East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 75
Dayton downs ETSU 75-61 behind Cooke's 24 points
Pollard's jumper sparked a 13-3 run and Dayton led for good 30-18 in the first half on Kyle Davis' jumper. Cooke scored 12 points in the half and the Flyers (7-2) scored 16 points off of turnovers and 13 on fast breaks en route to a 37-25 halftime lead
Pollard's free throw capped a 9-0 run Dayton used to open the second half and the Flyers cruised to a 61-37 lead on John Crosby's jumper with 8:29 to go. ETSU's David Burrell and Desonta Bradford each made 3s in the final 1:11 but Dayton held on.
The Flyers dominated down low, outscoring the Buccaneers 50-24 in the paint, won the rebound battle 39-33 and scored 23 points on fast breaks compared with seven for the Buccaneers.
Bradford and Burrell scored 12 apiece for ETSU (7-2), which was off to its best start since the 1990-91 squad opened at 14-1.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Desonta Bradford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Williams. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:36 | East Tennessee St Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Sam Miller Block. | 58 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:36 | David Burrell missed Jumper. | 58 - 75 |
Statistics
 ETSU |
 DAY |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 30-60 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 14-19 | FT | 12-18 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
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2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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 |