Dayton Flyers at Davidson Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
89 - 82
Smith's 11 overtime points lifts Dayton over Davidson
Smith gave Dayton the lead for good with his first 3-pointer, then added two more 3-pointers and a layup off an assist from Charles Cooke for an 85-78 lead.
Davidson had a chance to win in regulation, working the clock down before Jack Gibbs missed a 3-pointer with five seconds left, leaving the teams tied at 74. The Flyers ended the final 7:42 outscoring the Wildcats 17-5.
Kendall Pollard scored 18 points with 12 rebounds, and Smith, Cooke, and Xeyrius Williams added 17 points each.
Gibbs and Peyton Aldridge scored 27 points apiece for Davidson (14-13, 7-9).
Dayton (23-5, 14-2), now off to its best Atlantic 10 start, moved ahead of VCU (13-2), which plays at Rhode Island today. The Flyers are hosts to VCU on Wednesday before ending the regular season at George Washington.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Charles Cooke Block. | 89 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Peyton Aldridge missed Three Point Jumper. | 89 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:19 | Dayton Timeout | 89 - 82 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 DAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-50 | FG | 31-63 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 31-45 | FT | 11-19 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 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 |
| 21 | Fouls | 28 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Davidson, NC
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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 |