McKillop after last night’s game

Here: “There was such a sense of tightness, about 'We’ve got to win, we’ve got to uphold the tradition, we’ve got to show people that we’re not looking over our shoulder for Steph to come ...’”

Coaching them

A lot to a little

Wednesday night in the village:

DAVIDSON -- Will Archambault recorded 22 points and eight rebounds, and Davidson’s defense allowed just 14 field goals in a 78-37 home-opening men’s basketball victory over Fredonia State Wednesday night at Belk Arena.

Archambault was 8-of-15 from the field and added three assists, a blocked shot and a steal for Davidson (1-4), while Jake Cohen collected 18 points and eight rebounds.

JP Kuhlman tallied 11 points, five assists and three steals, and Steve Rossiter posted nine points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.

McKillop: “We’ve been searching as to what I should emphasize. We’re still evolving.” Will: “We had some pretty tough games these last four games. Getting a win boosts our confidence.” AP.

The view tonight in Belk

Via @BrianDFrancis.

The Fredonia head coach

Kevin Moore: “Every kid playing Division III basketball wishes they had a chance to play on the big stage. It’s hard not to feel that way with all of the exposure that Division I basketball gets on television today. My six seniors will a get chance to experience what that’s like with our game at Davidson.”

Game notes

Tomorrow night at Belk: They’ve won 17 home openers in a row and have scored 100-plus points in seven of the last eight.