PITTSBURGH – Josh Cunningham tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds and Darrell Davis added 19 points as the Dayton Flyers fell to the Duquesne Dukes, 70-62, in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener.

Jordan Davis added eight points and three assists, while Trey Landers and Jalen Crutcher each scored seven points apiece.

Dayton dropped to 6-7 overall and 0-1 in league play.

FIRST HALF

• After scoring 13 of Dayton's first 23 points, Cunningham and Crutcher exited after picking up two fouls apiece with eight minutes remaining in the half.
• That allowed Duquesne to finish on a 13-2 run to close the half and take a 38-34 lead to the locker room.

SECOND HALF

• After the Flyers pulled within two, Duquesne took advantage of a 3:06 Dayton scoring drought to take a 53-47 lead with 11:23 left in regulation.
• The Flyers regained the lead, 61-60, with 4:46 left in regulation, but the Dukes countered with a 6-0 run to take a 66-61 lead.
• Duquesne extended its lead to 68-62 with 53 seconds to play. A pair of free throws extended the advantage to 70-62 with 21.6 seconds to go and finished the contest.
• The Dukes ended the contest on a 10-1 run.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Free throws were a factor in the contest. Duquesne was 18 of 21 at the charity stripe, while Dayton went 9 of 17.
• Cunningham had his fifth double-double of the year.
• Darrell Davis has scored in double figures in all but two games this season.
• The Flyers played without John Crosby, who was held out while concussion protocol.
• Dayton shot 38 percent from the field, while the Dukes were 45 percent from the floor.
• The last time the Flyers lost an A-10 opener was on Jan. 11, 2014 against Saint Louis.
• Dayton started the second half 1 of 9 from three-point range.
• The Flyers did not score a field goal in the last 5:31 of the contest.
• It is the first losing month of December in the last 18 seasons for Dayton.

UP NEXT

• Dayton hosts the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET.