Davidson defeats Presbyterian 71-65
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Nik Cochran scored 14 points, leading four Davidson players in double figures, and the Wildcats defeated Presbyterian 71-65 Saturday night.
Tom Droney scored a career-high 12 points and De'Mon Brooks matched it for the Wildcats (15-13, 8-8 Southern Conference). Clint Mann added 10 points.
Pierre Miller led Presbyterian (12-17, 6-10) with 23 points, 16 in the second half. Khalid Mutakabbir added 12 points.
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Davidson shot 53 percent from the field (25 of 47), but Presbyterian shot 51 percent (24 of 47), staying within range by making 7 of 15 from 3-point territory.
The Wildcats led 39-26 at halftime and led comfortably most of the second half. But Walt Allen completed a three-point play and Miller followed with two 3-pointers as the Blue Hose scored nine points in 26 seconds. That made the score 68-63 with 45 seconds left, but that's as close as they came.