MOUNTAINEERS COMEBACK SQUASHED BY DAVIDSON

By Matt Whitfield

Stephen Curry’s three point shot was cold all night - that is till his team really needed it the most. Curry was one of twelve from the three point line till he nailed a three pointer with 4:57 left in the game to tie it at 56. Curry would then add another ten points to help the Wildcats of Davidson narrowly escape with the win.

“It doesn’t happen a lot,” Curry said, when asked about his poor shooting night. “I got a little down on myself early in the second half because I had a fresh start and continued to go bad. “

Despite his 27 points Curry’s shot was off most of the night. But, the Mountaineers who were without guards Joe Mazzula, and Alex Ruoff, didn’t fare much better making only a third of their team’s total shots from the floor.

The Mountaineers showed flashes of promise falling behind more than 10 points early in the 2nd Half, only to trim the deficit, then take a narrow lead at the 6:49 mark.

Heralded Freshman Devin Ebanks played a fair game starting before his home crowd, scoring 13 points and leading the way for the Mountaineers with 17 Rebounds.
Darryl ‘Truck’ Bryant, another Freshman, also showed his potential coming of the bench and scoring 13 points in helping the Mountaineers trim the early 2nd Half deficit.

Da’Sean Butler, who was expected to take a more pivotal role on offense, did just that without Mazzulla and Ruoff. He would finish with 24 points and 14 rebounds.

In the end Curry regained his touch though, and the Mountaineers couldn’t make up for Davidon’s experience with their youth. “Take anybody's two starting guards out and play that team and see what happens to them," said Bob Huggins. "It's not fair but we gotta grow up faster."