— Jalen Crutcher recorded 19 points as Dayton easily defeated Saint Louis 76-53 on Friday night. Ibi Watson added 14 points for the Flyers, who held the Billikens to 27.5% shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Dayton opponent.
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— Fatts Russell had 20 points as Rhode Island edged Dayton 91-89 in double overtime on Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak.
— Nah'Shon Hyland and Vince Williams Jr. each scored 19 points as VCU beat Dayton 76-67 on Tuesday.
— Jalen Crutcher had 21 points as Dayton defeated George Mason 74-65 on Friday night. Ibi Watson added 20 points for the Flyers.
— Marcus Weathers had 20 points as Duquesne held on to beat Dayton 69-64 on Tuesday night.
— Ibi Watson had 22 points as Dayton topped Rhode Island 67-56 on Saturday.
— Jalen Crutcher scored 27 points and Ibi Watson added 18 to lead the Dayton Flyers to a 76-71 win over No. 22 Saint Louis Tuesday night.
— Nah’Shon Hyland had 28 points as VCU easily beat Dayton 66-43 on Saturday.
— Jalen Crutcher scored 23 points and Dayton got past George Washington 67-54 on Sunday.
— Ibi Watson registered 19 points as Dayton beat Duquesne 72-63 on Wednesday night.
— Jalen Crutcher scored a career-high 29 points with four 3-pointers to help carry Dayton to an 89-78 overtime win over Davidson Friday night.
— Chris Austin had a career-high 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.5 seconds left, and Fordham narrowly defeated Dayton 55-54 on Tuesday night.
— Jalen Crutcher scored a career-high 26 points and Dayton came from behind to beat George Mason 74-65 on Saturday.
— Clifton Moore hit an 18-foot jump shot with 2.5 seconds remaining to push La Salle to a 67-65 victory over Dayton on Wednesday night.
— Jalen Crutcher scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and Dayton defeated a Southeastern Conference team for the second-straight Saturday, edging Mississippi 65-62.
— Jalen Crutcher scored 23 points, making four of six free throws in the last 15 seconds but wasn't alone in claiming his nickname of Jalen Clutch-er as Dayton rallied to edge Mississippi State 85-82 in double overtime on Saturday in the Holiday...
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— Ibi Watson scored 19 points as Dayton defeated Northern Kentucky 66-60 on Tuesday night.
— Emmanuel Bandoumel hit a short jump shot with less than a second left to lift SMU to a 66-64 win over Dayton on Saturday.
— Chase Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds as Dayton edged past Eastern Illinois 66-63 on Tuesday night.
The top eight teams remained unchanged after national signing week, but Auburn, UNLV and Dayton all jumped up the rankings.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure | 10-3 | - | 12-3 |
| VCU | 10-3 | - | 17-5 |
| Richmond | 6-3 | 2 | 13-5 |
| UMass | 6-3 | 2 | 7-5 |
| Davidson | 6-4 | 2.5 | 11-7 |
| George Mason | 7-6 | 3 | 11-8 |
| Dayton | 8-7 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Saint Louis | 4-4 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
| Duquesne | 6-7 | 4 | 7-8 |
| Rhode Island | 7-9 | 4.5 | 10-13 |
| George Washington | 3-4 | 4 | 4-10 |
| La Salle | 6-10 | 5.5 | 9-14 |
| Saint Joseph's | 2-9 | 7 | 3-14 |
| Fordham | 2-11 | 8 | 2-11 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| DaRon Holmes | C | Signed | 86 |
| Malachi Smith | PG | Signed | 80 |
| Mustapha Amzil | PF | Signed | 80 |
| Kaleb Washington | SF | Signed | 79 |
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 19-20 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 18 |
