Saint Louis Billikens at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
L'Etang's career-high 26 points helps Dayton to a 77-62 win over No. 23 Saint Louis
Saint Louis has lost two of its last three games since winning 18 straight. The Billikens were 25-2 for just the second time in school history, and the loss to Dayton prevented them from reaching 26-2 for the first time.
Jordan Derkack scored 14 points for the Flyers (19-9, 10-5 A-10), who improved to 14-2 at home. It was their 12th straight win over Saint Louis in UD Arena.
Kellen Thomas led the Billikens with 24 points and Dion Brown had 15.
After trailing by as many has 25 points in the first half, the Billikens (25-3, 13-2) got within 11 late in the second half, but couldn't complete the comeback.
Saint Louis endured a nightmarish start.
The Billikens, who came in ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense at 90.1 points per game, started 1 for 12 from the field and were scoreless for nearly five minutes.
Dayton took advantage with a 10-0 run to build an early 13-4 lead. Keonte Jones' dunk made the score 20-6.
Derkack and L'Etang hit back-to-back 3s to extend the Flyers' lead to 30-11. L'Etang had 16 points in the half.
Dayton was 7 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half while the Billikens went 1 for 12. The Flyers led 44-28 at halftime.
After shooting 64% in the first half, the Flyers went cold at the start of the second.
Saint Louis reduced the Dayton's lead to 13 on Robbie Avila's 3-pointer. Avila had 10 points.
A Flagrant-1 foul on Saint Louis' Quentin Jones resulted in two free throws and then a layup from Derkack, extending the Flyers' lead to 57-40.
Bennett's fastbreak layup off an assist from Jones made it 63-45 with 8:31 left.
Saint Louis won the teams' first meeting 102-71 last month. Trey Green scored 23 points in that win, but had two points Tuesday.
Dayton: At George Washington on Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Dion Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Brady Dunlap makes free throw 2 of 2 | 59 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Saint Louis Deadball Team Rebound. | 58 - 77 |
Statistics
 SLU |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 24-51 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 13-16 | FT | 21-28 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 95 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 13,407 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 27-4 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 24-7 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 21-10 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-9 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| 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 | 17-16 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |