Saint Louis Billikens at Dayton Flyers
· ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
64 - 55
Bess powers Saint Louis to an upset of Dayton
Tramaine Isabell Jr. led all scorers with 24 for Saint Louis, which will meet second seed Davidson in the second semifinal game Saturday. The Billikens (21-12) lost the only regular season meeting with the Wildcats, 54-53, on Jan. 26.
Jordan Goodwin added 17.
Dayton fell to 21-11 with the loss, and will have to sweat out Selection Sunday. Jalen Crutcher led the Flyers with 18. Jordan Davis finished with 12.
Dayton only led 30-29 at halftime despite making 54 percent of its shots in the first half, compared to Saint Louis' 33 percent shooting percentage.
The team traded free throws for the first three minutes of the second half and found themselves tied at 33 following Trey Landers' layup.
After Landers' lay-in, Saint Louis outscored Dayton 12-5 in a span of 3:47. Isabell Jr. knocked down two 3s in the stretch as the Billikens took a seven point lead, 45-38.
Saint Louis extended its lead to as much as nine after a Bess jumper in the lane before the Flyers fought back with a 7-0 run, highlighted by a long Crutcher 3.
However a Goodwin 3 and a French jump hook on consecutive possessions pushed the Billikens lead back to 58-51. Bess' layup and jumper on back-to-back possessions following a time out extended Saint Louis' advantage to 62-51.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:30 | D.J. Foreman Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jalen Crutcher missed Layup. | 64 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Javon Bess Turnover. | 64 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Javon Bess made Free Throw. | 64 - 55 |
Statistics
 SLU |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 22-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-15 | FT | 4-6 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 6,857 | 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 |