Western Carolina Catamounts at Davidson Wildcats
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54 - 87
54 - 87
Davidson beats Western Carolina 87-54
Jack Gibbs scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds with six assists for the Wildcats (7-1). Peyton Aldridge scored 17 with three blocks, Jordan Barham added 12 points, and Oskar Michelsen scored 11.
Up by 15 at halftime, Davidson opened the second half with an 18-9 run in which Barham scored seven points, then led 63-37 after Sullivan hit back-to-back 3s with 9:12 left. Michelsen bracketed a 12-2 run with 3-pointers and Davidson continued to pull away.
Davidson outshot the Catamounts 48 percent to 27 percent and made 20 of 28 free throws (71 percent), but were outrebounded 47-40.
Mike Brown scored 15 points, Justin Browning added 10 and Rhett Harrelson had four assists for Western Carolina (3-6), which was hurt by 13 turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Andrew McAuliffe Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jesse Deloach missed Jumper. | 54 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jesse Deloach Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ashley Williams missed Jumper. | 54 - 87 |
Statistics
 WCU |
 DAV |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-64 | FG | 29-61 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 9-31 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-23 | FT | 20-28 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Venue: John M. Belk Arena
Location: Davidson, NC
Attendance: 4,068 | Capacity:
Location: Davidson, NC
Attendance: 4,068 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |