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Jalen Crutcher
65
Dayton UD 9-9 (3-3 A-10)
81
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 8-9 (3-3 A-10)
Dayton UD
9-9 (3-3 A-10)
65
Final
81
Saint Joseph's SJU
8-9 (3-3 A-10)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dayton UD 30 35 65
Saint Joseph's SJU 42 39 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

@DaytonMBB Comes Up Short At Saint Joseph's, 81-65

PHILADELPHIA – Jalen Crutcher scored a career-high 23 points, but the Dayton Flyers fell to the Saint Joseph's Hawks, 81-65.

Dayton had its two-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 9-9 overall and 3-3 in the Atlantic 10.

Darrell Davis added 11 points, while Josh Cunningham had 10 points for Dayton.

FIRST HALF
  • Saint Joseph's pulled away in the first half with a 14-3 run and took a 34-23 lead with 4:45 to go.
  • The Flyers responded with a 6-0 run of its own, but the Hawks went into the locker room with a 42-30 advantage.
  • The Hawks shot 50 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes and was 6 of 13 from beyond the arc.

SECOND HALF
  • The Hawks continued their strong offensive performance taking a 52-33 lead three and a half minutes into the second half.
  • SJU extended the lead to 69-49 with six minutes to play and cruised to the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Dayton has lost nine straight at Saint Joseph's. The last victory at Hagan Arena came on Jan. 29, 2000.
  • Crutcher's 14 points in the first half was a season high.
  • Crutcher finished the game 8 of 13 from the field and 7 of 10 from beyond the arc. The rest of the team made 6 of 28 3-pointers.
  • The Flyers took 21 first half 3 pointers, also a season high.
  • Darrell Davis has scored in double figures in seven consecutive games.
  • Dayton is 9-0 when scoring 71 or more points this season, 0-9 when scoring 70 or below.
  • UD finished the game 13 of 38 from 3-point range (34 percent).
  • Jack Westerfield and Camron Greer each recorded their first career college points. Westerfield finished with five points, Greer had three.  

UP NEXT
  • The Flyers return home to host the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. ET.

 
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