Aldridge scores 29 in 1st half, Davidson beats Saint Joe's
Davidson Wildcats, N.C. (AP) Peyton Aldridge scored 32 points with five 3-pointers and had nine rebounds and four assists to lead Davidson past Saint Joseph's Hawks 91-62 on Tuesday night.
Davidson jumped out to a 51-28 lead at halftime - with 29 points from Aldridge. His 3-point play in the opening seconds of the second half capped his scoring and he subbed out to a standing ovation after 31 minutes. He finished 13 of 22 from the field, including 5 of 11 from behind the arc.
Kellan Grady added 15 points and KiShawn Pritchett 12 for Davidson (13-9, 8-3 Atlantic 10). After back-to-back 20-point outings, Grady was named the conference rookie of the week on Monday for the fourth time this season.
Davidson entered leading the nation in assist-turnover ratio (1.77). The Wildcats also rank high in free-throw percentage (7th/78.0) and 3-pointers per game (10th/11.0). Davidson finished with 27 assists, 11 turnovers and 20 3-pointers, but only hit 20 of 39 free throws.
Shavar Newkirk paced Saint Joseph's (9-14, 4-7) with 16 points.
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| Team Stats | ||
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Saint Joseph's 9-14 | 74.1 PPG | 40.9 RPG | 14.0 APG |
| Davidson 13-9 | 76.3 PPG | 35.0 RPG | 16.7 APG |
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. Newkirk G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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. Aldridge F | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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| S. Newkirk G | 16 PTS | 2 REB | 3 AST | ||
| P. Aldridge F | 32 PTS | 9 REB | 4 AST | ||
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
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