Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
· Atlantic 10 Championship - Final
VCU beats Dayton 70-62 to win second straight Atlantic 10 Tournament, earn spot in NCAA Tournament
VCU (27-7) will make its 21st March Madness appearance. The Rams made it all the way to the Final Four before losing in 2011.
Lewis hit 4 of 5 shots from beyond the 3-point line but just 1 of 5 inside it for VCU. Reserves Terrence Hill Jr. and Michael Belle scored 14 and 12, respectively.
Javon Bennett led Dayton (23-11) with 14 points and Amael L'Etang scored 12.
Hill and Barry Evans connected from beyond the arc to give VCU a 16-10 lead and the Rams never trailed again in building a 40-25 advantage at halftime.
Dayton whittled the deficit to 10 early in the second half, but Belle buried a 3-pointer and Hill hit a pull-up jumper for a 48-33 lead with 15 minutes remaining.
The Flyers trailed by 10 when they missed the front end of a 1-and-1 twice. Jordan Derkack made 1 of 4 foul shots before Amael L'etang sank a pair to cut it to 60-53 with 2:02 remaining, but the Flyers got no closer.
Dayton, swept by VCU during the regular season, was aiming for a 20th NCAA Tournament appearance. Dayton lost to UCLA in the 1967 title game, giving Hall of Fame coach John Wooden his third championship in four seasons. Lew Alcindor led the way for the Bruins.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jordan Derkack misses 27-foot three point jumper | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 70 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 VCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 23-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 9-17 | FT | 13-19 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 9,114 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 28-5 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 23-11 |
| 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 |