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No. 25 Davidson bounces back with 77-69 win over La Salle

No. 25 Davidson bounces back with 77-69 win over La Salle

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Luka Brajkovic scored 22 points, Foster Loyer added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists and No. 25 Davidson held off La Salle 77-69 on Saturday in Bob McKillop’s 1,000th game as head coach of the Wildcats.

The 71-year-old McKillop is 624-376 during his 33 seasons at Davidson.

Hyunjung Lee had 14 points, including on four clutch free throws in the final minute, and Sam Mennenga had eight points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats. Davidson (17-3, 7-1 Atlantic 10) bounced back from a 70-68 loss to VCU on Wednesday night, just two days after joining the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2015.

Jack Clark had 18 points for La Salle (6-12, 1-7), which has lost eight of its last nine and remains winless on the road this season.

It was Brajkovic’s eighth straight double-digit scoring game. The 6-foot-10 lefty forward has averaged 18.8 points per game during that span.

Davidson took control early, jumping out to 8-0 lead as the Explorers missed their first six…

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