Thud

Fowler:

That 2008 team was no fluke. It was extremely good, the best of three straight Davidson teams that have dominated the Southern Conference.

That domination officially concluded Sunday night. Davidson thudded back into the Southern Conference pack with its 59-52 tournament semifinal loss to Charleston -- the second time Cremins has coached Charleston to a big win against Davidson in the past month.

All streaks must end sometime, and Charleston has ended most of Davidson's key ones in the past month. The Cougars finished off Davidson’s 43-game regular-season conference win streak Feb.7. On Sunday, Charleston ended Davidson’s three-year run as the Southern Conference’s official representative in the NCAA tournament.