Davidson 81, Mocs 55

The Mocs effort was still there. The turnovers were cut down.

That's the positives to take from this game.

Davidson made 48% of their threes and 48% from the floor. This made their eFG% be through the roof for the game.

But that is what Davidson does. They are very efficient on offense. They work the ball around and get off good shots, and they make them. That's what makes them such a dangerous team. They are so good on offense, that they make up for all of their deficiencies on defense.

The Mocs were not good enough on offense last night to make Davidson pay for their defensive deficiencies. The cold shooting Mocs made just 30% of their shots. They were not shooting a ton of threes either (just 24% of their shots were threes). Gee McGhee struggled from the floor, but lead the team with 15 points.

McGhee still looked like a player with a bright future. The Mocs tried to pound the ball inside, and Z Mason scored 14 points.

So if this game was a measuring stick game, the Mocs got beat with the measuring stick. But this isn't too surprising. After all, the Mocs are very young right now. They will not face Davidson again between now and March. So there is plenty of time for the Mocs to get better before they have to face the SoCon's best team again.

The effort was there (the Mocs rebounding percentages were still good, despite the fact that the Mocs finished tied in rebounds for the game with the Wildcats). The turnovers were down. The Mocs committed just twelve. Davidson did put some token pressure on them at various points in the game. The Mocs handled it much better than they did earlier this year.

This is all good for the Mocs. But basic offense is not a strong point for the Mocs at this point. Yes, Davidson was making a lot of shots. But the defense could have been better too. However, you can't expect too much different when you play Davidson than what we saw. What the Mocs need to hope for is better offense. After the improvements in turnovers in the week off last week, maybe the offensive sets will be better this week.

The Mocs take on Eastern Kentucky next Saturday. The Colonels are unbeaten so far this year, with a two point home win over Western Carolina yesterday. Should be a big game for the Mocs.

GO MOCS!