One of the thing repeated by punditry, whenever you tuned in to see Davidson and Steph Curry, was that the Wildcats were not a better team when compared to last year's squad. That has proven true most of the year. While Davidson has been a good team at times and Steph Curry is one of the best players in college basketball, Davidson is not a consistently good team. They are a bubble team in a mid-major conference. Their case was not helped by Butler beating them at home 75-63.The game was important for both teams, to confirm and even clinch that they are an at-large worthy teams. A game that would take the pressure off of having to win their respective conference tournaments. Butler can now breathe a little easier if they do not take the Horizon Conference Tournament. Davidson, though, must win the Southern Conference to get back to the NCAA Tournament.
Davidson, even at home, was at a disadvantage with Steph Curry trying to quickly come back from a sprained ankle. He did more than just struggle early in the game. He started 0-for-8. Curry did go 6-for-15 after that, but he was clearly struggling with his left ankle. He had seven turnovers and really labored to provide defense -- picking up four fouls as Butler guards went right at him and forced him to contain.
Davidson is still in control of the SoCon, but winning the regular season means little. Other than the win over West Virginia, the Wildcats don't have any big non-conference wins. They will have to win win the conference tournament. The good news, is that they can afford to give Curry some time to get healthy before the conference tournament.
