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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (6-4, 2-1 ATLANTIC 10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 600-368 (32nd season), Record at Davidson: Same

DAYTON FLYERS (5-3, 1-2 ATLANTIC 10)
Head Coach: Anthony Grant (Dayton, 1987)
Career Record: 262-144 (13th season), Record at Dayton: 69-34 (4th season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: January 8, 2021 | 9:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site: John M. Belk Arena
Radio: Davidson Radio Network
TV: ESPN2
Video: WatchESPN.com
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Tied, 5-5
Streak: Lost 3
Last Meeting: Feb. 28, 2020 | Dayton W, 82-67 (UD Arena)
Last Davidson Win: March 10, 2017 | W 73-67 (A-10 Quarters)
Last Dayton Win: Feb. 28, 2020 | W, 82-67 (UD Arena)
First Meeting: Feb. 6, 1969 | Davidson W, 64-63
Davidson Record at Home: 2-2
Davidson Record on Road: 1-3
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 2-0
Bob McKillop‘s Record: 2-5

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters 6-4 overall and 2-1 in Atlantic 10 play following a 61-48 win at Duquesne Tuesday night.
• The win was the 600th of head coach Bob McKillop‘s career.
• He is the 40th head coach with at least 600 wins at the Division I level and currently ranks 17th on the active wins list behind Mark Few (609) and Jay Wright (601).
• The ‘Cats are 71-40 in A-10 regular season play since joining the league in 2014-15.
• Five of Davidson’s first seven conference games are against teams that were projected to finish in the Top-6 of the preseason poll.
• Through 10 games, Davidson’s starting backcourt of Hyunjung Lee (16.9), Kellan Grady (16.3) and Carter Collins (14.1) are combining to average 47.3 points per game.
• Lee, who ranks 11th nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage, also ranks eighth among A-10 leaders in scoring, while Grady and Collins are 12th and 19th, respectively.
• As a team, the ‘Cats have outrebounded their opponents in nine of the first 10 contests and hold a +6.8 margin on the glass.

LAST TIME OUT
• Now in his 32nd season at the helm, head coach Bob McKillop picked up his 600th career win Tuesday evening as Davidson defeated Duquesne, 61-48, in Atlantic 10 men’s basketball action at the Kerr Fitness Sport Center.
• In addition to becoming the 40th (15th active) head coach with at least 600 wins at the Division I level, McKillop is currently 17th on the active wins list behind Mark Few (609) and Jay Wright (601).
• The senior backcourt of Kellan Grady and Carter Collins paced the ‘Cats with 13 points each, while sophomore Hyunjung Lee added 12.
• Freshman Grant Huffman also gave Davidson a big lift off the bench with seven points in a season-high 19 minutes.
• Despite starting just 3-of-19 from the floor and trailing by as many as 12 midway through the opening half, Davidson closed the final 6:49 of the period on a 13-2 spurt to cut the deficit to 26-25 at the break.
• After Michael Hughes’ 3-pointer put the Dukes back in front 33-31 with 13:30 to play, Davidson responded with an 11-0 run, capped by a Huffman reverse layup to grab control.
• Marcus Weathers was the lone Duquesne player in double figures with 12 points.
• For the ninth time in 10 outings, Davidson controlled the glass, finishing with a 43-36 advantage on the boards.
• The Wildcats were just as impressive at the defensive end holding the Dukes to just 28.8 percent (15-52) from the floor.

UP NEXT
• Davidson will wrap up its brief homestand Tuesday evening when Saint Joseph’s visits Belk Arena for a 7 p.m. tip.

BALANCED BACKCOURT
• Through 10 games, Davidson’s starting backcourt of Hyunjung Lee (16.9), Kellan Grady (16.3) and Carter Collins (14.1) are combining to average 47.3 points per game.
• In addition, the trio is averaging 13.3 rebounds while shooting 48.8% from the floor and 42.2% (71-168 | 7.1 per game) from 3-point land.
• Grady, Lee and Collins have each recorded three 20-point efforts this season.

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• After 10 games, sophomore Hyunjung Lee is shooting better than 50 percent from the floor (56-101) and 3-point land (30-59), while also connecting on 90 percent (27-30) of his attempts from the charity stripe.