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Josh Benson (pictured) and Paul Williams both scored 16 points in Wednesday's win. |
PARIS -- The University of Dayton men’s basketball team completed a very successful exhibition tour in Europe Wednesday, with a 79-49 win over ESC Trappes of the French National 2 League. UD went 4-0 on the trip, defeating the Netherlands National U-23 team, and three professional teams.
Senior guard Paul Williams and junior forward Josh Benson each scored 16 points to lead the team in scoring. Senior guard Josh Parker scored 13 points and junior guard Kevin Dillard added 11. Freshman big man Alex Gavrilovic led the team in rebounding for the second straight game with 12 and Parker had a team-high seven assists.
Dillard and Parker scored in double figures in all four games. Dillard was the high scorer in the first three games and averaged 13.0 points a game. Chris Johnson averaged 11.8, Parker was right behind at 11.5 and Luke Fabrizius averaged 11.0 ppg.
The Flyers will fly home on Thursday, and the team will have a short break before classes start on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
