ESTERO, Fla. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team suffered a 76-74 loss in overtime to Auburn in the second game of the Gulf Coast Showcase.  

The Flyers (3-5) dropped their fourth straight game while the Tigers (3-3) get back in the win column.

KEY MOMENT
OT - .02 – Dayton had a chance to win the game, but were unable to make a pair of free throws. That would be the last opportunity for the Flyers.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 15, Auburn 16

• Dayton scored the opening bucket on a putback by redshirt senior Julia Chandler and Auburn called a timeout 47 seconds into the game.
• The Flyers pushed the tempo of the game and pulled ahead 8-4 in the first four minutes.
• Auburn took the lead 12-10 at the 3:21 mark with a three.
• The Tigers used an 8-0 run over 3:00 to add to their advantage.
• Redshirt senior Shakeela Fowler scored six straight points for UD.
• Redshirt junior Erin Whalen hit a big three in the last 30 seconds.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 37, Auburn 24

• Dayton and Auburn traded buckets back and forth in the early stages of the second.
• After great ball movement, senior Jayla Scaife drilled a three to put the Flyers back on top 22-20.
• Chandler had a pair of great rebounds and putbacks to add to UD's lead.
• At the media, the Flyers held a 26-20 advantage.
• Auburn on the other hand suffered a six minute drought.
• The Flyers carried that momentum into the locker room at half.
• UD shot 47 percent from the floor and outrebounded Auburn 19-10.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 49, Auburn 49

• Auburn came out of the halftime fired up and went on a 10-2 run to pull back into the game.
• The Tigers closed the gap to two at 39-37 with 5:30 to play in the quarter.
• Auburn took the lead, but Dayton quickly responded with a three from Scaife to go back on top.
• The Flyers trailed before Erin Whalen drilled a three at the buzzer to tie the game up at 49-49.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 63, Auburn 63

• Dayton took the early lead in the fourth on baskets from Fowler, Whitehead, and Scaife.
• Auburn called a timeout with 6:06 on the clock after a layup in transition with the score at 55-54 in UD's favor.
• At the media break, Dayton had a 57-56 lead.
• The game went back-and-forth over the next few minutes.
• UD led by one going into the final minute, 62-61.
• Auburn had a chance to take the lead, but Chandler grabbed a crucial rebound and the Tigers were forced to foul.
• The Tigers scored at the buzzer to force overtime.

Overtime: Dayton 74, Auburn 76

• Auburn took the lead with a bucket and free throw to start.
• Whalen answered with a three to tie it and another to take the lead.
• The Tigers got a three and a layup to pull ahead 72-69 with 2:14 to play.
• The first nine points for UD in overtime came from Whalen threes.
• Scaife found Whalen underneath the bucket with a nice pass for a layup, tying the game at 74-74 with 30 seconds left.
• The Flyers had a chance in the end and missed both free throws as the Tigers took the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
20 – Dayton committed 20 turnovers in the game that led to 19 Auburn points.
32 – The Flyers had 32 points in the paint.
19 – Erin Whalen and Jayla Scaife both scored 19 points to lead UD.
13 and 10 – Julia Chandler had her first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds while going 6-of-9 from the field.
44.4 – Dayton shot 44.4 percent in the game, but just 64.3 percent from the free throw line.
36 – UD outrebounded Auburn 35-33.

KEY STAT
18-of-26 – Auburn made 18 free throws compared to Dayton's nine made free throws.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will finish up the 2019 Gulf Coast Showcase Sunday against either Maine or Drake at 11 a.m.