North Florida Ospreys at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 78
Toppin's 18, 10 in 1st start lifts Dayton past North Florida
Jordan Davis added 16 points and Trey Landers added 15 with 10 rebounds for the Flyers, who stretched a 41-35 halftime lead to 20 points with 8:24 to play. After the field goal by Dwayne Cohill, Dayton scored its final six points from the foul line.
Toppin, a redshirt freshman, started because senior Josh Cunningham, a three-time captain and preseason All-Atlantic 10 pick, who led the team in scoring (15.6 points a game) and rebounding (8.4), injured his right hand in practice on Tuesday.
Nine straight points capped a 28-7 run that made it 68-48 midway through the second half.
Ryan Mikesell, a former starter who missed all of last year because of hip surgery, contributed 12 points for Dayton.
Noah Horchler led the Eagles with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Garrett Sams had 15 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Dayton Turnover. | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Dayton Timeout | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:53 | Jalen Crutcher Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 78 |
Statistics
 UNF |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 26-60 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 12-14 | FT | 21-27 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 12,522 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
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 |