Dayton Flyers at Saint Joseph's Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 81
Newkirk, Demery spark Saint Joseph's past Dayton 81-65
Newkirk drained a 3-pointer to open the second half, sparking a 10-3 run that gave the Hawks a 52-33 lead and prompted a Dayton timeout just three minutes in. James Demery led Saint Joseph's (8-9, 3-3) with 19 points and has scored in double figures in all 17 games this season. Taylor Funk scored 18, Nick Robinson 13 and Chris Clover 10.
After the withering run to open the second half, the Hawks maintained a roughly 20-point lead the rest of the way.
Jalen Crutcher scored a career-high 23 points, making seven 3-pointers, to lead Dayton (9-9, 3-3), which saw a three-game win streak end. The Flyers have not won at Saint Joseph's since Jan. 29, 2000.
Saint Joseph's held Dayton to 37-percent shooting and outrebounded the Flyers 43-32. Pierfrancesco Oliva pulled down 15 boards for the Hawks.
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Statistics
 DAY |
 JOES |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-62 | FG | 29-59 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 13-38 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 6-11 | FT | 13-19 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 3,251 | 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 |