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THURSDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Wofford (see note below) is trying to become the first school to go through the Southern Conference without a league loss since Davidson went 20-0 in 2007-08 . . . Who was the Wildcats’ leading scorer that season?
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THURSDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS
>>> Marquette scored 30 points in the first 12:37 of the second half against Villanova Wednesday, but just three points after that. We bring this up because not only did it result in a huge Villanova victory, but also because it allowed us to cover our Philly Prop Bet (Marquette Second Half Under 36.5) that had looked like it had no shot.
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>>> With 29 points Wednesday, Jermaine Samuels became the sixth different player to lead Villanova in scoring over its eight February games. In order:
Feb. 3: Collin Gillespie (30)
Feb. 6: Saddiq Bey (17)
Feb. 9: Phil Booth (19)
Feb. 13: Eric Paschall (25)
Feb. 17: Joe Cremo (14)
Feb. 20: Booth (26)
Feb. 24: Paschall (17)
Feb. 27: Jermaine Samuels (29)
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>>> Campbell’s Chris Clemons scored 32 points Wednesday to continued his assault on the NCAA career scoring list. See how this affects Philadelphia college basketball fans by clicking here.
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>>> Gonzaga (14-0 WCC) and Wofford (16-0 Southern) are the only two schools that remain undefeated in conference play. Both put that on the line Thursday. The Zags (27-2) are at Pacific (11 p.m., ESPN2) and the Terriors (24-4) head to Chattanooga (7 p.m.).
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> A young sophomore by the name of Stephen Curry (25.9 overall, 26.8 conference games) was Davidson’s leading scorer in the 2007-08 season . . . Lost track of him when he left college after his junior season.