Nik Cochran had 21 points. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net file photo)
Nik Cochran led the Cats with 21 points, including 4 out of 5 three pointers and 7 of 8 foul shots. JP Kuhlman added 15 points and De’Mon Brooks had 13 before fouling out in the second half.
A beaming Coach Bob McKillop told ESPNU afterward it was “as significant a win as we’ve had in the last three years.” The Wildcats last played Kansas in 2008, when they fell to the Jayhawks in the Elite Eight.
The win lifted the Wildcats to 7-3 on the year. Kansas, ranked No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, No. 12 by AP) fell to 7-3.
Thomas Robinson had 21 points and 18 rebounds for Kansas, while Tyshawn Taylor and Elijah Johnson had 15 each.
Davidson led by a point (33-32) at halftime, then held the lead through a hard-fought second-half.
MASSACHUSETTS THURSDAY
Davidson remains on the road this week, traveling to UMass in Amherst, Mass., for game Thursday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m.
RELATED LINKS
Davidson vs. Kansas box score (PDF)
Dec. 19, 2011, DavidsonWildcats.com, “Davidson Knocks Off No. 12 Kansas”
Dec. 19, 2011, Associated Press (via Washington Post), “Cochran leads plucky Davidson to 80-74 win over No. 12 Kansas, getting revenge for NCAA loss”
ESPN.com game recap
ESPN.com, Davidson vs. Kansas photo gallery
March 30, 2008, DavidsonNews.net, “Miracle run ends with loss to Kansas.”
Pat Millen points us toward the post-game coverage in KC: “Always fun to read to the commentary in the other team’s Sports section the day after we get a huge win. Bill Self: “This was no upset. They were our equals.”
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/19/3329288/davidson-topples-ku-80-74-at-the.html