DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's basketball team defeated Capital on Saturday by a score of 80-42 in the home opener exhibition game in front of a sellout crowd of 13,409.
The Flyers were led by junior Toumani Camara, who had 16 points and nine rebounds. Camara was joined in double digits by DaRon Homes II (15), R.J. Blakney (12), and redshirt sophomore Kobe Elvis (10).
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Half: Dayton 41, Capital 15
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DaRon Holmes II opened up the game drawing a foul inside and going one-for-two at the foul line.
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Toumani Camara scored Dayton's first field goal after a curl cut on an inbound play drawn up for him.
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Dayton opened the half dominating the paint with eight points inside early to take a 9-4 lead.
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Capital found looks from behind the three point line to cut Dayton's lead down to seven.
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UD up from deep, hitting three straight three-pointers to increase its lead 23-10.
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Holmes opened the game an efficient four-of-five from the field and drew fouls at the rim, going three-for-four from the free throw line to total 11 points in the first half.
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Zimi Nwokeji came off the bench finding a dunk off of a Capital turnover.
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Holmes found back-to-back blocks at the rim in the same possession to give Dayton its only two blocks of the half.
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Guard Mike Sharavjamts stepped confidently into a three off the dribble to score his first basket of the game.
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Camara led Dayton's offense in the first half with 12 points at 56% shooting.
2nd Half: Dayton 80, Capital 42
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Holmes opened the first half for Dayton with a second-chance opportunity after rebounding his own miss.
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After a Capital foul, Dayton's Kobe Elvis found R.J. Blakney on an alley-oop to spark Dayton's energy and increase the lead to 47-15.
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Capital found their first field goal of the half with a three-pointer to make the score 54-19.
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Capital heated up, finding a groove on offense going on a 9-2 run.
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Blakney put home a monster dunk off the dribble over three defenders to shift the momentum back towards the Flyers.
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Brady Uhl found his rhythm in a mid-range pull up jumper to contribute to the Flyers' 17 bench points in the 2nd half.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Four Flyers scored in the double digits: Toumani Camara (16), DaRon Holmes II (15), R.J. Blakney (11), and Kobe Elvis (11).
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Freshman Mike Sharavjamts scored nine points in his debut as a starter while leading the team with +/- of +40.
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Four Flyers made their debut: Mike Sharavjamts, Tyrone Baker, Cole Hatkevich, and Ty Locklear.
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Dayton scored 46 points in the paint, using its size advantage to dominate inside.
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The Flyers assisted on over 30% of their field goals, totaling 16 assists on 53 shots.
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