'Cats Look to Bounce Back Saturday Night against UMass

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (10-10, 4-4 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 588-360 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same

UMASS MINUTEMEN (9-12, 3-5 A-10)
Head Coach: Matt McCall (Florida, 2004)
Career Record: 81-71 (5th season), Record at UMass: 33-53 (3rd season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk (4,300)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network
Websites: DavidsonWildcats.com | UMassAthletics.com

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 8-5
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Feb. 9, 2019; L 54-51 (Mullins Center)
Last Davidson Win: Feb. 17, 2018; W 83-78 (Belk Arena)
Last UMass Win: Feb. 9, 2019; L 54-51 (Mullins Center)
First Meeting: Dec. 11, 1982, W 71-68 (Home)
Davidson Record at Home: 5-1
Davidson Record on Road: 3-4
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 7-5

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters 10-10 overall and 4-4 in league play following the longest game in school history, a 107-104 (4OT) setback at George Washington Wednesday.
• Over the last four games, Jon Axel Gudmundsson has hit the following milestones -- 1,500 career points, 700 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 made 3-pointers.
• Gudmundsson is just the second (Denzel Valentine) Division I player since 1992-93 to reach those marks.
• He is the only player in school history with 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Gudmundsson, the 2019 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, is averaging 22.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals over the last seven games.
• The 'Cats are 63-35 in A-10 regular season contests, including 14-4 last year, and 72-40 including A-10 tournament play.
• The 'Cats have won 31 of their last 35 at Belk.
• Kellan Grady continues to lead Davidson in scoring at 15.8 points per outing.
• Gudmundsson (14.9), Carter Collins (11.4) and Luka Brajkovic (10.1) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.

LAST TIME OUT
• In a game that featured 20 lead changes, 17 ties, four overtimes and almost three hours to decide, George Washington edged Davidson, 107-104, on Wednesday.
• After the Wildcats had game-winning attempts at the end of the first three overtimes, the Colonials jumped out to a 103-98 lead on consecutive treys from Jameer Nelson Jr. and Jamison Battle in the fourth extra session to go in front for good.
• Davidson got to within two several times in the closing minute and had one last try to go 94-feet with four seconds remaining, but was unable to get a shot off.
• Despite the setback, the 'Cats had five players score in double figures, led by Jon Axel Gudmundsson, who recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 31 points and 10 rebounds to go along with 6 assists in 58 minutes.
• Kellan Grady logged 56 minutes of his own to score a season-high 28 points, while Luka Brajkovic (14), Hyunjung Lee (12) and Carter Collins (10) also cracked the 10-point plateau for the Wildcats.
• Maceo Jack (35) and Battle (25) combined for 60 points and 11 3-pointers to lead the way for the Colonials, who also got double-doubles from Chase Paar (13 pts, 16 rebs) and Nelson (12 pts, 10 rebs).
• In the second overtime, the Wildcats led by as many as six with just under three minutes to play before George Washington closed on an 8-2 run and forced another frame on an Arnaldo Toro layup with 15 ticks left.
• At the end of regulation, the Wildcats led 72-69 before Jack hit one of his seven 3-pointers in the game with 40 seconds left to even the score.
• Davidson, which entered as one of the top free-throw shooting teams in the nation, connected on 16-of-26 from the stripe, while the Colonials converted 26 of their 38 tries.

LAST TIME VS. MASSACHUSETTS
• Keon Clergeot hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left to lift UMass over league-leading Davidson, 54-51, Feb. 9, 2019 at the Mullins Center.
• Despite the setback, Jon Axel Gudmundsson led the way with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the Wildcats.
• Carl Pierre paced a pair of Minutemen in double figures with a game-high 23 points, while Clergeot added 12.
• Trailing 38-33 early in the second half, Davidson reeled off eight unanswered to go up, 41-38 with 10:18 to play. Following a Pierre trey that tied the score, 41-41, the Wildcats got back-to-back layups from Luke Frampton and KiShawn Pritchett to push the margin back to four.
• UMass responded with a 10-4 spurt to retake the lead before a pair of Gudmundsson free throws evened the score again, 51-51, with 1:20 remaining.
• The Minutemen finished with a 36-27 advantage on the glass, including 13 offensive rebounds that led to outscoring the Wildcats 10-0 in second-chance points.
• After the 'Cats used a 15-4 spurt highlighted by a pair of Carter Collins' 3-pointers to go up 20-13, UMass closed the half on a run of its own to carry a 27-25 lead into the break.

UP NEXT
• Davidson will enjoy a six-day break before traveling to VCU for a 7 p.m. nationally-televised contest on Friday night.

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