'Cats Head to Dayton for Friday Night Battle with No. 4/3 Flyers

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (15-12, 9-6 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 593-362 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same

#4/3 DAYTON FLYERS (26-2, 15-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Anthony Grant (Dayton, 1987)
Career Record: 254-141 (12th season), Record at Dayton: 61-31 (3rd season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Site (Capacity): UD Arena (13,409)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: ESPN2
Websites: DavidsonWildcats.com | DaytonFlyers.com

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 5-4
Streak: Lost 2
Last Meeting: 2/19/19; DAY W, 74-73 (Belk Arena)
Last Davidson Win: 3/10/17; W 73-67 (A-10 Quarters)
Last Dayton Win: 2/19/19; W, 74-73 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: Feb. 6, 1969, W, 64-63
Davidson Record at Home: 2-2
Davidson Record on Road: 1-2
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 2-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 2-4

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson will begin its final road swing of the 2019-20 campaign with a 7 p.m. contest at nationally-ranked Dayton Friday evening.
• The Wildcats enter 15-12 overall and 9-6 in Atlantic 10 play following a 74-49 win over La Salle Tuesday (Recap on Page 2).
• It was the 'Cats' fourth win by at least 25 points this month.
• After going 4-4 in January, Davidson is 5-2 in the month of February, while holding opponents to just 38.6 percent shooting and 61.9 points per game.
• In addition, the 'Cats are hitting at better than 42 percent from 3-point range and have a +15.6 scoring margin.
• In league games only, Jon Axel Gudmundsson ranks among A-10 leaders in scoring (15.9/8th), rebounding (8.5/6th), defensive rebounds (7.8/1st), assists (5.8/2nd), assist/turnover ratio (2.4/4th) and minutes played (38.2).
• Backcourt mate and fellow preseason all-conference selection Kellan Grady is fifth in the league in scoring at 16.8 points per game.
• Gudmundsson (14.0), Carter Collins (10.5) and Luka Brajkovic (10.4) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.
• Since joining the league in 2014-15, the 'Cats are 68-37 in A-10 regular season contests and 77-42 including A-10 tournament play.

VS. NATIONALLY RANKED
• The Wildcats are 17-112 all-time when playing
a ranked opponent (AP Poll).
• Davidson's last win over a Top-25 opponent came on March 11, 2018, when it knocked off No. 25/22 Rhode Island, 58-57, in the A-10 Championship.
• The last victory over a ranked opponent on their home court came January 4, 1972, when the 'Cats won 88-84 at St. John's.

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 103-28 record in the month of February.
• Davidson is 47-26 in March during that time.

LAST TIME OUT
• Davidson scored the first 10 points and led throughout in a 74-49 Atlantic 10 win over a physical La Salle team Wednesday night.
• Kellan Grady scored a game-high 22 points and Jon Axel Gudmundsson added 14, including 11 in the first 20 minutes, as the Wildcats won for the fourth time in the last five games.
• Davidson led by as many as 18 points in the first half, while constructing a 39-23 halftime advantage, and following a layup by Nelson Boachie-Yiadom at the 9:11 mark.
• The lead grew to 65-34 with 6:49 to play following two free throws from Hyunjung Lee.
• La Salle was led by Ed Croswell and David Beatty, who scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

LAST TIME VS. DAYTON (2/19/19)
• After Davidson rallied from 19 down to tie the score, Josh Cunningham hit a free throw with 2.2 seconds left to lift Dayton over the Wildcats, 74-73, February 19, 2019 at John M. Belk Arena.
• Trailing 63-44 with 9:38 to play, Davidson stormed back with a 27-8 streak capped by a Kellan Grady steal and two-handed jam to even the score 71-71 with 1:11 remaining.
• The teams traded layups the next two trips before Cunningham was fouled and made the second of his two free throws. The 'Cats had one final look, but Grady's long 3-pointer caromed off.
• Cunningham made all six of his attempts from the floor and hit 9-of-10 at the line to lead the way for the Flyers with 21 points. Obi Toppin added a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Jordan Davis and Ryan Mikesell scored 15 and 10, respectively.
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson paced Davidson with 26 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Grady (18) and KiShawn Pritchett (13) also scored in double figures for the Wildcats, who shot 56.3 percent in the second half.
• Davidson finished 17-of-20 at the line and held a 36-29 advantage on the glass, including 10 at the offensive end, leading to 15 second-chance points.
• Dayton, which held the Wildcats to just 7-of-25 shooting in the opening 20 minutes, used a pair of first-half runs to grab a 37-25 advantage- at the break.

UP NEXT
• Davidson will play its final road game of the regular season when it travels to Richmond for a 7 p.m. tip Tuesday inside the Robins Center.

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