Wildcats Journey to Richmond, Face the Spiders on Saturday

GAME 21 DETAILS

Opponent: Richmond

Date / Location: Saturday – Jan. 31 (4:30 p.m.) / Robins Center / Richmond, Va.

Watch: USA Network (Steve Schlanger, John Giannini)

Listen: Davidson Radio Network (Jarod Latch, Peyton Gallagher)

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

This is the sixty fourth assembly between Davidson and Richmond. The Wildcats gained all three matchups final season, which included a 69-65 victory within the A-10 Tournament. Before the 2025-26 campaing, the Spiders gained 4 in a row. As of January 29, Davidson ranks fifth within the A-10 in scoring protection (69.3 PPG) and Richmond ranks tenth (73.2 PPG). Offensively, the Wildcats are eleventh in scoring (71.5 PPG) and the Spiders are fifth within the A-10 in that division (79.2 PPG).

The Spiders and Wildcats sit inside the highest 20 nationally in bench factors per recreation. Richmond ranks seventh and Davidson ranks 18th. The different two A-10 colleges inside the highest 20 in bench factors are VCU (sixth) and Saint Louis (tenth).

LAST GAME

The Wildcats suffered a 60-52 setback on the highway on Wednesday towards George Mason. This snapped a three-game win streak on the highway for the ‘Cats. Davidson trailed 24-13 with 6:33 left within the first half and went on a 21-4 run to shut out the body. The ‘Cats led 34-28 at intermission after which shot solely 28 p.c from the ground within the second half. Roberts Blums led the Wildcats with 16 factors and Josh Scovens grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds. Scovens was only one rebound shy from his fifth profession double double. RJ Greer performed in his first profession A-10 recreation and scored six factors in 9 minutes.

THE SC(oven)S IS HOT

Josh Scovens reached the 1,000-point mark for his faculty profession final week towards Fordham on January 21. In two seasons at Army, the Greensboro native scored 824 factors. He is averaging 10.2 factors per recreation this season. Scovens has scored in double figures in every of the earlier 5 contests whereas capturing 63.0 p.c from the ground. 47 of his 67 factors throughout this span have come within the second half. During convention play this season, the junior ranks twelfth in subject aim proportion (54.1) within the A-10.

BLOCK PARTY!

Sean Logan is averaging 2.5 blocks per recreation (32 whole) in simply 13 video games this season. The senior has blocked 15 pictures in his final 5 video games performed. Logan has appeared in seven of Davidson’s eight convention video games and owns the second-highest blocks per recreation common within the A-10 throughout that span (2.7). Logan has 119 profession blocks, which is presently the fourth most in Davidson program historical past. The 2022 A-10 Player of the Year, Luka Brajkovic, is third on the checklist with 120. Jamie Hall (’82) is second with 159. Jake Cohen (’13) is on the prime of that checklist with 197.

BALANCE

Davidson has 9 scholar-athletes who common at the very least quarter-hour per recreation this season. Josh Scovens leads the workforce with 25.1 minutes per recreation. The final time Davidson did not have anybody common 30 or extra minutes per recreation in a season was the 2001-02 squad.

UP NEXT

The Wildcats return house to Belk Arena and collide with the Saint Louis Billikens at 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening.