Dayton Flyers at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 81
Daishon Knight scores 20 as Illinois St. beats No. 25 Dayton
Bobby Hunter scored 16 points and Zach Lofton added 13 for the Redbirds (5-4).
Vee Sanford had 14 points and Jordan Sibert added 13 to lead the Flyers (7-2).
Illinois State jumped to a 6-0 lead and held a 39-32 advantage at the half. The Redbirds led by as many as 10 points in the first half, thanks to a tough defense that kept Dayton from getting good looks at the basket.
Both teams shot about 50 percent from the field, with the Redbirds hitting on 26 of 52 shots and the Flyers going 28 of 57.
Illinois State was in control throughout. Dayton grabbed the lead only once, 50-48, with 13 minutes left in the game. That came on a 3-pointer by Sanford during a flurry of 3s by both teams.
Illinois State was 8 for 20 from beyond the arc, while Dayton went 7 for 22.
The normally unflappable Flyers turned the ball over 18 times, compared to only 11 miscues for the Redbirds.
The game was won at the free-throw line, with Illinois hitting 21 of 31 free throws to Dayton's 12 of 20.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Nick Zeisloft Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Vee Sanford missed Jumper. | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Vee Sanford Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Paris Lee missed Free Throw. | 75 - 81 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 26-52 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 12-20 | FT | 21-31 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 6,697 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |