Malachi Richardson, Syracuse ground Dayton in NCAA tourney return
Malachi Richardson scored 21 points, and Syracuse stumped Dayton with its trademark zone en route to a 70-51 victory as the Orange returned to the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Syracuse Orange
70
Dayton Flyers
51
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| DAY | 28 | 23 | 51 |
Enterprise Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | @ Indiana Hoosiers | L 80-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils | W 102-49 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 74-58 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 70-51
Charles Cooke made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 70-50
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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LayUpShot 0:29 70-50
Charles Cooke made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 70-48
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-48
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 68-48
Foul on Scoochie Smith.
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TipShot 1:30 68-48
Tyler Lydon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 66-48
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 65-48
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 64-48
Foul on Kendall Pollard.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 64-48
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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DunkShot 2:06 64-48
Tyler Roberson made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:23 62-48
Charles Cooke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scoochie Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 62-45
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 61-45
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 60-45
Foul on Kendall Pollard.
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LayUpShot 2:43 60-45
Scoochie Smith made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 60-43
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 59-43
Foul on Kyle Davis.
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LayUpShot 3:09 59-43
Kendall Pollard made Layup. Assisted by Scoochie Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:18 59-41
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:18 58-41
Foul on Darrell Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 58-41
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 58-40
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 58-39
Foul on Trevor Cooney.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:23 58-39
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:23 57-39
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 56-39
Foul on Scoochie Smith.
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PersonalFoul 4:45 56-39
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 56-39
Charles Cooke made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 56-38
Charles Cooke made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 56-37
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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JumpShot 6:10 56-37
Kendall Pollard made Jumper. Assisted by Charles Cooke.
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LayUpShot 7:00 56-35
Kyle Davis made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:38 56-33
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:48 56-33
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:48 55-33
Foul on Steve McElvene.
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LayUpShot 7:48 55-33
Malachi Richardson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:12 53-33
Foul on Xeyrius Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:03 53-33
Trevor Cooney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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LayUpShot 9:59 50-33
Tyler Lydon made Layup. Assisted by Malachi Richardson.
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PersonalFoul 10:44 48-33
Foul on Steve McElvene.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 48-33
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:16 47-33
Foul on Scoochie Smith.
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PersonalFoul 11:42 47-33
Foul on Kyle Davis.
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JumpShot 13:11 47-33
Michael Gbinije made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:33 45-33
Steve McElvene made Layup. Assisted by Scoochie Smith.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:56 45-31
Malachi Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:29 42-31
Trevor Cooney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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LayUpShot 14:46 39-31
Dyshawn Pierre made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:02 39-29
Michael Gbinije made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Cooney.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:43 36-29
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:43 35-29
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:43 34-29
Foul on Steve McElvene.
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PersonalFoul 15:49 34-29
Foul on Michael Gbinije.
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PersonalFoul 16:30 34-29
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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LayUpShot 17:03 34-29
Trevor Cooney made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:38 32-29
Scoochie Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:38 32-28
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:00 32-28
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 70-51
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 70-51
Charles Cooke made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 70-50
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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LayUpShot 0:29 70-50
Charles Cooke made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 70-48
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-48
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 68-48
Foul on Scoochie Smith.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 68-48
Trevor Cooney Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:00 68-48
Scoochie Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:09 68-48
Kyle Davis Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:09 68-48
Charles Cooke missed Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 1:30 68-48
Tyler Lydon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:30 66-48
Tyler Lydon Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:30 66-48
Tyler Roberson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:46 66-48
Michael Gbinije Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:46 66-48
Scoochie Smith missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 66-48
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 65-48
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 64-48
Foul on Kendall Pollard.
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Defensive Rebound 1:54 64-48
Syracuse Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 64-48
Kyle Davis missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:54 64-48
Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 64-48
Kyle Davis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 64-48
Foul on Malachi Richardson.
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Offensive Rebound 1:54 64-48
Kyle Davis Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:54 64-48
Kyle Davis missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:06 64-48
Tyler Roberson made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:23 62-48
Charles Cooke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scoochie Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 62-45
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 61-45
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 60-45
Foul on Kendall Pollard.
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LayUpShot 2:43 60-45
Scoochie Smith made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:51 60-43
Kendall Pollard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 60-43
Tyler Lydon missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 60-43
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 59-43
Foul on Kyle Davis.
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Offensive Rebound 2:51 59-43
Tyler Lydon Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:51 59-43
Michael Gbinije missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:09 59-43
Kendall Pollard made Layup. Assisted by Scoochie Smith.
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 59-41
Kendall Pollard Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
SYR
DAY
21-53
FG
18-56
40
Field Goal %
32
8-22
3PT
6-22
36
Three Point %
27
20-23
FT
9-19
87
Free Throw %
47
48
Rebounds
28
16
Offensive Rebounds
10
32
Defensive Rebounds
18
10
Assists
11
7
Steals
7
2
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
26
Points in Paint
22
17
Fouls
16
23
Largest Lead
6
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