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GAME NOTES: The Holiday Festival Classic at Madison Square Garden kicks off today with the Davidson Wildcats meeting the Cornell Big Red.

Davidson routs The College of New Jersey 90-49 Eds: APNewsNow. Davidson 90, The College of New Jersey 49.

Ask Matt Bouldin about Gonzaga's only previous meeting with Davidson, and his eyes get as big as basketballs.

Augusts Gilchrist helped the Bulls to their 3-0 start with 21 points and eight rebounds.

Augustus Gilchrist scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the South Florida Bulls past the Davidson Wildcats 65-58 in the opening round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.

The last few years, the SoCon south has been controlled by the Davidson Wildcats, thanks in large part to a guy named Stephen Curry, you might of heard of him.

Butler coach Brad Stevens said he has seen this Davidson team before. And he doesn't mean the Davidson team that lost to Butler 75-63 nine months ago.

Following is a scouting report on Davidson from Michael Kruse, a Davidson graduate who wrote a book, "Taking the Shot," about the Wildcats' amazing run to the 2008 Elite Eight.

Davidson coach Bob McKillop, upset with his team's defense, halted practice and brought his players together.