The Davidson Wildcats take on the VCU Rams in the fourth round of the A10 tournament at the Barclays Center. The game starts at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 12 and will air on CCS.
The Rams were victorious over Massachusetts 85-70 in the 3. Justin Tillman had a good game, finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds, and two steals for the Rams. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off a 90-86 win over St. Bonaventure in the 3. Peyton Aldridge played well and claimed his fifth double-double of the season, posting 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Aldridge has been on fire over the last five games for the Wildcats, averaging 18.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 1.6 three-pointers.
Points at the line might be difficult to come by for the Rams in this contest. They are 279th in the nation in FTA rate (32.8), while Davidson is among the nation’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a FTA rate of just 29.8, 13th in the country). Also, the Wildcats commit the second-fewest errors in the nation (TO% of 14.2%), while the ball-hawking defense of the Rams causes the fourth-most (opponents’ TO% of 22.6%).
The Rams have won both matchups against the Wildcats this season, including an 85-70 victory in their last matchup. Aldridge played a huge role in the victory by recording a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Notes
The VCU Rams rank 83rd for their offensive rating of 110.2. The Davidson Wildcats have a defensive rating of 109.9 (ranked 66th).
With 70.2 possessions and 1.102 points per possession, the VCU Rams perform worse on both metrics than the Davidson Wildcats. Davidson averages 71.0 possessions and 1.127 points per possession.
Davidson has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.3%. VCU is a solid 8-4 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, VCU attempts 20.0 three pointers and Davidson attempts 26.0. Both teams have winning records when they have 20 or more three point attempts. The VCU Rams sit at 11-4 and the Davidson Wildcats are 20-10.
The 12th-ranked team in the category, Davidson has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.51 this season. VCU ranks 71st with an A/TO of 1.24.
The VCU Rams rank seventh in steals this season, with an average of 9.1 per game. When the Davidson Wildcats allow at least 9 steals, they have a winning 5-2 record.
