DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's basketball team fell to Lipscomb 78-59 on Wednesday night at UD Arena. Redshirt junior Elijah Weaver, sophomore Toumani Camara, and freshman Malachi Smith each scored 11 in the contest.

The Flyers fall to 1-2 on the young season, with the Dayton defense unable to slow down the Bisons, who improve to 4-1. Lipscomb shot 59 percent as a team and made 10 of 18 three pointers. On top of his 11 points, Smith also dished a team-high four assists and added four rebounds, two steals, and one block for Dayton.

GAME BREAKDOWN

1st Half: Lipscomb 38, Dayton 28

• Redshirt freshman Kobe Elvis scored the first points for Dayton, marking the second time in the first three contests Elvis has been the first Flyer to score.
• The Flyers struggled to score out of the gate, making just one of the team's first five shots and turning the ball over twice, leading to a 9-4 Lipscomb lead heading into the first media timeout.
• Redshirt freshman Koby Brea ended a scoring drought of nearly three minutes for Dayton to cut the Lipscomb lead to 14-7 with 13:07 remaining in the half.
• The Flyers continued to show a balanced offensive attack, with three different players scoring the first three baskets for the third consecutive game.
• A pair of free throws by freshman Malachi Smith and a three-point basket from redshirt junior Elijah Weaver cut Lipscomb's lead to 20-14 with 10:07 left in the first half.
• The Flyers used a 12-3 run to cut the lead to 31-28 with 3:07 remaining in the half prompting a timeout by the Bisons. Elvis scored seven points, including four unanswered during the stretch.
• Lipscomb answered with a 7-0 run to end the half, leading to the 38-28 halftime score.
• Six different Flyers scored in the first half. Elvis led the Flyers with nine points in the first 20 minutes with Smith adding seven points and a team-high three assists for Dayton.
• Dayton was a perfect 5-for-5 in the first half from the free throw line.
• UD's defense struggled to stop the Bisons, as Lipscomb shot 65 percent from the field in the first half, the highest percentage any team has shot against the Flyers in a half this season.

 
2nd Half: Lipscomb 78, Dayton 59

• Lipscomb made eight of their first 12 shots, including three of their five three-point attempts in the first eight minutes of the half, taking a 58-43 lead with 11:44 remaining in the contest.
• The Flyers responded with back-to-back three pointers by redshirt freshman Mustapha Amzil to cut Lipscomb's lead to nine, prompting a timeout by the Bisons with 10:49 left.
• The game of runs continued as Lipscomb responded with an 11-0 run to retake a 69-49 lead over the Flyers with 7:16 remaining.
• The two teams traded baskets the rest of the way, with the Flyers holding a slight 10-9 advantage over the final seven minutes.
• Weaver and Amzil led the Flyers with eight points each in the second half.
• Camara added five of his six rebounds in the last 20 minutes of the contest.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Lipscomb had 34 shots in the paint shooting 68%, while the Flyers had 24 shooting 46%.
• Despite this, the Flyers still kept it close when it came to rebounding, with the Bisons holding the narrow advantage 28-27.
• Dayton dominated the offensive glass, pulling down eight offensive boards compared to just two for Lipscomb.
• This led to the Flyers outpacing the Bisons 9-2 in second-chance points.
• UD had three players finish with double-digit points. Camara, Weaver and Smith all had 11.
• All nine Flyers who saw action in the contest scored.
• Redshirt freshman Moulaye Sissoko finished with a career-high eight rebounds, topping his previous high of seven which he accomplished on December 30, 2020, against La Salle.
• Dayton continued the trend of outscoring the opposing team's bench, with the non-starters for the Flyers outscoring the Bisons 25-23.

UP NEXT

• Dayton will face Austin Peay on Saturday, Nov. 20 at UD Arena.
• Tip-off is at 2:00 p.m. ET