'Cats Host Richmond in Saturday Stripe Out Presented by Pepsi

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-5, 3-1 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 566-345 (30th season), Record at Davidson: Same

RICHMOND SPIDERS (7-10, 1-3 A-10)
Head Coach: Chris Mooney (Princeton, 1994)
Career Record: 262-217 (14th season), Record at Richmond: 244-205 (13th season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date: January 19, 2019
Location | Time: Davidson, N.C. | 12:30 PM
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- Jarod Latch (PxP) & Jake Belford (Analyst)
TV: NBC Sports Network
Online Video: NBCSports.com
Promotion: Saturday's game is a STRIPE OUT presented by Pepsi.
*At halftime, players from the Lefty Driesell era will be recognized.*

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 33-17
Streak: Lost 4
Last Meeting: Jan. 28, 2018, L 66-63 (Belk Arena)
Last Davidson Win: Feb. 16, 2016, W 83-79 (Belk Arena)
Last Richmond Win: Jan. 28, 2018, 66-63 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: 1939-40, L 33-32
Davidson Record at Home: 17-5
Davidson Record on Road: 13-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 5-5

Wildcat Scratches
• Coming off its first Atlantic 10 setback, Davidson enters 12-5 overall and 3-1 in league play.
• Since joining the league in 2014-15, the Wildcats are 48-28 in A-10 regular season play, including 13-5 last year, and 56-31 including A-10 tournament play.
• Davidson has won 19 of its last 20 at Belk Arena.
• Despite leading the all-time series 33-17, the Wildcats have dropped four straight to the Spiders.
• In league play, Davidson ranks first in scoring defense (58.8) and third in field-goal percentage defense (.390).
• Preseason all-conference selections Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson continue to lead Davidson in scoring, averaging 18.5 and 16.2 points, respectively.
• Gudmundsson, who recorded his fourth double-double of the season Tuesday at Saint Joseph's, is the only A-10 player to rank in the Top-10 among league leaders in scoring (8th), rebounding (10th/6.5) and assists (6th/4.3).
• Freshman Luka Brajkovic is scoring 11.9 points per game, while redshirt freshman Luke Frampton is averaging 10.1 per outing.
• Frampton leads the A-10 in 3-pointers made (47) and attempted (136).

Last Time Out
• In a game that featured 17 lead changes, Saint Joseph's Chris Clover scored a game-high 18 points and drilled a 3-pointer with 59 seconds left to lift the Hawks over Davidson, 61-60, Tuesday at Hagan Arena.
• Clover's fifth trey of the contest came a minute after Luka Brajkovic gave the lead back to the Wildcats, 60-58.
• Davidson had a pair of chances to win the game in the closing seconds, but was unable to get them to go.
• Despite their first loss in league play, Jon Axel Gudmundsson, who recorded his fourth double-double of 2018-19 with 14 points and 12 rebounds, paced the Wildcats.
• Backcourt mates Luke Frampton and Kellan Grady also scored in double figures for Davidson with 13 and 11, respectively.
• The Wildcats entered eighth nationally in free-throw percentage, but finished just 3-of-7 at the line.
• Saint Joseph's, which hit 10 3-pointers, including seven after intermission, also got double digits from Jared Bynum (12), Troy Holston (11) and Charlie Brown (11).
• Davidson jumped out to a 14-4 advantage, but the Hawks responded with a 13-2 spurt and took their first lead, 17-16, with 7:10 left in the half.
• Trailing 20-18, the Wildcats responded with another run, highlighted by consecutive treys from Gudmundsson and Frampton, before going to the break up, 31-26.
• After Dusan Kovacevic put Davidson up, 39-33, Saint Joseph's had another answer, this time a 15-5 streak to go back in front, 48-44.

Up Next
• Davidson will conclude its brief homestand Wednesday when George Washington visits Belk Arena for a 7 p.m. tip.

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