'Cats Look to Continue Streak Saturday at UMass

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (17-5, 8-1 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 571-345 (30th season), Record at Davidson: Same

UMASS MINUTEMEN (8-15, 1-9 A-10)
Head Coach: Matt McCall (Florida, 2004)
Career Record: 69-53 (4th season), Record at UMass: 21-35 (2nd season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: February 9, 2019 | 1:00 PM
Location: Amherst, Mass.
Site (Capacity): Mullins Center (10,500)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- Jarod Latch (pxp), Rich Perkey (analyst)
TV: ESPN+
Online Video: WatchESPN.com

SERIES RECORD
Series Record: Davidson leads, 8-4
Streak: Won 4
Last Meeting: Feb. 17, 2018; W 83-78 (Home)
Last Davidson Win: Feb. 17, 2018; W 83-78 (Home)
Last UMass Win: Dec. 22, 2011, 73-65 (Away)
First Meeting: Dec. 11, 1982, W 71-68 (Home)
Davidson Record at Home: 5-1
Davidson Record on Road: 3-3
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 7-4

Wildcat Scratches
• Davidson will continue its stretch of six out of nine on the road with a 1 p.m. contest at UMass on Saturday afternoon.
• Winners of five straight, the Wildcats enter 17-5 overall and alone atop the A-10 standings at 8-1 following a 68-53 win over Rhode Island.
• Off to its best start in conference play since joining the league in 2014-15, Davidson is 53-28 in A-10 regular season games and 61-31 including tournament play.
• In league contests, Davidson ranks first in scoring defense (59.0) and second in field-goal percentage defense (.390).
• Preseason all-conference selections Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson continue to lead Davidson in scoring, averaging 17.3 and 16.5 points, respectively.
• Gudmundsson, who has six double-doubles this season, is the only A-10 player to rank in the Top-10 among league leaders in scoring (6th), rebounding (7th/7.0) and assists (6th/4.3).
• Gudmundsson is averaging 22.0 points and 8.3 rebounds, while shooting .643 FG% (18-28)|.533 3FG% (8-15)|.846 FT% (22-26) over his last three games.
• Redshirt freshman Luke Frampton is scoring 11.0 points per game, while freshman Luka Brajkovic is averaging 10.9 per outing.
• Frampton leads the A-10 in 3-pointers made (68), per game (3.1) and attempted (178).
• Over the last six games, Frampton is 25-of-50 from behind the 3-point line.
• In league play, Frampton is shooting 44.4 percent (32-72) from downtown.
• During their current five-game winning streak, the Wildcats are averaging 11.4 3-pointers per game, while shooting 42.5 percent from long range.

Last Time Out
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson recorded his sixth double-double (20 pts, 12 rebs) of the season to go along with 5 assists and 3 steals as Davidson pulled away from Rhode Island for a 68-53 win on Wednesday night.
• Gudmundsson scored all 9 of his first-half points from the foul line (9-of-10) and finished the game 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range. His trey with 4:02 remaining gave the Wildcats a 62-46, their largest to that point.
• After being held scoreless the last two games at Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure, forward Luka Brajkovic responded with 18 points, pulled down 9 rebounds and blocked 5 shots.
• KiShawn Pritchett scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, as Davidson built a 30-27 lead at the break. Rhode Island missed its first 10 shots, as the Wildcats raced to an 11-1 lead in the opening minutes.
• Cyril Langevine had 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Rams.

Up Next
• Davidson will continue its stretch of six out of nine on the road with a 7 p.m. tip at Fordham Tuesday evening.

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