Saturday, January 25
Richmond, VA
6 p.m.
Davidson College
at
Richmond
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Meet Richmond in Robins Center Saturday
1/24/2025 6:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-7, 2-4) vs. RICHMOND SPIDERS (7-12, 2-4)
SERIES HISTORYSeries Record: Davidson leads, 36-24
First Meeting: Dec. 29, 1966 | Davidson won 74-60
Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2024 | Richmond won 66-63
Davidson Record at Home: 18-8
Davidson Record on Road: 15-14
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-2
Matt McKillop's Record: 0-3
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
- Davidson is off to a 2-4 start in Atlantic 10 league play, with wins over Duquesne and Fordham.
- The 'Cats are 10-1 on McKillop Court this year.
- Davidson's big three - Reed Bailey, Bobby Durkin and Connor Kochera - are averaging 19.7, 15.3 and 14.4 points per game, respectively.
- Joining the starting lineup on Dec. 21, fifth year Zach Laput is averaging 8.5 points per game, recently recording a season-high 17 point performance against Duquesne.
- Bobby Durkin currently ranks first in the Atlantic 10 in 3-point percentage (44.0%) and 3-pointers per game (3.26). Those same metrics also rank 23rd and 17th nationally.
LAST TIME OUT
- Despite a game-high 25 points from Reed Bailey, Davidson fell to Saint Joseph's, 78-61, Tuesday evening inside John M. Belk Arena.
- The setback was the first of the season for the Wildcats on Bob McKillop Court as they fell to 12-7 overall and 2-4 in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
- The Hawks, who shot 50.8 percent, including 11-of-27 from long range, got double figures from Xzayvier Brown (20), Erik Reynolds III (17), Rasheer Fleming (12) and Justice Ajogbor (10).
THE LAST MEETING
- Jordan King hit three free throws with two seconds left to lift league-leading Richmond over Davidson, 66-63, in Atlantic 10 men's basketball action last February from inside the Robins Center.
- After a Grant Huffman triple as the shot clock expired evened the score, 49-49, the Spiders took advantage of a lengthy Davidson scoring drought to push the margin back to seven, 58-51 with 4:28 to play.
- As they did all night, the Wildcats responded, this time with a 12-5 spurt highlighted by a Bobby Durkin trey with 14 ticks left, to deadlock things at 63-all.
ABOUT THE SPIDERS
- Richmond returns eight players from last year's regular season champions.
- Richmond went 15-1 at the Robins Center last season, with its only loss coming vs UMass on February 14. The Spiders are 4-5 on their home floor this year, led in scoring by DeLonnie Hunt's 16.8 points per game.
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