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Josh Scovens and his teammates had a lot to celebrate in the post game interview. Not only did Scovens surpass 1,000 points, he did it on his 22nd birthday. (screenshot from ESPN+)

Scovens Hits Milestone

DAVIDSON, N.C. – In addition to scoring his 1,000th career point, Josh Scovens scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead Davidson to a 68-63 victory over Fordham in Atlantic 10 men's basketball action Wednesday night inside Belk Arena.

With the win, the Wildcats improved to 12-6 overall and 4-2 in league play, while the Rams fell to 10-10 and 1-6.

Scovens, the 56th player and sixth transfer in program history to reach the milestone, scored 17 points in the second half, including a 3-point play with 4:42 remaining that put the 'Cats up for good. In one second-half stretch, he scored 11 of 13 Davidson points.

Roberts Blums also finished in double figures with 14 points.

Trailing by as many as nine, 40-31, at the 15:01 mark, Davidson reeled off 12 straight to retake the lead, which grew 48-42. After the Rams scored six unanswered to deadlock things at 48-all, Scovens responded with five straight of his own.

Fordham, which finished the game shooting 54 percent, led 30-26 at the half.

Davidson held a 32-29 edge on the glass, turned 18 turnovers in 22 points and finished 14-of-19 at the line.

DeJour Reaves led the way for Fordham with 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting.

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Davidson will conclude its brief homestand Saturday when VCU visits for a 5 p.m. tip.

Editor's Note: Scovens scored the majority of his collegiate points at the U.S. Military Academy, where he played for former Davidson assistant coach Kevin Kuwik. Scovens transferred to Davidson after his sophomore year at West Point.