WVU-DAVIDSON PREVIEW

West Virginia (6-1) faces 21st ranked Davidson (6-1) Tuesday night in the Jimmy V classic. The matchup of two of last years more premier NCAA tournament teams pits Bob Huggins hard nosed players versus last years Cinderella turned Prom King; led by swift smooth shooting Stephen Curry.

This season West Virginia has come up to somewhat of a sluggish start averaging 73 points a game, in which they have played over half their seven games against small conference schools. Meanwhile Davidson has continued to play like their one of the nation’s elite holding a 6-1 record thus far, and defeating big-time ACC program NC State this past Saturday behind Curry’s 44 points.

If West Virginia is to defeat Davidson team tomorrow night they’ll need to play Huggins basketball. That is tough physical defense against Davidson and lean smooth shooting Stephen Curry. Curry who is leading Davidson averaging 31.3 points this season, averages more than twice that of any other player on his team. The key to beating Curry, rather should I say Davidson, is not stopping all of Curry's shots rather making him take bad ones. If the Mountaineers pressure Curry enough they have a good chance at winning. In the eight games Davidson lost this season and last Curry only shot over fifty percent once from the floor. Curry however has hands like daggers when he’s behind the 3 point line. Lebron James’s favorite college player led the league in three pointers made and three point percentage last year.

Tuesday nights game will pit two different styles of play for a good cause. Look for a game that is tough and physical yet close before a packed Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is at 7 P.M. in what will be the first game of the Jimmy V Classic double header.