A defensive battle can be expected from the Davidson Wildcats (10-5) and Massachusetts Minutemen (8-8) when two of the nation’s top scoring defenses battle it out at Belk Arena. The game starts at 12:30 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16 and will air on NBS.
The Wildcats lost to Dayton 80-74 on Tuesday. Jack Gibbs was the game’s high scorer, contributing 31 points. The Minutemen are coming off an 81-70 loss at the hands of George Washington on Tuesday. Donte Clark had a good shooting night, leading the team with 19 points.
Notes
Ranked 73rd, the Davidson Wildcats have an offensive rating of 111.2. The Massachusetts Minutemen rank 271st with a defensive rating of just 107.0.
Davidson has an average field goal percentage of 43.9%. Massachusetts is a subpar 2-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Davidson Wildcats rank lower for their field goal percentage (190th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (98th), but the Massachusetts Minutemen have a better FG% ranking (129th) than eFG% ranking (139th).
Davidson ranks 49th in assists, registering 16.1 per game. Massachusetts performs worse at 152nd with 13.9 assists per game.
Massachusetts makes an average of 6.6 steals per game. Davidson has a solid 6-3 record when it allows at least 6 steals.
