Davidson rains down 3-pointers to rout Fordham, extend win streak
Jon Axel Gudmundsson scored 18 points, Kellan Grady added 14, and the pair combined for seven of Davidson's 15 3-pointers in a 75-45 victory over Fordham on Sunday.
Davidson had 25 assists on 28 field goals as the Wildcats shot 52.8 percent, including 15 of 26 from 3-point range. The Wildcats entered leading the country in assist-turnover ratio (1.89) and had just five miscues against the Rams.
Oskar Michelsen scored 13 points and Peyton Aldridge 11 for Davidson (9-7, 4-1 Atlantic 10), which has won four straight games. KiShawn Pritchett had nine assists and Aldridge seven rebounds.
Gudmundsson scored 14 points in the first half to help Davidson build a 37-26 advantage.
Perris Hicks tied a career-high with 15 points, on five 3-pointers, to lead Fordham (6-11, 1-4). The Rams were just 16-of-43 shooting (37.2 percent) against the Wildcats, who have the top-ranked scoring defense (56.0) in A-10 play.
Next: Davidson returns to John M. Belk Arena Friday for a nationally-televised (ESPN2) game against St. Bonaventure at 7 p.m.
Observer staff contributed to this report.
DAVIDSON 75, FORDHAM 45
DAVIDSON (9-7)
Michelsen 5-7 1-2 13, Aldridge 5-8 0-0 11, Gudmundsson 6-9 3-6 18, Grady 5-8 0-0 14, Pritchett 2-4 0-0 6, Magarity 3-9 0-0 7, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Reigel 1-3 0-0 3, Watkins 0-0 0-0 0, Freundlich 0-1 0-0 0, Wynter 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 28-53 4-8 75.
FORDHAM (6-11)
Pekarek 1-6 0-0 2, Slanina 3-4 0-0 8, Hicks 5-11 0-0 15, Chartouny 3-5 0-0 8, Tavares 2-14 2-4 6, Downing 0-0 0-0 0, Ohams 0-0 0-0 0, Raut 2-5 2-2 6, Havsa 0-0 0-0 0, Sanchez 0-0 0-0 0, Petty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-45 4-6 45.
Halftime—Davidson 37-26. 3-Point Goals—Davidson 15-26 (Grady 4-5, Gudmundsson 3-5, Michelsen 2-4, Pritchett 2-4, Wynter 1-1, Magarity 1-2, Aldridge 1-2, Reigel 1-2, Freundlich 0-1), Fordham 9-25 (Hicks 5-10, Slanina 2-2, Chartouny 2-2, Raut 0-2, Tavares 0-4, Pekarek 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Davidson 31 (Gudmundsson, Aldridge 7), Fordham 21 (Pekarek 5). Assists—Davidson 25 (Pritchett 9), Fordham 14 (Havsa, Chartouny, Tavares 4). Total Fouls—Davidson 5, Fordham 9. A—1,734 (3,200).
This story was originally published January 14, 2018 at 6:08 PM with the headline "Davidson rains down 3-pointers to rout Fordham, extend win streak."