Dayton, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's basketball team (22-6, 12-4 A-10) rallied late but fell to the Rhode Island Rams (16-13, 8-8 A-10) at UD Arena by a score of 75-66.
Dayton, who entered the game 22nd in the USA Today/Coaches Poll, has dropped three of its last four and drops to third in the A-10 standings.
Dyshawn Pierre led the Flyers with 17 points and 11 rebounds, notching his fourth straight double-digit rebounding game. Jared Terrell of Rhode Island led all scorers with 18 points.

Game Breakdown
• Rhode Island controlled the game early, starting on an 11-0 run built on a 3-for-3 start beyond the three-point line from Four McGlynn and Jarvis Garrett.
• As the Rams started out hot from the field, the Flyers came out just as cold, missing their first seven field goals. Dayton's first basket came at the 15:18 mark from a Dyshawn Pierre floater.
• The Flyers managed to break out of their early slump by tightening their defense. Dayton held the Rams without a field goal for nearly four minutes, which allowed them to go on a 6-0 run and get back in the game.
• Unfortunately, this run was short-lived for the Flyers as strong offensive execution by the Rams led to wide open baskets as evidenced by their 57.7% field goal percentage in the first half. This percentage, in comparison to the Flyers' 40.7% shooting, allowed Rhode Island to enter halftime up 38-25.
• The second half began much like the first, with the Rams coming out with strong shooting 4-8 from the field while the Flyers were just 2-9 putting them down 47-31 at the 15:46 mark.
• Rhode Island kept up their pace for much of the second half, maintaining their lead to above 10 points, even getting it to as large as 65-46 at the 6:06 mark.
• Despite the deficit, the Flyers began to put the pressure on the Rams, resulting in a 9-0 catalyzed by two Kyle Davis steals and baskets, putting the Flyers down 65-58.
• Unfortunately, that is as close as the Flyers got, as Four McGlynn sealed the game for the Rams with seven of his own points, creating a final score of 75-66.

Inside the Numbers
• Dyshawn Pierre had a double-double, totaling 17 points and 11 rebounds, both of which led the team against Rhode Island. It was also his fourth straight double-digit rebounding performance.  Pierre also shared team honors in assists (3) with no turnovers.
• Charles Cooke was the only other Flyer who scored in double figures, adding16 points.
• The Flyers had a heavy advantage in fast break points, scoring 16 to Rhode Island's two.
• The Flyers narrowly outrebounded the Rams 30-29, which makes it only the second time this season the Flyers have lost while winning the rebounding margin.
• The loss marks as the first for Dayton when they have both Kendall Pollard and Dyshawn Pierre playing. Their record this season with both in the lineup is 11-1.
• Pollard came off the bench after missing the last four games with a bone bruise in his knee.  He scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes.

Up Next
The Flyers will play their final road game of the regular season against the Richmond Spiders on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30pm. Dayton returns to UD Arena for the final time this season on Saturday, March 5th at 8:00pm when they take on the VCU Rams for the regular season finale.  Both games will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.