Ibi Watson leads No. 18 Dayton over Grambling State 81-53
Ibi Watson scored a career-high 30 points in his first start, and No. 18 Dayton recovered from its second loss of the season by beating Grambling State 81-53 on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Grambling Tigers
53
Dayton Flyers
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAM | 22 | 31 | 53 |
| DAY | 40 | 41 | 81 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Northern Illinois Huskies | W 89-87 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:26 53-81
Joshua Mullins made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 51-81
Foul on Anthony Gaston.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 51-81
Foul on Christian Wilson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 51-81
Dwayne Cohill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhery Matos.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 51-78
Joshua Mullins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 50-78
Foul on Christian Wilson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:00 50-78
Ryan Mikesell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Chatman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 50-75
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 50-74
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 50-73
Foul on De'Arius Henyard.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 50-73
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 50-72
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 50-71
Foul on Kelton Edwards.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 50-71
Ryan Mikesell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 50-70
Ryan Mikesell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:37 50-69
Foul on Cam Christon.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 50-69
Ivy Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 49-69
Ivy Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 48-69
Foul on Rodney Chatman.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:14 48-69
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:14 48-68
Foul on Cam Christon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:15 48-68
Ibi Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Chatman.
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PersonalFoul 4:30 48-65
Foul on Devante Jackson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:13 48-65
Rodney Chatman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Mikesell.
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JumpShot 5:35 48-62
Kelton Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Ivy Smith Jr..
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LayUpShot 5:59 46-62
Trey Landers made Layup. Assisted by Jordy Tshimanga.
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LayUpShot 6:23 46-60
Terreon Randolph made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 44-60
Jordy Tshimanga made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 44-59
Foul on Devante Jackson.
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JumpShot 6:35 44-59
Jordy Tshimanga made Jumper. Assisted by Ibi Watson.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 44-57
Foul on Rodney Chatman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:01 44-57
Ibi Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Chatman.
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JumpShot 8:22 44-54
Anthony Gaston made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:20 42-54
Jhery Matos made Layup. Assisted by Trey Landers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:02 42-52
Anthony Gaston made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:23 39-52
Foul on Travon Bunch.
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PersonalFoul 11:07 39-52
Foul on Jordy Tshimanga.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:11 39-52
Cam Christon made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:20 36-52
Obi Toppin made Jumper. Assisted by Trey Landers.
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JumpShot 12:36 36-50
Ivy Smith Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Travon Bunch.
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LayUpShot 12:55 34-50
Trey Landers made Layup. Assisted by Obi Toppin.
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JumpShot 13:20 34-48
Kelton Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Cam Christon.
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PersonalFoul 13:34 32-48
Foul on Trey Landers.
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PersonalFoul 14:00 32-48
Foul on Jordy Tshimanga.
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PersonalFoul 14:30 32-48
Foul on Ibi Watson.
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LayUpShot 15:08 32-48
Kelton Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Ivy Smith Jr..
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LayUpShot 15:54 30-48
Anthony Gaston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:21 28-48
Trey Landers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:21 28-47
Trey Landers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:21 28-46
Foul on Terreon Randolph.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:42 28-46
Anthony Gaston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:42 27-46
Anthony Gaston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:42 26-46
Foul on Ibi Watson.
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JumpShot 16:56 26-46
Trey Landers made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Chatman.
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PersonalFoul 17:09 26-44
Foul on Anthony Gaston.
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JumpShot 18:20 26-44
Kelton Edwards made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 18:59 24-44
Rodney Chatman made Layup.
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LayUpShot 19:17 24-42
Ibi Watson made Layup. Assisted by Trey Landers.
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JumpShot 19:49 24-40
Kelton Edwards made Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:04 22-40
Obi Toppin made Dunk. Assisted by Rodney Chatman.
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End Game 0:00 53-81
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 53-81
End of 2nd half
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LayUpShot 0:26 53-81
Joshua Mullins made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:33 51-81
De'Arius Henyard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 51-81
Jhery Matos missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:35 51-81
Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 51-81
Jhery Matos missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 51-81
Foul on Anthony Gaston.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 51-81
Jhery Matos Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 51-81
Joshua Mullins missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 51-81
Foul on Christian Wilson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 51-81
Dwayne Cohill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhery Matos.
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Offensive Rebound 0:57 51-78
Dayton Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:58 51-78
Travon Bunch Block.
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JumpShot 0:58 51-78
Dwayne Cohill missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:06 51-78
Dayton Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 51-78
Joshua Mullins made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:15 50-78
Grambling Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 50-78
Joshua Mullins missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 50-78
Foul on Christian Wilson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:28 50-78
Jordy Tshimanga Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:40 50-78
Travon Bunch Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:00 50-78
Ryan Mikesell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Chatman.
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Defensive Rebound 2:09 50-75
Jhery Matos Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:14 50-75
Ivy Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 50-75
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 50-74
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 50-73
Foul on De'Arius Henyard.
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Defensive Rebound 2:25 50-73
Ibi Watson Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:27 50-73
Anthony Gaston missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:29 50-73
Anthony Gaston Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 50-73
Rodney Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:47 50-73
Dayton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:48 50-73
Kelton Edwards missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 50-73
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 50-72
Ibi Watson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 50-71
Foul on Kelton Edwards.
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Defensive Rebound 3:16 50-71
Rodney Chatman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:21 50-71
Prince Moss missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 50-71
Ryan Mikesell made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
GRAM
DAY
22-56
FG
27-50
39
Field Goal %
54
2-19
3PT
8-19
11
Three Point %
42
7-14
FT
19-31
50
Free Throw %
61
30
Rebounds
39
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
19
Defensive Rebounds
28
9
Assists
19
7
Steals
4
2
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
12
2
Technical Fouls
0
2
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
15
5
Fast Break Points
13
29
Points in Paint
38
22
Fouls
18
2
Largest Lead
30
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