ST. LOUIS - Charles Cooke scored 14 points and Scoochie Smith added 12 points, five rebounds and five assists as the No. 7 seed Dayton Flyers fell to the 10th-seeded Syracuse Orange 70-51.

Kyle Davis scored nine points and Dyshawn Pierre and Steve McElvene each had six points and six rebounds for UD.

GAME BREAKDOWN

• The Flyers trailed 30-28 at the half after shooting 34 percent from the field. Smith led the way with nine points, all on 3-pointers.
• Dayton trailed 47-33 midway through the second half. The Flyers started the second half 2 of 13 from the floor with three turnovers.
• The Orange extended the lead to 53-33 with 8:57 to play.
• The Flyers could never recover as the Flyers missed 15 layups or dunks in the contest according to ESPN stats.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Flyers trailed at the half for the eighth time in the last nine games.
• UD finished the game shooting 32 percent from the field.
• The Flyers were outrebounded 48-28.
• It was Dayton's first loss to an ACC opponent in the last nine games.
• Dayton concludes the 2015-16 season 25-8 overall.

UP NEXT

• Pierre and Bobby Wehrli will graduate, but the Flyers will return the rest of the team and add Josh Cunningham and Trey Landers.