Davidson 71 Wofford 62

Final
With the men's team waiting in the tunnel, the women wrap this one up in style. They should a lot of courage to pull away in the second half and to attack the paint against such an oversized opponent. Kelly Gassie, Danielle Hemerka, and Mercedes Robinson are my MVP's from this game. I'm out to the tailgate right now. Be back soon for the men's game.
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1:48
Davidson is rolling in all the big guns right now. Kevin Cary, John Kilgo and Mark Plemmons are in the building. Men's basketball tips off in an hour.

The Wildcats are in control right now. Robinson and Hemerka are both in double digits in scoring.
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3:53
Davidson remains committed to their inside game and this lead will hopefully hold over the last four minutes with Wofford over the foul limit. Both teams have their big guns in now, not worrying about fouls. There are a combined 22 fouls on the ten players on the court right now.
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6:10
Honna Housley just fouled out and Katie Hamilton is back in the lineup. Hemerka and Gassie both have 9 points for the Wildcats right now.
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8:17
Kelly Gassie finishes on a fast-break layup and Wofford calls a timeout. The Terriers don't have an answer for Hemerka. Coach Watts made a courageous move by putting her in here in the second half. She is one big elbow away from having some major problems with her face. She is just returning from plastic surgery after suffering a broken nose.
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9:06
OK, so maybe I was wrong. Hemerka has been very strong inside and has not let the Wofford arms intimidate her. She just scored two big layups. Wofford also has six team fouls, and Weurding and Miller are on the bench.
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11:45
Watts' gameplan is obvious to everyone in the building, and I'm not sure if it's going to work. Davidson is consistently getting the ball into the blocks on offense and trying to lean into the Wofford forwards to draw a foul. Unfortunately, the turnover/block-foul ratio is very uneven right now. Wofford only has four team fouls and no one with more than 3 fouls. The Wildcats haven't shot a three-pointer in what seems like an eternity.
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13:30
The Davidson offense is in shambles right now. They are losing the ball inside and don't seem ready to shoot any three-point shots. Weurding has 16 points for Wofford.
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15:58
In this ongoing Katie Hamilton saga, she just picked up her fourth foul battling for a loose ball. Kelly Gassie is back in the game.
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16:54
Katie Hamilton just scored her first two points of the contest. Davidson will need more production from her in this second half. Tia Washington just got a bit knicked up and will take a seat on the bench. Hamilton just picked up her third foul, which is very dangerous news for Davidson. She subsequently hits a three as I type.
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18:33
Wofford picks up four quick points early in the paint. Davidson seems a little bit on their heels right now.
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Halftime
Mercedes Robinson has shown up here late in the first. She has six points and some big rebounds. Kelly Gassie leads the team with 7 points. Wofford has 18 turnovers against Davidson's 11.
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1:48
Kelly Gassie hits a three-pointer, and Wofford gets called for another foul. If Davidson can convert on some easy offensive opportunities, they might be able to pull away with this tough defense.
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3:43
This game really has turned into a dogfight (or dog-cat fight). Both teams are constantly on the floor, loose balls galore, and the refs are now hated by all 300 people here. They have called 18 first half fouls, many of which could be deemed makeups of makeups.
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4:35
One Wofford player just slipped her shorts down to change some leg bandage. Not like I was watching or anything.
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4:40
Katie Hamilton and Danielle Hemerka have been riding the bench for some time now. This could very well be a breakout game for Kelly Gassie, she has four points and several great defensive plays. Many Davidson fans think that she should have gotten more playing time all season.
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6:10
Wofford's Jennifer Weurding has been a beast inside so far. She just picked up her second foul and she can't shoot a layup to save her life. But God, she is really tall.
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7:18
Davidson takes the lead for the first time after Tia Washington converts a steal into a layup.
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8:06
Davidson is getting into some foul trouble right now as Julia Paquette just picked up her first, team fifth. The backups have been in for most of the first half, and holding their own for the most part.

This game could get really ugly by the end; the black woman ref, who has done several games at Belk Arena, has stuck her foot in her mouth several times already. Calling an offensive foul, then reversing it, calling a shot clock violation when the ball obviously touched the rim. Annette Watts is about to rip her head off.
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9:40
So the Southern Conference is apparently throwing out mini basketballs after every three-pointer made. They might run out of their supply after today's men's game.
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11:35
Davidson needs to be more careful when attacking the paint. Wofford's frontcourt has an average of two-three inches on every Wildcat forward. The Terriers have 3 blocks so far. Davidson is certainly picking up the intensity on the defensive end, but the last month's offensive struggles are still continuing. Davidson is shooting 3-12 from the field right now.
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12:57
Davidson's collapsing zone has had troubles defending Wofford's three-point shot. Kelly Gassie and Mandy Halbersleben are now in the game. Housley and Gassie have two driving layups so far.
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15:31
This game has started out ugly for both teams as Davidson has shot 1-6 from the field while Wofford is only 3-6 with several turnovers. Honna Housley is now into the game for some outside shooting.
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In the announcing of the starting lineups, one of Wofford's players was knocked down by her teammates. She got up limping and very upset. You don't see that every day.

Jessica Mitchell is starting, so it seems that her knee injury might not be so bad.
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Tipoff - 1 minute
The Wildcats are wide awake early on this Thursday morning. I can't say the same about any of us in the media. Let's hope that our women open this up early. I need a wakeup pill.

The Davidson pep band seems to have gotten down here for this early one, and my friend Jared is in charge of the cowbell. That could be a legitimate theme of this tournament. "More cowbell!"