Davidson 64, Mocs 63

FOUR FACTORS (plus two)

eFG%
Mocs- 45.2%
Davidson- 48.2%
Advantage- Davidson

TO%
Mocs- 15.6%
Davidson- 19.9%
Advantage- Mocs

OR%
Mocs- 20.0%
Davidson- 18.4%
Advantage- Mocs

FTRate
Mocs- 22.6%
Davidson- 28.1%
Advantage- Davidson

FT%
Mocs- 50.0%
Davidson- 56.3%
Advantage- Davidson

3PtRate
Mocs-32.3%
Davidson- 63.2%

PLAYER RATER

Overall
1) Jared Bryant 23.9
2) Ricky Taylor 20.9
3) Dontay Hampton 16.7
4) Drazen Zlovaric 15.4
5) Keegan Bell 13.9
6) Omar Wattad 12.8
7) Rico White 5.2
8) Z Mason 2.4
9) Jahmal Burroughs 0.7
10) Lance Stokes 0.0

Per 40
1) Jared Bryant 53.1
2) Ricky Taylor 31.0
3) Dontay Hampton 29.0
4) Drazen Zlovaric 28.0
5) Rico White 18.9
6) Omar Wattad 16.0
7) Keegan Bell 14.6
8) Z Mason 6.4
9) Jahmal Burroughs 2.2
10) Lance Stokes 0.0

ANALYSIS

So close. Yet so far away. That's how this game feels.

The Mocs horrific finish and the tremendous Davidson win leave a bitter taste in the Mocs mouth. The Mocs foul with less than a second left after the dramatic tying three really hurts.

All of that being said, the Mocs proved a lot tonight. They played Davidson even on the boards, something that I was not sure was possible heading into the game. Jake Cohen and De'Mon Brooks (the two best scorers on the Wildcats) combined to score 15 points. A team that averaged scoring 80 points per game heading into the game scored just 64. The Mocs held Davidson to just 38.6% shooting from the floor. They forced Davidson into a remarkable 36 threes out of their 57 shots. The Mocs only turned the ball over eleven times, and forced fourteen turnovers.

They hung in the game when Z Mason scored just two points, and Omar Wattad and Keegan Bell combined to shoot 6 of 19, or 31.6%.

In other words, this does not feel like a fluke. This felt like a game that the Mocs were playing their game. They answered every run with a run. They played great defense. They hung tough when they could have folded.

I know- after tonight, the Mocs are sitting in last place in the North. They have now lost four straight. If they don't start winning on the road, they will struggle to get anywhere close to a bye in the North.

But, if this team does not quit and keeps on fighting (remember they have not been blown out yet if you take Indiana and Kentucky out of the equation), they can eventually do some good things. I believe that if this team can earn a bye that they might just be the second best team in the SoCon (behind Davidson, of course).

I would be remiss to not mention that Jared Bryant had a great game. He continues to show tremendous promise. I really like the front line with Mason, Zlovaric, and Bryant next year. That will be a very tough front line. There is hope for the future still.

All in all, heart breaking loss. But it's one that reveals so much promise. The Mocs need to build on this and win Saturday night against Georgia Southern.

GO MOCS!