DAVIDSON, NC - Fresh off a win at in-state opponent USF, the Wildcats will look to remain hot as theytake the quick trip up to Davidson to take on the Wildcats on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. at John M. Belk Arena. 
 


Saturday, December 21
Opponent: Davidson (8-3) 
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Davidson, NC | John M. Belk Arena
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USF led for a total of 28 seconds as the Wildcats upset American Conference opponent USF, 77-69, Wednesday night at the Yuengling Center. It is the first win over the USF for the Wildcats since 2005. 

FIRST HALF

The Wildcats (3-8) raced out to a 7-0 lead immediately thanks to five early points by Reggie Ward Jr. 

The Bulls (5-6) caught up at with a Jimmie Williams layup at the 10-minute mark that made it 14-10, B-CU, but a missed USF three turned into a fast break dunk by Ward to bring the Wildcat lead back up to nine at 21-12. 

The offenses slowed a bit for each team, but three-pointers down the stretch from Trey Thomas and Seneca Willoughby kept the Cats in front as they headed into halftime up 32-29.

Neither side shot better than 40 percent in the first half, but a B-CU's 4-7 mark from three was the difference over just 2-12 from deep for the Bulls. 

SECOND HALF

A quick Bulls three, followed by a steal and dunk by Jamille Reynolds trimmed the Wildcat lead to just one at 35-34 two minutes into the second half. 

A USF three by Jayden Reid gave the Bulls their first - and only - lead of the night at 37-35, but B-CU took that bucket back as Ward's fast break layup made it 37-all. 

From there, the Wildcats ran up an 11-1 run, closed out by 8 straight from Thomas, to go in front, 48-37 with 14 minutes to play. 

USF would come as close as 58-54 with eight to go, but an emphatic dunk by Ward put an exclamation point on a dominant second half that saw the Wildcats cruise to the 77-69 win. 



Davidson is 8-3 on the year, and 3-1 in its last four games. after a 62-61 loss at Temple on Wednesday. 

The Wildcats average 77 points per game, allowing only 70 per game to opponents. They are shooting 46 percent from the floor as a team and 35 percent from three on just over eight attempts per game. Davidson averages 16 assists per game. 

Davidson out-rebounds teams by an average of a board per game, and leads in the turnover margin by 1.5 per game. 

The Wildcatst are led offensively by junior foward Reed Bailey, who averages just under 19 points per game along with a team-high seven rebounds per game. Graduate guard Connor Kochera and sophomore forward Bobby Durkin are also keys to the Davidson scoring efforts, averaging 16 and 15 points per game, respectively. Junior forward Sean Logan has blocked 17 shots on the season. 



Saturday marks the first time in the history of the two programs that B-CU and Davidson have met on the hardwood. 


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