Bailey scores 23, Davidson wins 74-64 against Fordham
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) Reed Bailey's 23 points helped Davidson defeat Fordham 74-64 on Saturday.
Bailey also contributed six rebounds for the Wildcats (12-4, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Connor Kochera scored 20 points while going 8 of 14 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line and added six rebounds. Bobby Durkin shot 3 for 9 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.
The Rams (8-9, 0-4) were led in scoring by Jackie Johnson III, who finished with 20 points. Fordham also got 20 points and five assists from Japhet Medor. Josh Rivera also had eight points and eight rebounds.
Davidson took the lead with 18:46 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 36-20 at halftime, with Kochera racking up 14 points. Davidson was outscored by Fordham in the second half by a six-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Bailey led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
Both teams play on Wednesday. Davidson visits La Salle and Fordham hosts UMass.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jaden Smith vs. Manie Joses (Rams gains possession) | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:47 | Â | Reed Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Reed Bailey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Abdou Tsimbila turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Durkin steals) | Â | |
18:46 | +2 | Connor Kochera makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:27 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Romad Dean turnover (lost ball) (Zach Laput steals) | Â | |
17:54 | +3 | Connor Kochera makes three point jump shot (Zach Laput assists) | 0-5 | |
17:26 | Â | Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Reed Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
17:11 | +3 | Connor Kochera makes three point jump shot (Bobby Durkin assists) | 0-8 | |
16:52 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul) | Â | |
16:26 | +1 | Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-9 | |
16:26 | +1 | Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-10 | |
16:07 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Connor Kochera defensive rebound | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Bobby Durkin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Japhet Medor makes two point layup | 2-10 | |
15:31 | Â | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Zach Riley defensive rebound | Â | |
15:12 | +2 | Matt Zona makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists) | 4-10 | |
14:56 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point jump shot | 4-12 | |
14:37 | Â | Zach Riley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Reed Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
14:18 | +2 | Connor Kochera makes two point hook shot (Reed Bailey assists) | 4-14 | |
14:18 | Â | Japhet Medor shooting foul (Connor Kochera draws the foul) | Â | |
14:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Connor Kochera misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | +3 | Joshua Rivera makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists) | 7-14 | |
13:41 | +2 | Connor Kochera makes two point layup | 7-16 | |
13:19 | +2 | Joshua Rivera makes two point layup | 9-16 | |
13:19 | Â | Reed Bailey shooting foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul) | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
13:06 | Â | Joshua Rivera personal foul (Connor Kochera draws the foul) | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Connor Kochera misses two point layup | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound | Â | |
12:49 | +2 | Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup | 11-16 | |
12:33 | +3 | Bobby Durkin makes three point jump shot (Reed Bailey assists) | 11-19 | |
12:17 | Â | Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Adam steals) | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Jahmere Tripp shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul) | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Reed Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:07 | +1 | Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-20 | |
11:43 | Â | Matt Zona misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Roberts Blums defensive rebound | Â | |
11:15 | +2 | Bobby Durkin makes two point jump shot | 11-22 | |
10:57 | Â | Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Joe Hurlburt misses two point layup | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Joshua Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Matt Zona turnover (lost ball) (Connor Kochera steals) | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Connor Kochera misses two point layup | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Joe Hurlburt offensive rebound | Â | |
9:50 | Â | Connor Kochera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Joshua Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Joe Hurlburt personal foul (Ryan Pettis draws the foul) | Â | |
9:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
9:34 | +1 | Ryan Pettis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-22 | |
9:34 | +1 | Ryan Pettis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-22 | |
9:18 | Â | Joe Hurlburt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Joshua Rivera misses two point layup | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Joe Hurlburt defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | +2 | Connor Kochera makes two point layup | 13-24 | |
8:25 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Mike Loughnane defensive rebound | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Abdou Tsimbila personal foul | Â | |
8:10 | +1 | Joe Hurlburt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-25 | |
8:10 | +1 | Joe Hurlburt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-26 | |
7:50 | Â | Matt Zona misses two point layup | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Joe Hurlburt defensive rebound | Â | |
7:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:35 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point layup | 13-28 | |
7:09 | +2 | Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot | 15-28 | |
6:59 | Â | Bobby Durkin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound | Â | |
6:48 | Â | Romad Dean misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
6:32 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point layup | 15-30 | |
5:49 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:47 | Â | Zach Riley offensive rebound | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Zach Riley turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Roberts Blums misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Joshua Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Joshua Rivera misses two point hook shot | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Roberts Blums misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Jackie Johnson III turnover (lost ball) (Roberts Blums steals) | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Romad Dean blocks Mike Loughnane's two point layup | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Joshua Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Joshua Rivera turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
4:18 | Â | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Zach Laput offensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Bobby Durkin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Mike Loughnane shooting foul (Romad Dean draws the foul) | Â | |
4:05 | +1 | Romad Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 16-30 | |
4:05 | +1 | Romad Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-30 | |
4:05 | Â | Romad Dean misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Connor Kochera defensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Bobby Durkin turnover | Â | |
3:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Zach Laput shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul) | Â | |
3:35 | +1 | Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-30 | |
3:35 | Â | Jahmere Tripp misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
3:14 | +2 | Mike Loughnane makes two point layup | 18-32 | |
2:59 | Â | Romad Dean misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Zach Laput defensive rebound | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Zach Riley personal foul | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Bobby Durkin turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Jahmere Tripp misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point layup | 18-34 | |
2:09 | Â | Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Zach Riley offensive rebound | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Zach Riley misses two point layup | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Connor Kochera defensive rebound | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Mike Loughnane turnover (bad pass) (Romad Dean steals) | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Jahmere Tripp turnover (lost ball) (Connor Kochera steals) | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Joshua Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Bobby Durkin shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul) | Â | |
1:12 | +1 | Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-34 | |
1:12 | +1 | Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-34 | |
0:58 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point hook shot (Bobby Durkin assists) | 20-36 | |
0:43 | Â | Mike Loughnane blocks Japhet Medor's two point layup | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
0:18 | Â | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Mike Loughnane personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul) | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Rams 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |