WILMINGTON, Del.  – The University of Dayton women's basketball team opened its Atlantic 10 Championship tournament Friday morning with the Davidson College Wildcats

The Flyers (24-4) continue in the postseason while the Wildcats (16-14) end their year.

KEY MOMENT
OT – 1:42 – Makira Cook hit second-chance three to put the Flyers up three then less than a minute later made a pair of free throws to ice the game.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 10, Davidson 13

• Dayton trailed early 6-0 as the offense got off a slow start in the opening three minutes.
• The Flyers got their first points at the 6:40 mark with a pair of free throws from sophomore Tenin Magassa.
• UD cut the margin to two midway in the quarter before going on a 3:00 drought.
• The Flyers answered with a 6-0 run to close the gap, but a late three gave the Wildcats the lead in the final seconds.
• Sophomore Makira Cook had a couple of tough drives to lead UD with four points.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 22, Davidson 17

• The Wildcats scored the first four points of the second to add to their lead in the first 1:30.
• With one second on the shot clock, the Flyers ran an out-of-bounds play to perfection and graduate student Erin Whalen scored to end the rally. She added a pair of free throws to make it a three-point contest.
• Davidson was forced to call a timeout with 5:23 on the clock as Dayton was amidst an 8-0 run over 1:46. The Wildcats suffered from a 3:24 drought during that time.
• The skid continued for Davidson as it crept above eight minutes without a point.
• The Flyers went into the locker room with a five-point lead, a 12-0 run, and held the Wildcats without a point over the last 8:47.
• Whalen had a team high eight points to lead UD.
• Both teams shot under 30 percent in the first half and combined for 1-for-15 from three.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 40, Davidson 29

• The Flyers' run carried over into the second half as the Wildcats pushed their drought over 10 minutes. Dayton scored the opening seven points of the third.
• Davidson was forced to call its second timeout at the 7:41 mark with Dayton leading 29-17.
• The Wildcats managed to end the skid and pulled within single digits midway through the quarter.
• Out of the media timeout, junior Mariah Perez scored her third bucket of the game to get the margin back to double-digits.
• The Flyers held an 11-point lead after three.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 48, Davidson 48

• Davidson responded to start the fourth with a 5-0 run to cut the margin to 40-34.
• Dayton didn't get its first points of the fourth until the 7:15 mark.
• The Wildcats continued their 10-1 run and made it a two-point game, 41-39.
• Cook hit a pull-up jumper at the 3:00 mark to put Dayton up five, but Davidson answered right back with a three.
• Davidson tied the game up with a steal and layup, 48-48, with :42 to play
• Neither team was able to get the decisive basket which meant overtime.

Overtime: Dayton 60, Davidson 55

• Dayton struck first, but Davidson answered with a three and took the lead in the opening minute.
• Cook hit a three at the 1:48 mark to put UD up 56-53.
• She had a pair of free throws to push the margin further.
• Senior Kyla Whitehead got a clutch rebound hit two free throws herself with :12 to play and made it a five-point UD lead.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4 in 1 – Dayton held Davidson to just four points in the second quarter, tying a season high which they did against Davidson in the regular season.
13 – Graduate student Araion Bradshaw had a team0high 13 rebounds and played 44 minutes.
14 – Makira Cook scored a team-high 14 points, including five crucial points in overtime.
10 – Tenin Magassa and Kyla Whitehead both added 10 points each as well.
19.2% - Dayton held Davidson to 19.2 percent from three-point range.

KEY STAT
25 to 6 – The Flyers got 25 points from their bench while Wildcats had just six.  

UP NEXT
Dayton will face the winner of VCU and George Washington on Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. in the A-10 Semifinals.