DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton Men's Basketball team (21-5, 11-2 A-10) fell to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (18-7, 9-4 A-10) by a score of 79-72 on Saturday afternoon at UD Arena. Dayton, who entered the game ranked 15th by the Associated Press and 13th in the USA Today/Coaches Poll, lost back-to-back games for the first time in 77 games, snapping the third-longest such string in the nation.
Charles Cooke led UD with 22 points.  Jaylen Adams led all scorers with 31 points for the Bonnies.

Game Breakdown:
1st Half
- St. Bonaventure started the game red hot, connecting on 6 of their first 9 attempts, including three 3 pointers. They held an early 10 point lead, 15-5.
- Cooke and Steve McElvene brought Dayton back into it, combining for the team's first 11 points. With 11:44 left in the first half Dayton trailed 18-11.
- A Scoochie Smith layup at the 10-minute mark brought the crowd to its feet and cut the deficit to one.
- The Flyers finally took the lead, although briefly, with 55.8 seconds left in the half after Smith knocked down a pair of free-throws. It was the first time Dayton lead since early in the game when they lead 3-2.
- St. Bonaventure scored the last five points of the half, including Jaylen Adams' hit a three with 1.7 seconds left to give the Bonnies a 40-36 advantage heading into the break.
- Charles Cooke and Scoochie Smith both led the Flyers with 10 points in the first half. Jaylen Adams led all scorers with 16.
2nd Half
- Scoochie Smith started the scoring in the second half for the Flyers drilling a three from the left wing. On the next possession Cooke got in on the action, hitting another 3 and tying the score at 42.
- The Bonnies then went on a 10-3 run to lead 52-45
- Dayton responded with a 9-0 run of their own, highlighted by a Cooke steal which turned into an "and one" layup. Cooke converted on the free throw. The Flyers led 54-52 with 13:08 left to play.
- Jaylen Adams responded with an "and one" of his own to give the Bonnies a 55-54 advantage.
- SBU never trailed after that, leading by as much as six.
- With 1:10 left, Dayton trailed 72-70. Cooke drove in for a layup which rimmed out but big Steve McElvene was there for the tip in.
- After an SBU timeout, Jaylen Adams drilled a three from the right wing to give the Bonnies a 75-72 lead with 36 seconds left in the game
- Cooke missed a floater in the lane and the Flyers then had to resort to fouling. Adams made two more free throws to secure their victory.
- Dayton is now tied for second in the Atlantic 10, a game behind league-leader VCU.


Inside the Numbers
- Dayton shot 40% (10-25) in the first half but only 22.2% (2-9) from three. The Bonnies shot 41% (12-29) from the field, 45.5% (5-11) from three.
- There were six different lead changes in the game but the Flyers only led for 1:59 of game time.
- St. Bonaventure shot 50% (10-20) from three. Jaylen Adams hit five (5-9) from long range.
- Dayton as a team only connected on five three-pointers (5-21).
- Charles Cooke had his 11th games of 20 points or more, and scored his 1,000th college point in the game (613 at James Madison, 406 at Dayton)
- Dyshawn Pierre had his second straight double-double (12 & 13).
- Scoochie Smith had 18 points
- Steve McElvene had 12 points (5-6 FG), five rebounds and two blocks.  He is shooting .750 (15-20) from the field in the last five games.
- The sellout crowd of 13,455 was the fourth of the year.

Up Next:
The Flyers will travel to St. Louis on Tuesday. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m. ET. Dayton returns to UD Arena next Saturday, February 27 to take on Rhode Island.