DAYTON -- Despite the blizzard-like weather outside, it was burning up inside UD Arena as the University of Dayton men's basketball team defeated VCU 106-79 on Friday.  The Flyers held the lead from tip-off through the final buzzer and set a school record with 17 three-pointers made.  Darrell Davis led the Flyer offense in scoring with 28 points—tying his career-high.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Half: Dayton 66 VCU 41

• The Flyers started the game out on a strong 8-0 run. Six of those points came from back-to-back threes from Jordan Davis.
• Jordan Davis and Trey Landers contributed all 15 of Dayton's points combined four minutes into the half (15-7).
• At the 13:48 minute-mark, the Flyers were shooting an impressive 83% from the field when the score was 24-14, Flyers.
• The Flyers were 12 of 14 from the field to start the game.
• Darrell Davis shot with an incredible 100% accuracy in the first half; seven for seven from the field, and four for four from the free throw line—leading the Flyers with 21 points in the first half.
• Justin Tillman led the Rams in points (20), rebounds (7), and assists (3).
• Seven of the eight Flyers who logged minutes in the first half, contributed at least three points.
• Dayton tallied its highest-scoring first half in program history, with 66 points. 

 
2nd Half: Dayton 106, VCU 79

• Every Flyers player who played more than ten minutes during the game contributed to the scoreboard, when Matej Svoboda hit a layup at the 12:19 mark.
• Jalen Crutcher broke his career-high record of assists and led the Flyers with 10 dimes. He also put up a double-double during the game, adding 12 points.  Crutcher missed the first triple-double in school history by two rebounds.  He pulled down a career-high eight boards.
• At the 9:34 mark, the Flyers held a 31-point lead—their largest lead in the half and the game (58-89).
• Jordan Davis hit his career-high scoring total with 21 points, besting his previous mark of 14.
• Darrell Davis contributed six points from the line—he is leading the Atlantic 10 in free throw shooting (24-24) and is currently on a 29 for 29 consecutive free-throw streak.  That streak is the fourth-best in UD history.
• Senior walkon Joey Gruden, who graduated in December, scored a three-pointer with 34 seconds left in the half—his first career basket.
• In addition to tying his career-best in scoring with 28 points, Darrell Davis also more than doubled his career high in assists, with nine.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 106-The Flyers scored their most points in 20 years (110 vs. Prairie View on Dec. 29, 1997).
• 31- Dayton held their largest lead during the second half- a 31-point lead at the 9:34 minute-mark.
• 10- Crutcher leads the Flyers with total assists this season with 63 –he beat his career-record for assists with ten.
• 5 - Five Flyers scored in double digits –In addition to Darrell Davis, Jordan Davis and Jalen Crutcher, Trey Landers.had 15 points and  Josh Cunningham added 13.
• 34/11- Dayton had 34 assists against just 11 turnovers.

KEY STAT

• 66- Dayton's points in the first half was the most for UD in a first half, and the fourth-best in any half.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will hit the road to play to play Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. ET. It will be heard on WHIO Radio and televised by the CBS Sports Network.