AMHERST, Mass. –
Josh Cunningham tallied his seventh double-double of the year with 27 points and 11 rebounds, but the Dayton Flyers fell 86-82 in double overtime to the Massachusetts Minutemen.
Trey Landers recorded a career-high of 22 points and a career-high-tying nine rebounds,
Darrell Davis added 15 points and seven rebounds and
Jalen Crutcher totaled 15 points and eight assists.
Dayton falls to 10-12 overall and 4-6 in the Atlantic 10.
FIRST HALF
- Dayton trailed 35-28 at the half. The Flyers trailed 16-15 when UMass went on a 13-4 run to take control.
- UMass shot 7 of 16 (44 percent) from 3-point range and led by as many as 11 midway through the first half.
- Cunningham led UD with 13 first half points.
- Dayton held a 19-15 advantage on the glass, with eight of them on the offensive end.
SECOND HALF
- After trailing by as many as 10 in the early part of the half, the Flyers stormed back and took a 54-52 lead at the 11:07 mark.
- The game was tied at 69-69 with one minute to go when Darrell Davis missed a jumper to give UD the lead.
- However, on the ensuing possession UMass committed a backcourt violation and did not bring the ball past half court in time. That setup a potential game-winner from Crutcher, but his jumper came up short.
FIRST OVERTIME
- UMass opened the overtime on a 4-0 run. After the two teams traded baskets, Darrell Davis tied the contest at 74-74 with a pair of free throws.
- After UMass converted one of two free throws, Cunningham hit one of two as well to tie the contest at 75-75 with 1:07 to go.
- The Minutemen took the lead, 77-75 after an alley-oop dunk off an inbounds play with 39 seconds on the clock. Cunningham converted two free throws to pull the Flyers back into a tie at 77-77.
- A desperation three by the Minutemen missed as time expired.
SECOND OVERTIME
- UMass again came out on a 4-0 run to open the overtime period.
- The Flyers rallied on a pair of Cunningham buckets to tie the contest at 81-81 with 1:29 remaining.
- UMass regained the lead, 84-81, off a half court 3 pointer as the shot clock expired.
- On the ensuing possession, Cunningham converted only one of two free throws to cut the deficit to 84-82.
- The Minutemen iced the game with a jumper with 11 seconds to play.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Dayton lost only its second game of the year when scoring 71 or more points.
- UD's five starters scored all 82 points.
- Cunningham and Darrell Davis have each scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games.
- Landers has scored in double figures in five of his last seven games, while Crutcher has now scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games.
- Dayton was just 5 of 22 from 3-point range, while UMass shot 12 of 26.
- The Flyers drop to 1-1 in overtime games this season.
UP NEXT
- Dayton returns home to host the Duquesne Dukes on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. ET.
Â