Davidson 82, Charlotte 68

Davidson 82, Charlotte 68

Published Dec. 11, 2010 9:43 p.m. ET

Guard Brendan McKillop matched a season high with 21 points as Davidson beat Charlotte 82-68 on Saturday night.

McKillop hit seven 3-pointers as the Wildcats connected on a season-high 12 in 29 attempts (41.4 percent).

Davidson (5-4) led just 30-29 at halftime but broke the game open with a 12-3 spurt early in the second half. The Wildcats went on to lead by as many as 19 points, 68-49, before the 49ers cut the margin in the final minutes.

Davidson also got 18 points from guard JP Kuhlman, and 19 points and nine rebounds from forward Jake Cohen.

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Derrio Green scored 16 to lead the 49ers (4-6), Chris Braswell had 15 points and nine rebounds and Javarris Barnett scored 14. Jamar Briscoe, who was questionable coming into the game because of an Achilles injury, struggled to 2-of-11 shooting and finished with eight points.

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