DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers extended their winning streak to four as they won at home 82-70 over the Troy University Trojans. The Flyers are now 7-2 on the year and have not lost at home this season (4-0).
 

Kobe Elvis and DaRon Holmes II both led the Flyers to a victory this afternoon with 20+ point games. Elvis scored a college career-high 24 points and Holmes had a season-best 23.  Holmes also added a career-high 17 rebounds to his tally giving him his first double-double of the year
 

GAME RECAP

1st Half – Dayton 45, Troy 31

• The Flyers found themselves in an early 6-0 hole as Troy opened the game with two threes on back-to-back possessions. 

• A putback dunk by DaRon Holmes II started the scoring for the Flyers followed by a three from Kobe Elvis as the Flyers trailed 6-5 at the 17:17 mark.  

• Nate Santos buried a corner three assisted by Holmes II to give the Flyers their first lead of the afternoon 13-12. 

• On the following possession, Holmes II found his way to the rim for a strong finish to extend the lead to three and capping an 8-0 run over two minutes of play. 

• Elvis continued his strong start with a floater followed by a Koby Brea three which gave Dayton a 20-17 lead with 11:15 to play in the half. 

• The Flyers strung together multiple stops and held Troy scoreless for 2:30 of game time. During this, Elvis capitalized with back-to-back threes extending the lead to seven (26-19) at the nine-minute mark.

•  Dayton converted five straight field goals (three from Elvis and two from Holmes) as the Flyers led 32-22 at the under-eight media timeout. 

• Petras Padegimas got on the scoresheet with a corner triple coming off of an Enoch Cheeks assist.

• The Flyers went on a 14-3 run over the span of 4:20 to bring the score to 40-25 with 3:52 remaining.

• Javon Bennett closed the half out with a deep three with nine seconds left followed by him hustling back and blocking a three-point attempt on the other end at the  buzzer, giving the Flyers a 45-31 lead. 

• The Flyers shot 58% from three (7-12) in the first half, with key contributors being Elvis who went 3-for-4 from deep.

•The Flyers scored the most points scored in the first half since they scored 46 against UMass on Feb. 23, 2022.

 2nd Half –Dayton 82, Troy 70

• Elvis continued to have the hot hand as he converted a triple on the first shot attempt of the second half and later added a strong finish at the hoop as the Flyers led 50-33. 

• Holmes II acquired a double-double just 26 seconds into the second half when he grabbed his 10th rebound of the game while having 13 points as well.

• Elvis hit a pair of free throws to bring his tally to 20 points on the night with 14:04 to play.

• Bennett hit his second triple of the day which brought the Flyer lead to 16 (57-41) with 12:59 remaining. 

• Once again, Elvis converted a strong finish at the rim to stop the Flyers' four-minute scoring drought as they led 59-44 with 8:57 to play. 

• The Flyers' defense continued to dominate Troy as they held them scoreless for three straight minutes of action forcing them to miss five field goal attempts. 

• Holmes found Cheeks on a backdoor cut for a two-hand dunk at the 5:46 mark as Dayton led 64-51. This marked Cheek's sixth point of the game and the Flyer's 13th assist. 

• A three-pointer made by Troy cut the Flyer's lead to 10 points with 4:57 remaining. 

• Following a Dayton timeout, Brea continued his tremendous shooting this season as he hit his second triple of the day, this gave Dayton 10 made threes throughout the game. 

• Holmes secured a steal on the defensive end and took it the length of the floor for his fifth dunk of the game as Dayton led 73-59. This dunk marked his 190th on his career which put him tied in the all-time record book with Dayton legend Obi Toppin. 

• Dayton ended the game converting on seven of their last nine shot attempts and won 82-70. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• 3 - 3 Flyers were in double digits on the night for points. Kobe Elvis (24), DaRon Holmes II (23), and Javon Bennett (11).

• 2 - The number of Flyers who scored 20 points tonight. Elvis with 24 and Holmes with 23.

• 50 - Third straight game where the Flyers shot 50% or better from three.

• 10 - Dayton recorded 10 blocks on the night as a team compared to the Trojans 5.

• 17 - Holmes gathered 17 rebounds in the Dayton victory.

• 1 - Holmes II recorded his first double-double of the year.

• 18 - The Flyers had 18 points off turnovers.

• 34 - Dayton recorded 34 points in the paint.

• 5 - Holmes had five dunks to tie Obi Toppin on the Dayton all-time dunk leaderboard.

• 4 - Holmes led UD with four assists.

• 3 - Holmes also had a game-high three blocked shots.

• 14 - Bennett led UD with a +14 efficiency score.

UP NEXT 

•  After a week-long break for semester exams, UD will travel down I-75 to play Cincinnati in the Hoops Classic presented by altafiber and CareSource. 

• Game time at the Heritage Bank Center on the banks of the Ohio River is 7 p.m. ET.

• Dayton's next home game will be on Wednesday, Dec. 20 against Oakland at 7 p.m. ET.