It took two overtime periods, but the Davidson Wildcats earned their NCAA Tournament invitation after downing the red-hot Western Carolina Catamounts in the Southern Conference championship game.
Southern Conference Tournament 2012: Davidson Downs Western Carolina In Double-OT
Southern Conference Championship 2012: Davidson Beats Western Carolina In Double-OT
PHOTO: SoCon’s NCAA Tournament Representative? Good Guy Davidson
Are you familiar with the Scumbag Steve meme? I am! But I was not familiar with Good Guy Greg, which I was informed was the meme in question here. (I apologize for being meme-deficient.)
In any case, at least one Davidson fan was, resulting in sign-based greatness riffing on it after the Wildcats’ double overtime win in the Southern Conference Tournament to earn an automatic berth in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
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PresswireThe Wildcats are 24-7 and 16-2 in the conference entering this game, including a 21-point victory over Western Carolina in their only meeting this season, on Jan. 12. Led by a guy named De’Mon (De’Mon Brooks, that is), who is averaging 15.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season, they appear to have the advantage.
Then again, so did the last few teams who took on the Catamounts, including the SoCon’s other top seed, UNC-Greensboro, who WCU beat in the semifinals. The Catamounts have won their last nine games in a row, which means their record (17-17, 8-10 SoCon) belies how well they’ve played.
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