Dayton Flyers at Duquesne Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Holmes' 33 lead Dayton past Duquesne 72-62
Holmes had 12 rebounds for the Flyers (13-2, 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Nate Santos scored nine points and added eight rebounds. Javon Bennett was 3 of 6 shooting (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points, while adding six assists. The Flyers prolonged their winning streak to 10 games.
Dae Dae Grant led the Dukes (9-6, 0-3) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Jimmy Clark III added 12 points and four steals for Duquesne. Jake DiMichele also had 12 points and two steals.
Dayton took the lead with 19:27 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 31-21 at halftime, with Holmes racking up 14 points. Dayton used a 9-2 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 43-29 with 13:34 left in the half before finishing off the win.
Both teams next play Tuesday. Dayton hosts Saint Louis and Duquesne plays Richmond at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Dae Dae Grant made Free Throw. | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Dae Dae Grant made Free Throw. | 72 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Foul on Javon Bennett. | 72 - 60 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 DUQ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 25-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 15-19 | FT | 4-5 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 3,724 | 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 |