Men Look to Carry Momentum into Philly Tuesday against St. Joe's

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (13-11, 7-5 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 591-361 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same

SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (4-21, 0-12 A-10)
Head Coach: Billy Lange (Rowan, 1994)
Career Record: 135-155 (9th season), Record at Saint Joseph's: 4-21 (1st season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Site (Capacity): Hagan Arena (4,200)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network
Websites: DavidsonWildcats.com | SJUHawks.com

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 11-9
Streak: Won 3
Last Meeting: Jan. 11, 2020, Davidson W 89-83 ot (Belk Arena)
Last Davidson Win: Jan. 11, 2020, W 89-83 ot (Belk Arena)
Last St. Joseph's Win: Jan. 15, 2019, W 61-60 (Away)
First Meeting: Dec. 17, 1956, L 86-64 (Home)
Davidson Record at Home: 8-3
Davidson Record on Road: 2-5
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-1
Bob McKillop's Record: 7-3

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson will continue its stretch of four out of six away from home with a 6:30 p.m. tip Tuesday at Saint Joseph's.
• The Wildcats enter 13-11 overall and 7-5 in A-10 play following a 93-64 win at St. Bonaventure Friday evening (Recap on Page 2).
• After starting 1-3 in the conference, the 'Cats have won six of their last eight.
• Davidson's three wins in February have come by an average margin of +31.3 points per game.
• The 'Cats are 66-36 in A-10 regular season contests, including 14-4 last year, and 75-41 including A-10 tournament play.
• Kellan Grady continues to lead Davidson in scoring at 16.3 points per outing.
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson (14.0), Carter Collins (10.5) and Luka Brajkovic (10.5) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.

VALENTINE'S CAT
• With its win on Friday at St. Bonaventure, Davidson has won 13 straight Valentine's Day games, which includes a 10-0 record under Bob McKillop.
• The Wildcats moved to 17-5 all-time on Valentine's Day.

GET BETTER EVERY DAY
• One of the Wildcats' philosophies is to get better every day, and Davidson has seen the fruits of that labor at the end of the year.
• Since 2003-04, the Wildcats own a 101-27 record in the month of February.
• Davidson is 47-26 in March during the same time period.

CLOSING IN ON 600
• Head coach Bob McKillop is just nine wins shy of 600 for his career.
• He would become the 39th (14th active) head coach with at least 600 wins at the Division I level.

LAST TIME OUT
• In addition to five scoring in double figures, including a pair of double-doubles, Davidson shot 55.9 percent and drilled 13 3-pointers as the Wildcats cruised past St. Bonaventure, 93-64, Friday night.
• Kellan Grady scored 16 points, while Jon Axel Gudmundsson posted his fifth double-double, and nearly missed a triple-double, with 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Hyunjung Lee also scored 14, and Luka Brajkovic added 13 points. Nelson Boachie-Yiadom scored in double figures for the first time in his career and also notched his first double-double with 11 points and 10 boards.
• After falling behind 10-5 early, Davidson responded with a 28-8 stretch, highlighted by five of its eight first-half treys to take a 33-18 lead. The 'Cats would lead by 23 in the opening period before taking a 47-28 advantage into the half.
• The Wildcats' balanced effort included 38 bench points, 24 assists on 33 made field goals and a season-high 7 blocks. Davidson hit 13 of 26 3-point attempts, as seven players connected from deep, including Grady and Lee, who hit three treys apiece.
• Davidson, which also controlled the glass, 41-25, pushed its lead to as many as 31 on a Patrick Casey free throw with just under a minute to play.

LAST TIME VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson had a double-double (30 pts, 10 rebs) and Luka Brajkovic added 17 points as Davidson got past Saint Joseph's in overtime, 89-83, on January 11 at Belk Arena.
• The Hawks' Ryan Daly redirected a pass into a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the score at 76-76 and force the extra period.
• The Wildcats, who never trailed in overtime, led by as many as 15 on separate occasions in the second before St. Joe's chipped away at the deficit.
• Davidson had a chance to secure the win late in regulation, but went just 2-of-6 from the line in the final minute.

JON AXEL "GOOD"MUNDSSON
• This season, Jon Axel Gudmundsson has hit the following milestones -- 1,500 career points, 700 rebounds, 500 assists, 200 made 3-pointers and 150 steals.
• He is the first 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 500 assists.
• Along with ranking third in school history with 552 career assists, Gudmundsson is on pace to be just the fourth collegiate player in the last 25 years to record 1,600 points, 750 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 3-pointers (Michigan State's Denzel Valentine, Tulane's Jerald Honeycutt, Purdue's Vince Edwards).

UP NEXT
• Davidson returns home for two straight beginning with a 5:30 p.m. tip against Rhode Island Saturday inside Belk Arena.

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