Sure Davidson lost, but...

Sometimes we forget that the Southern Conference has other members besides Davidson.

That's understandable around here; the Wildcats had won 43 straight regular-season league games before falling 77-75 to the College of Charleston Saturday night. But as bad as Davidson's coaches and players felt afterward, the Cougars' traveling party felt that good.

Coach Bobby Cremins, who has been around forever and been in huge games, said the victory reminded him of why he got back into coaching after leaving Georgia Tech a few years back.

"Davidson has been ridiculous," Cremins said. "Nobody has been able to beat them; nobody. It's good for the conference and hopefully in the long run, it will be good for Davidson. They're a great team and (guard Stephen) Curry is something else. But tonight was one of those nights. A great win for our program."

One of the players that Davidson has been beating up on for years is C of C's junior point guard, Tony White.

"It was a great feeling," he said. "I mean, Davidson's a great team. And we feel like they've always been in our way of accomplishing something. They've gotten the best of us for a number of years. I've been here for three years, and it was just a great feeling to get that monkey off our backs.--Stan Olson