Bill Barrett

Box Score

Dayton UD 23-6, 13-4

Richmond UR 15-14, 7-10

Dayton UD

23-6, 13-4

Final

Mar. 01, 2016

Richmond UR

15-14, 7-10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Dayton UD	32	53	85
Richmond UR	37	47	84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/1/2016 9:51:00 PM

SMITH’S ‘SUPER TUESDAY’ LIFTS UD PAST RICHMOND, 85-84

RICHMOND, Va. - Scoochie Smith scored a career-high 26 points as the Dayton Flyers earned an 85-84 road win against the Richmond Spiders.

Charles Cooke added 21 points and five rebounds, while Dyshawn Pierre added another double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Flyers hadn't won at Richmond since 2004, a streak of six games.

Dayton improved to 23-6 overall and 13-4 in the Atlantic 10. The Flyers have already clinched a double-bye in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship finishing in the top four of the league.

GAME BREAKDOWN

Dayton started the game off strong up 8-2 in the opening minutes, but the Spiders went on a 14-3 run midway through the half and were up 37-32 at the break.
Dayton regained the lead 41-40 four minutes into the second half.
However, the Spiders went on a 16-3 run and extended their lead to 58-48 with 11:23 to play.
Dayton regained the lead, 69-64, fueled by a 16-3 run of their own punctuated with a Cooke three.
Cooke added another huge three to put the Flyers ahead 74-68 with 2:01 left in regulation.
Richmond cut the deficit to 81-77 with 33 seconds to play. Pierre added two free throws to push the lead to six once again.
Dayton made 8 of its last 11 free throws in the final minute of the game.
The Spiders' T.J. Cline, led all scorers with 36 points and hit a three with 0.1 seconds left to cut the deficit to one.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Dayton improved to 10-0 this season with a full roster available.
The Flyers are 8-2 in road games this season. UD has matched the most road victories in the Archie Miller era.
The last time Dayton won eight regular season road games was in the 1966-67 season when the Flyers were the NCAA Runner Up.
UD is 7-0 this season on Tuesdays.
Pierre has reached double figures in rebounds in five straight contests.
The Flyers are 12-1 this year when both Kendall Pollard and Dyshawn Pierre play.
Charles Cooke has scored 20-plus points 12 times this season. The Flyers are 10-2 when he scores 20 or more points.
Smith scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half. He shot 8-of-11 from the field overall and also added five assists.

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