings and seven 30-point efforts this season.
-- In addition, Gibbs ranks 16th nationally in scoring, while Aldridge is 21st.
-- Gibbs, just one of two players (Derek Rucker '88) in school history with at least 1,500 career points and 400 assists, is seventh (18 out of 6th) on Davidson's all-time scoring list with 1,778 points.
-- Aldridge, a two-time A-10 Co-Player of the Week, is averaging 21.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in league play, while shooting 50.0 percent from the floor, 44.2 percent from 3-point range and 87.5 percent at the line.
-- Aldridge ranks among league leaders in scoring (21.0/3rd), rebounding (7.6/7th), field-goal percentage (.512, 10th), free-throw percentage (.856/7th), 3-point field-goal percentage (.431/3rd), 3-pointers per game (2.2/8th) and minutes per game (35.7/4th).
-- Davidson ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (.767/15th) and 3-pointers per game (9.4/T-25th).
-- The Wildcats are 10-1 when holding opponents under 40 percent from the floor.Career Record: 528-322 (28th season), Record at Davidson: Same
GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS (15-8, 5-5 A-10)
Head Coach: Dave Paulsen (Williams College, 1987)
Career Record: 422-243 (23rd season), Record at George Mason: 26-29 (2nd season)
GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: February 8, 2017 | 7:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,315)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network – John Kilgo (Play-by-Play) & Jarod Latch (Analyst)
TV: ASN
Video: N/A
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
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SERIES RECORD
Series Record: Davidson leads, 3-1
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Feb. 13, 2016; L 59-60 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: Jan. 9, 2016; W 81-75 (Home)
Last George Mason Win: Feb. 13, 2016; L 59-60 (Away)
First Meeting: Jan. 24, 2015 W, 80-73 ot (Away)
Davidson Record at Home: 2-0
Davidson Record on Road: 1-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 3-1
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Wildcat Scratches
-- Davidson will conclude its brief homestand with a 7 p.m. tip against George Mason Wednesday at Belk Arena.
-- The Wildcats enter 12-9 overall and 5-5 in the Atlantic 10 following a 70-59 setback to Rhode Island on Friday evening.
-- Despite the loss, Will Magarity scored a career-high 19 points to go along with 8 rebounds.
-- Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
-- In their first two seasons in the A-10, the 'Cats went a combined 24-12 against league competition.
-- Jack Gibbs and Peyton Aldridge, both preseason all-conference selections, rank second and third in the A-10, averaging 21.4 and 21.0 points per game, respectively.
-- Gibbs and Aldridge are the second highest scoring duo in the nation and have combined for 26 20-point outings and seven 30-point efforts this season.
-- In addition, Gibbs ranks 16th nationally in scoring, while Aldridge is 21st.
-- Gibbs, just one of two players (Derek Rucker '88) in school history with at least 1,500 career points and 400 assists, is seventh (18 out of 6th) on Davidson's all-time scoring list with 1,778 points.
-- Aldridge, a two-time A-10 Co-Player of the Week, is averaging 21.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in league play, while shooting 50.0 percent from the floor, 44.2 percent from 3-point range and 87.5 percent at the line.
-- Aldridge ranks among league leaders in scoring (21.0/3rd), rebounding (7.6/7th), field-goal percentage (.512, 10th), free-throw percentage (.856/7th), 3-point field-goal percentage (.431/3rd), 3-pointers per game (2.2/8th) and minutes per game (35.7/4th).
-- Davidson ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (.767/15th) and 3-pointers per game (9.4/T-25th).
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