So maybe all Davidson needs is Stephen Curry. Curry who dazzled in the scoring column the past two seasons has had to assume the point guard role as Bob McKillop's team tries to become a perennial powerhouse. Many analysts believed Curry would struggle to score from the point and as a result Davidson would struggle a little more this season with not as powerful of a supporting cast around the 6'3 junior. Curry went off for 33 last night on 14-19 shooting, basically an average walk in the park. The hidden statistics: nine assists and four steals. Curry is attracting so much attention on defense he is able to penetrate and kick to the outside shooters, creating offense even without scoring. The Wild cats throttled James Madison Monday night 99-64, and they are well in tune with what they are capable of.
Shootaround
- What's in the water in Wilmington? Chad Tomko goes for 30+ in his second straight game as UNC-Dub beats Troy 107-95. This Wilmington team will up the tempo on anybody, and it looks like they have an adequate replacement for T.J. Carter.
- Virginia Tech down at halftime at home to Mount St. Mary's before squeaking one out in Blacksburg. The Mount was picked near the bottom of the NEC and managed to force 20 Hokie turnovers. Virginia tech shot 19 more free throws than the Mount, and managed to escape with a 62-57 victory. Not a good sign of things to come for a promising young team; Jeff allen and A.D. Vassallo had 15 and 13 respectively.
- Real impressed with Purdue last night. Purdue point guard Robbie Hummel can play the game, an easy 18 points, four assist output and one turnover. An easy win over Eastern Michigan 87-58 was a given, but it was the way the patient Boilermaker team did it with 19 assists and nine turnovers. 2:1 Assist-turnover ratio is a team is impressive.
- Shocker of the Day: Austin Peay wins in Nashville against Belmont. Belmont assumes to be at the top of the A-Sun for the third straight year and ahd a 14-point halftime lead on the Govenators. Drake Reed and Wes Channels went for 24 and 25 respectively to come back and thwart the Bruins in an uptempo affair. Austin Peay could have an impressive 1-2 punch in the OVC once January comes around.
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