Davidson 70, UNC Greensboro 49

DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson junior Stephen Curry scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Wildcats defeated UNC Greensboro, 70-49, in Southern Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday night at Belk Arena.

UNCG, which was held to just 33 percent shooting from the floor, was led by Kendall Toney’s 15 points off the bench. The Charlotte, NC native was 5-of-10 from the field, including three three-pointers. He was the only Spartan in double figures.

It was Curry’s 25th 20-point game this season and the 72nd of his career. Davidson also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Andrew Lovedale.

The win snapped a three-game home losing skid for the Wildcats. Davidson (23-6, 16-2 SoCon) had won 27 straight at Belk prior to that and has won 77 percent of its contests since the building opened 265 home games ago.

The Spartans (4-24, 3-16 SoCon) slowed the tempo down from the outset against the Wildcats, while Davidson tried to force the tempo with half-court traps. Mike Hardiman’s three-pointer with 12:55 left in the opening half kept UNCG within a point at 10-9. The Spartans went the next five minutes without scoring, however, and Davidson scored eight straight to gain a nine-point advantage.

UNCG shot just 31 percent in the opening half (8-for-26) and committed 12 turnovers. Although the Wildcats weren’t very much more effective from the field, shooting in the mid-30s for much of the half, Davidson finished the half on a 26-9 run and took a 36-18 lead to the locker room.

Davidson came out of the intermission and scored six straight points to extend the lead to 24, 42-18. UNCG scored seven in a row after a timeout to offset the quick start. The Wildcats, however, answered with eight in a row to push the lead back to 22 again.