DAYTON -- The University of Dayton Flyers (17-3, 7-1 A-10) defeated the Saint Louis Billikens (8-12, 3-5 A-10) on Wednesday night at UD Arena, 73-37.  Kendall Pollard led the Flyers with 18 points and eight rebounds to bring Dayton's winning streak up to five.   Steve McElvene tied the school record for blocked shots in a game with six.
After scoring 182 points in its last two games, Saint Louis was held to a season-low 37 points. 

GAME BREAKDOWN
• Scoochie Smith knocked down a 3-pointer with 7:31 in the first half to break a 10-10 tie and spark a 13-2 run to give the Flyers a 23-12 lead, the first double digit lead of the game.
• A layup by Saint Louis guard Davell Roby with 40 seconds to go in the half brought the Billikens back within double digits before halftime and Dayton brought a 26-17 lead into halftime.
• Dayton made eight of its first nine field goals in the second half, part of a 20-4 Flyers run that broke open the game and gave Dayton a 46-21 lead with 13:05 left to play.  Kendall Pollard and Charles Cooke combined for 16 of Dayton's 20 points during the run.
• Dayton's largest lead was 39 with 1:55 remaining in the game after a pair of Darrell Davis free throws made the score 73-34.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Kendall Pollard led all scorers with 18 points on 8-9 shooting.  Dyshawn Pierre and Charles Cooke both joined Pollard in double-figures scoring with 12 and 10 points, respectively.  All 10 of Cooke's points came in the second half.
• Steve McElvene tied a Dayton record with six blocks in a game.  The last time a Dayton player had six block was when Chris Wright achieved the feat against La Salle on February 5, 2011.  McElvene is only the fifth player to reach that mark in Flyer history.
• McElvene moved up to fourth in single-season blocks at UD.  His 45 "Steve-says-no's" are tied with Erv Giddings (1977-78.  They trail only Sean Finn (46 in 2001-02) and Chris Wright (51 in 2010-11 and 53 in 2009-10).
• Dayton outrebounded Saint Louis, 50-29.  Dayton is now 13-1 when outrebounding its opponents.
• Saint Louis missed its first nine 3-pointers and did not convert from beyond-the-arc until 1:49 remaining in the first half.  The Billikens finished 3-24 (13%) on 3-pointers for the game.
• The Flyers held the Billikens to 15-55 (27%) shooting from the floor.  Saint Louis came into the game having shot 64-122 (52%) from the field its last two games.
• 10 different players scored for the Flyers.
• SLU's 37 points are the fewest Dayton has allowed in a game since January 5, 2010 against Ball State when the Flyers allowed 35.

UP NEXT
• Dayton will host La Salle (5-13, 1-6 A-10) at UD Arena on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. ET. 
• On Jan. 9, La Salle defeated Dayton 61-57 in Philadelphia, the Flyers' only conference loss of the season.