DAYTON - The University of Dayton Flyers beat the Duquesne Dukes by a final score of 90-53 Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 13,455 at UD Arena.  The Flyers improved their record to 17-5 and 8-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference play.  UD currently holds a half-game lead for first place in the A-10.

Kendall Pollard led Dayton with 16 points (6-of-6 FG) in just 19 minutes of action.  Darrell Davis added 13, and Kyle Davis came off the bench for 12 (5-of-5 FG, with five assists).  Eight players had at least seven points in the game, and nine had at least one assist.

The Flyers got out to a fast start and never looked back. They did not trail throughout the game, and had three different runs of 10-0 or better in the contest. 

Dayton has won two straight and 10 of 12.  This was also the Flyers' 10th straight win at UD Arena.  Duquesne falls to 9-15 and 2-9 in the conference.

FIRST HALF – Dayton 44, Duquesne 25
• The two teams traded pairs of baskets in the first two minutes of the game until UD went on a 33-6 spurt that made the score 37-11 with 5:10 left in the half.
• The Dukes then went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 15 with 2:21 to go.
• UD shot 6-of-13 from beyond the arc (.462) and had 13 assists from six different players.
• Dayton shot 18-of-31 from the field (.581), while holding Duquesne to 10-of-25 (.400).
• The Flyers out-rebounded the Dukes 20 to nine.
• UD never trailed.

SECOND HALF – Dayton 90, Duquesne 53
• The Flyers went on a 33-5 run in the middle of the half to stretch the lead to 46 (82-36) with 5:42 remaining.
• Seniors scored Dayton's first 12 points of the half.
• Duquesne outscored UD 15-6 over the last 4:14 to make the final margin 37 points.
• The Flyers made 19-of-32 field goals (.594) in the second half.
• Kyle Davis scored nine of his 12 points in the second half.


BY THE NUMBERS
100% -- Seniors Kendall Pollard and Kyle Davis each shot 100% shooting 6-of-6 and 5-of-5 respectively.
16 -- Pollard led the Flyers with 16 points and added five rebounds.
8 -- Charles Cooke led the team with eight rebounds
30 -- The Flyers finished with 30 assists, which is tied for third-most in school history.
9 -- The 30 assists came from nine different players. Scoochie Smith led with eight, Cooke added six and K. Davis had five (with zero turnovers).
29-3 -- K. Davis has a 29-to-3 assist-to-turnover ratio in A-10 games, which ranks first in the league.
40 -- Dayton out-rebounded Duquesne 40 to 26
59 -- The Flyers shot 37-of-63 (59 percent) from the floor. UD improved its record to 16-1 this year when connecting on 40 percent or better from the field.
48 -- The Flyers dominated points in the paint outscoring the Dukes 48-20
16 -- Dayton is 16-0 this season when leading with five minutes left in regulation.
95 -- Dayton's senior class now has 95 wins, two behind the school record for winningest class.
114 -- The game was the 114th sellout in UD Arena history.

UP NEXT
Dayton remains home to host the Saint Joseph's Hawks on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. ET.