Rhode Island Rams at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Watson scores 22 to lift Dayton over Rhode Island 67-56
Jalen Crutcher had 15 points for Dayton (10-4, 6-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Mustapha Amzil added 11 points and seven rebounds. Jordy Tshimanga had 11 points.
Watson hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 15-0 run to start the second half as Dayton came from trailing 32-29 at the break. The Flyers held Rhode Island to a season-low 24 points in the second half.
Jeremy Sheppard had 16 points and six rebounds for the Rams (9-9, 6-5). Makhel Mitchell added 12 points. Rhode Island was held to 31% shooting in the second half (8 of 26).
Fatts Russell, the Rams’ leading scorer at 15 points per game, was held to four points on 1 of 6 shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jalen Crutcher Steal. | 56 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:11 | D.J. Johnson Turnover. | 56 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:12 | D.J. Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 67 |
Statistics
 URI |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 27-57 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 9-14 | FT | 6-8 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
UD Arena
Location: Dayton, OH
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 |