Oh, those crazy Wildcats! Just when you think that Davidson is underachieving and going to continue to underachieve throughout the year, they go on the road and beat a team as good as Richmond. They outrebounded Richmond, which is a huge change from what has been going on recently for the Wildcats.The thing that really happened was that Davidson jumped out to a 35-12 lead, and looked like they were going to run away with it. They were ahead 13-0 when Richmond finally scored with 12:42 left in the first half. It took Richmond all the way until there was 1:46 left in the first half to score more than 13 points.
It was 50-31 with just 13:09 left. With 6:30 minutes left, the lead had been cut to 54-53. That's a 22-4 run by the Spiders int he span of six and a half minutes. Then the Spiders tied it up at 61 with 2:21 left in the contest.
Then Davidson showed the grit and heart necessary to pull off the win. Nik Cochran made a three pointer and six free throws in the final two minutes. They forced two turnovers, JP Kuhlman gathered one defensive rebound, and the Spiders made one three.
Jake Cohen came up with 19 points and eight rebounds. De'Mon Brooks added 14. Cochran scored just nine points, but it was the last nine points of the game. Chris Czerapowicz was not particularly good, as he did not score any points.
The Wildcats needed this win to get their confidence up. They needed a win to help the SoCon.
The Wildcats finished this game in tremendous fashion, something they had been struggling to do. That was after blowing a 23 point lead and a 19 points lead in about eleven minutes, so there is plenty to work on. But in the end the Wildcats got the job done on Saturday night. There's plenty to be happy about if you are a Wildcats fan...
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