Basketball Doubleheader WEDNESDAY!!

The Men’s Basketball team is back in action at Belk Arena on Wednesday, December 21 at 1 PM as they take on Northeastern for our Tacky Holiday Sweater Game! We encourage everyone to wear their tackiest Holiday sweater to cheer on your Wildcats in their last non-conference game!

* All Men’s Basketball season tickets and single game tickets for the Northeastern game are good for admission to the Women’s Basketball game at 4 PM against Charlotte for the 704 Cup! *

Fans will have the opportunity to meet Santa and get FREE COOKIES! We will also be having a Teddy Bear Toss at halftime! Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to throw onto the court. One lucky fan that lands in the target will win a Davidson prize pack including TWO COURTSIDE TICKETS to the Dayton game on 12/31! All of the teddy bears that we collect will be donated to Toys for Tots just in time for Christmas! So come on out, bring a teddy bear to toss and support your Wildcats!

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (7-4, 0-0 A-10)

GAME INFORMATION

Video: WatchESPN.com

SERIES HISTORY

WILDCAT SCRATCHES

• Davidson will close out non-conference play Wednesday when Northeastern visits Belk Arena for a 1 p.m. tip.
• The Wildcats come in 7-4 overall following a 69-61 setback to top-ranked Purdue over the weekend in the Indy Classic.
• Saturday’s contest against the Boilermakers was Davidson’s 11th all-time against the No. 1 team in the country.
• Coming off his third double-double of the season, Foster Loyer continues to lead the Wildcats in scoring averaging 18.7 points per game.
• Sam Mennenga is also contributing double figures (16.4 ppg) for the ‘Cats, while leading the team in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.556).
• Loyer and Mennenga have combined for eight of the Wildcats’ nine (Reed Bailey) 20-point outings this season.
• Sophomore Desmond Watson is averaging 11.8 points and shooting 54.5 percent from the floor over his last four games.

LAST TIME OUT | NO. 1 PURDUE – 69, DAVIDSON – 61 | DEC. 17, 2022 | INDIANAPOLIS, IND. | INDY CLASSIC

• Zach Edey scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as top-ranked Purdue pulled away late from upset-minded Davidson, 69-61, in the Indy Classic Saturday evening from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
• Playing their 11th game in school history against the No. 1 team in the country, the Wildcats fall to 7-4 on the season. The Boilermakers remain unbeaten, improving to 11-0.
• Despite the loss, Sam Mennenga paced Davidson with 14 points, while fellow captain Foster Loyer recorded his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 assists.
• Purdue, which got to the line 37 times (28 makes) to just 11 attempts for the Wildcats, used an 8-3 spurt late to push the margin to nine, 66-57, and all but put the game out of reach.
• Trailing 39-31 at the 15:42 mark, Davidson cut the deficit to one, 42-41, highlighted by 3-pointers from David Skogman and Connor Kochera, but were unable to go back in front.
• The Boilermakers also got double-doubles from Caleb Furst (12 pts, 13 rebs) and Braden Smith (10 pts, 12 rebs), while Fletcher Loyer, Foster’s younger brother, added 14 points, including a 9-of-10 effort at the line.
• After Purdue raced out to a 9-0 advantage, Davidson settled in and responded with a 15-5 spurt, capped by a Mennenga two-handed jam to put the Wildcats on top, 15-14.
• The two teams traded buckets over the last seven minutes of the opening period as the ‘Cats trailed by just one at the half, 28-27.

UP NEXT

• Davidson will break for the Christmas holiday before opening Atlantic 10 play at Fordham on Dec. 28.