Dayton Flyers at Saint Louis Billikens
· Atlantic 10 Championship - Semifinal
Derkack, L'Etang lead Dayton past Saint Louis, 70-69 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinal
Derkack also contributed six rebounds for the fourth-seeded Flyers (23-10). Javon Bennett scored 17 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 7 for 8 from the line, and added four steals. Deshayne Montgomery shot 5 for 14, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points, while adding seven rebounds. It was the seventh win in a row for the Flyers.
Amari McCottry finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the top-seeded Billikens (28-5). Robbie Avila added 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Saint Louis. Ishan Sharma also had 11 points.
Derkack scored 12 points in the first half and Dayton went into the break trailing 36-33. Derkack led Dayton with 16 points in the second half. Dayton outscored Saint Louis by four points over the final half.
Dayton will play either VCU or Saint Joseph’s in the championship game on Sunday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dayton Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Quentin Jones misses 48-foot three point jumper | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dayton Timeout | 70 - 69 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 SLU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-55 | FG | 22-51 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 24-29 | FT | 15-17 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 21 | Percent Led | 73 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 28-5 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 26-7 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 23-10 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-9 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-13 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| 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 |