College Of Charleston-Davidson Preview: Wildcats and Cougars Set For a Cat Fight

College of Charleston Cougars (16-6, 8-4) at Davidson Wildcats (20-3, 13-0)

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 – 6:00 PM EST

The express train known as the Davidson Wildcats looks to continue their stampede through the Southern Conference when they play host on Saturday to the College of Charleston Cougars.

Davidson stayed perfect in league play with a 21-point drubbing of UNC-Greensboro on Thursday. They’ll try to extend their 10-game win streak and sweep the season series with the Cougars in the process. The Wildcats squeaked out a four-point victory by a score of 79-75 over the Cougars back on Dec. 29 back in Charleston.

Through 13 conference games, Davidson’s average margin of victory is slightly under 18 ppg. That is thanks in large part to the one-man wrecking machine also known as Stephen Curry.

Curry, while assuming the role of point guard this year, is averaging 28.9 ppg while dishing out 6.3 apg.

The Wildcats are much more than Curry though as senior Andrew Lovedale scores 12.3 ppg and averages nine rpg up front while Steve Rossiter helps out on the glass too to the tune of 6.2 rpg.

You like three-point shots? So does Davidson.

The Wildcats have four players (Curry, Will Archambualt, Brendan McKillop, and Bryant Barr shooting better than 37-percent on triples. McKillop leads the way at 41.8 percent.

The Cougars, currently residing in third place in the South division, will attempt to avenge that prior loss and ruin the Wildcats’ unbeaten season.

Charlestonhas used the same starting five for every game this year. Their leading scorer is sophomore guard Andrew Goudelock at 17.0 ppg.

Goudelock is one of those players who’s in range when he steps on court. The 6’1” guard shoots an astonishing 46.2 percent from behind the arc. And when it’s time to salt a game away from the free throw line, he’s tops on the team at 86.4 percent.

The rest of the team provides balanced scoring as five players (Jermaine Johnson, Tony White, Jr., Dustin Scott, Antwaine Wiggins, and Donavan Monroe average between 8.1 and 10.9 ppg.

Johnson and Scott average 14.5 rpg for the Cougars while White and Marcus Hammond can also bury threes.

The Cougars have struggled as of late by dropping three of their last four after winning their previous five.

Current line: Davidson -17.0

Davidson is only 10-10-1 against the spread on the season but they’ve been favored by double-digits 16 times this year. In those games, they are 9-7.

Charleston is a mere 6-9 against the spread but zero for their last eight.

The Cougars will be out for revenge this time around. Davidson will win the game but Charleston will stay within striking distance.

Steve’s pick: College of Charleston +17.0