Asheville, NC (Sports Network) – De’Mon Brooks scored 24 points and top-seeded Davidson will dance again after it defended its Southern Conference Tournament title against College of Charleston, 74-55, in the championship game on Monday.<\/p>\n
Brooks shot 9-for-14 from the field to help the Wildcats (26-7) earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, and they will carry the nation’s longest active winning streak at 17 games into their first contest.<\/p>\n
“Knowing the hard work pays off after countless hours in the gym takes you a long way,” Brooks said. “We struggled and had some ups and downs this season but we all came together like a family. That’s what it’s all about.”<\/p>\n
JP Kuhlman chipped in with 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting and Jake Cohen added 12 points and three blocks in the wire-to-wire victory for Davidson.<\/p>\n
The Cougars (24-10) shot just 29.8 percent for the contest and were never able to break through despite hanging around for the first 31 minutes of play.<\/p>\n
“I have to give Davidson credit, they’re a really good team and can hurt you in so many ways,” College of Charleston head coach Doug Wojcik said.<\/p>\n
Andrew Lawrence finished with 19 points and Adjehi Baru scored 11 for College of Charleston, which hasn’t reached the NCAA Tournament since 1999.<\/p>\n
Davidson received a basket each from Cohen, Kuhlman and Brooks to open up a 7-0 lead early and it held an advantage of at least that distance for most of the game.<\/p>\n
A score from Kuhlman with just under eight minutes showing in the first half expanded the Wildcats’ edge to 12 and they held a 35-26 lead at the break.<\/p>\n
The Cougars provided some resistance coming out of the locker room as a 6-0 spurt had them within 38-32 on a jumper from Baru, but Kuhlman quelled the short run with his sixth basket of the game.<\/p>\n
A three-point play from Lawrence at the 10:57 mark kept the College of Charleston within eight, but things would quickly spiral from there as they would not make another field goal for the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats quickly took control as they scored 12 points to the Cougars’ two free throws over the next 6 1\/2 minutes to build a 68-50 lead and all but claim victory.<\/p>\n
Game Notes<\/p>\n
Nik Cochran finished with 10 points, four rebounds and four assists for Davidson … The Wildcats shot 54.9 percent from the field and outscored the Cougars 42-24 inside the paint … The College of Charleston only managed two assists as a team … Brooks also hauled in eight rebounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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