College of Charleston
Davidson (ESPN2)
CofC Downs Davidson, 77-75
2/7/2009 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) - College of Charleston came into the game against Davidson wanting to make amends for their previous loss to the Wildcats this season -- a 79-75 defeat on Dec. 29.
The Cougars did just that last night, rallying from a 14-point deficit in the second half by ending Davidson's 43-game Southern Conference winning streak in a 77-75 victory.
Tony White Jr. scored 19 points and Dustin Scott had 14 for College of Charleston. (17-6, 9-4), which snapped an 11-game losing streak to Davidson. Jermaine Johnson added 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Donovan Monroe 10 points.
"They've always been in our way of accomplishing something in this league," White said of the Wildcats. "They've gotten the best of us for a number of years... so this is a great feeling to get that monkey off our backs."
Stephen Curry scored 25 points for Davidson (20-4, 13-1), which was vying to tie the league record of 44 consecutive regular-season wins set by Jerry West-led West Virginia between 1956 and 1960.
But Curry, the nation's leading scorer at 28.9 points per game, was held to six points on 1-of-11 shooting in the second half. Curry finished 7 of 23 from the field, including just 4 of 13 on 3-point attempts.
Still, Curry had a chance to lead Davidson to a win in the closing seconds. He cut College of Charleston's lead to 76-75 on three free throws with 3.1 seconds left.
After White hit 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to put the Cougars up by two points, Curry had a good look at the basket with a chance to hit the game-winner, but Antwaine Wiggins raced in from behind and swatted his shot away at the buzzer.
"I was surprised that I got it," Wiggins said. "I just hustled back. Luckily, I was able to make the play."
For the game, the Wildcats shot just 39 percent from the field (23 of 59), the third time in the last four games that they've shot under 40 percent.
"I'd like to think our defense had something to do with that tonight," said Bobby Cremins, the College of Charleston coach.
Bryant Barr added 16 points, all in the second half, and Andrew Lovedale 13 for Davidson, which was outrebounded 50-31 and saw its 10-game winning streak end.
The Cougars play host to Western Carolina at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
