STATESBORO, Ga. JP Kuhlman scored 18 points to lead six Wildcats in double
figures, and Bryant Barr hit a free throw with one second left to seal a
91-87 Southern Conference men¹s basketball victory over Georgia Southern
Saturday afternoon in Hanner Field House.
Kuhlman was 5-for-7 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from long distance,
and the freshman also posted six assists. Steve Rossiter and Brendan
McKillop each scored 15 points with Rossiter adding five rebounds and
McKillop recording seven assists.
Will Archambault posted 13 points and a game-high 10 boards for Davidson
(9-11, 4-4 SoCon), and Ben Allison collected 12 points and nine rebounds.
Jake Cohen finished with 11 points and six boards.
Barr¹s free throw was one of four points for the senior but turned out to be
the most important of the game. Georgia Southern whittled a 21-point lead
down to 90-87 on a Rory Spencer dunk with two seconds left. The Wildcats got
the ball inbounds to Barr, where he was fouled with one second left. Barr
hit one of two from the line to seal the win.
Willie Powers led the Eagles (5-16, 2-6 SoCon) with a game-high 25 points to
go along with eight assists, and Antonio Hanson added 23. Colby Wohlleb
scored 14 points, hitting 4-of-7 from the 3-point line.
The Wildcats used a 17-6 run midway through the second half to open a
21-point cushion with 10:24 to play. Barr ignited the run with a triple, and
Kuhlman capped it with a pair of free throws.
The Wildcats had an 84-67 lead with 5:01 remaining, when the Eagles went on
16-2 run to close the margin to 86-83 with 1:27 to go. McKillop earned a
trip to the foul line and made both, and after the OCats got a defensive
stop, Kuhlman knocked down a pair from the charity stripe to give Davidson
some breathing room.
Georgia Southern kept coming on, and Powers¹ layup with 30 seconds left made
the margin five points. After a Wildcat turnover, Davidson played great
defense around the 3-point line, and Powers missed a triple. The Eagles got
the rebound and Powers fed Spencer underneath for the dunk, making the score
90-87 with two seconds left and setting up Barr¹s free throw.
Davidson used a 9-0 run late in the first half to push a 31-30 lead into a
40-30 advantage. Kuhlman nailed consecutive treys, and McKillop added
another triple to account for the run. That spurt helped Davidson go into
the locker room at halftime with a 45-36 advantage.
Davidson returns home to host College of Charleston Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7
p.m. in Belk Arena. It¹s BlackOut Belk Arena and fans are encouraged to wear
black to the contest.
Game Notes: Davidson played the first game of each of its two-game series
against SoCon South Division opponents on the road and came away with a 3-2
recordS Kuhlman has scored in double figures in each of the last six gamesS
Archambault¹s double-double was the first of his careerS It was the second
game this season Davidson has placed six scorers in double figuresS The
OCats shot 76.2 percent from the field in the second half; it was the first
time Davidson shot 70 percent or better since shooting 72.7 percent in the
second half at Georgia Southern March 1, 2008.