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Josh Cunningham
53
Dayton UD 13-16, 7-10 A-10
71
Winner La Salle LAS 13-17, 7-10 A-10
Dayton UD
13-16, 7-10 A-10
53
Final
71
La Salle LAS
13-17, 7-10 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Dayton UD 23 30 53
La Salle LAS 33 38 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

@DaytonMBB Falls At La Salle, 71-53

PHILADELPHIA –Trey Landers registered a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, but the Dayton Flyers fell to the La Salle Explorers 71-53.

Josh Cunningham recorded 10 points and four rebounds, while Jalen Crutcher added 10 points and four steals as Dayton dropped to 13-16 overall and 7-10 in the Atlantic 10.

FIRST HALF
  • Dayton trailed 33-23 at the half.
  • Cunningham scored six of Dayton's first eight points, but he picked up his second foul at the 11:56 mark with the Flyers trailing 14-8.
  • La Salle went on an 11-3 run with Cunningham out and took a 25-11 advantage with 5:21 to play.
  • UD closed the opening 20 minutes on an 8-2 run.
  • The Flyers converted 2 of 12 shots from 3-point range.

SECOND HALF
  • La Salle opened up the second half red-hot scoring 15 points in the first five minutes and taking a 48-30 lead.
  • The Explorers would expand the lead to as many as 21 minutes later and hold on for the win in the closing minutes.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • For Landers, it was his second consecutive double-double and third in his last six games.
  • The 53 points scored tied a season-low. UD also scored 53 points at home in the win over Saint Louis.
  • Cunningham has scored in double figures in 19 of the last 22 games.
  • Landers has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 14 games and in four straight.
  • Dayton finishes the regular season 1-10 on the road, tied for the third-most road defeats in program history.
  • UD shot 40 percent from the field, but went 5 of 23 from 3-point range. La Salle shot 55 percent from the floor and converted 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.
  • The Flyers have lost four straight at Gola Arena and have not won there since Feb. 5, 2011.

UP NEXT
  • Dayton will have Senior Day, honoring Darrell Davis and Joey Gruden as UD hosts the George Washington Colonials on Saturday, March 3 at 3 p.m. ET.
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