La Salle Explorers at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 61
50 - 61
Dayton overtakes La Salle 61-50
He got help from Scoochie Smith, who was scoreless in the first half but came on strong after the break, hitting a pair of 3-pointers and finishing 6 of 7 from the floor for 16 points as well.
Trailing by two at intermission, Dayton (14-2, 4-0 Atlantic 10) retook the lead 33-31 with Pierre's dunk and later broke away with a 10-0 burst ignited by back-to-back buckets from Smith to make it 54-42 with 5:18 left.
Dayton shot 64 percent in the second half to offset a weak opening period, finishing 23 of 48 from the floor while holding La Salle (9-8, 1-3) to its lowest point total of the season.
Steve Zack and Cleon Roberts led La Salle with 10 points apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 2:09 | Jerrell Wright missed Jumper. | 44 - 58 |
| 2nd 2:30 | Dyshawn Pierre made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Davis. | 44 - 58 |
| 2nd 2:57 | Dyshawn Pierre Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 56 |
| 2nd 2:57 | Steve Zack missed Jumper. | 44 - 56 |
| 2nd 3:16 | Jordan Sibert made Free Throw. | 44 - 56 |
Statistics
 LAS |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-48 | FG | 23-48 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 8-10 | FT | 9-16 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
UD Arena
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 12,300 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| 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 |