CHARLESTON, S.C. –
Darrell Davis scored a career-high 27 points as the Dayton Flyers fell to the Old Dominion Monarchs, 75-67 in the Gildan Charleston Classic fifth-place game.
Josh Cunningham chipped in with 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while
Jordan Davis scored 11 off the bench.
Dayton falls to 2-2 overall.
FIRST HALF
- Dayton trailed 39-29 after the opening 20 minutes.
- Darrell Davis scored 10 points in the first nine minutes. However, Old Dominion took control midway through the first half with a 17-5 run.
- ODU shot 14 of 28 from the field and 5 of 10 from beyond the arc.
SECOND HALF
- UD cut the deficit to 54-47 with 10:58 to play, but that would be the closest the Flyers would get to even the score.
- Old Dominion shot 53 percent from the field in the second half and went on an 18-8 run soon after to keep the lead for good.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Old Dominion shot 52 percent from the field and out-rebounded Dayton 36-23.
- The Monarchs were productive inside with 34 points in the paint.
- Darrell Davis finished the Charleston Classic averaging 24 points in three contests.
- Davis, the team's only senior, raised his career high in each of the three games in Charleston -- 20, 25 and 27 points.
- His 72 points are the fourth-most scored in the 10 seasons of the Charleston Classic.
UP NEXT
- The Flyers return home to face the Akron Zips on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. ET.