Richmond Spiders at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
48 - 72
Cunningham, Dayton roll past Richmond in Atlantic 10 opener
Cunningham was 11-of-14 shooting in reaching 1,000 career points and posting his first double-double this season and the 11th in the senior's career. The Flyers, the conference leaders in shooting percentage, shot 53 percent though they made only 3 of 20 3-point tries, but they dominated points in the paint 54-12.
Obi Toppin added 16 points and nine rebounds for Dayton (8-5), which won its fourth straight and is 8-1 at home on a day the UD Arena entertained its 10-millionth fan.
Jacob Gilyard tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored 24 points for the Spiders (6-8). Gilyard was 8-of-17 shooting but the team made only 29.5 percent.
Cunningham scored 16 points in the first half when Dayton took a 29-18 lead while the Spiders were shooting 23 percent.
An early 10-0 second-half run left Dayton ahead by 19, a lead that reached 33 with four minutes to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Andre Gustavson made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Cayo. | 48 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Jack Westerfield made Layup. Assisted by Dwayne Cohill. | 46 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Jacob Gilyard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Wojcik. | 46 - 70 |
Statistics
 RICH |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-61 | FG | 31-58 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 11-38 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 1-7 | FT | 7-11 |
| 14 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 12,848 | 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 |