Box Score WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Dayton men's basketball team fell behind early and never recovered, dropping its Atlantic 10 road opener to George Washington 82-62 on Saturday afternoon at the Charles E. Smith Center.

The Revolutionaries led wire-to-wire, scoring the first eight points of the game and holding off multiple comeback attempts by the Flyers over the rest of the game.

Senior Nate Santos led Dayton in scoring with 23 points, while redshirt senior Zed Key added 10. Senior Enoch Cheeks had a game-high 11 rebounds.

First Half -- George Washington 43, Dayton 27

• The Revolutionaries began the game on an 8-0 run.
• Junior Javon Bennett got the Flyers on the board with a three at 17:46.
• Senior Nate Santos brought it within two at 8-6 with a three of his own.
• GW scored the 20 of the next 28 points to build a 28-11 lead.
• The Flyers cut the deficit to 11 with just 0:56 to go on a Malachi Smith layup.
• A heave from three by the Revs as time expired brought the score to its first-half final.
• Dayton shot just 30-percent in the opening half while George Washington hit at a 44-percent clip.

Second Half – George Washington 82, Dayton 62

• The Flyers used a 9-0 run to start the second half that swelled to 16-5 over the first 4:13 to cut into the halftime deficit. 
• A three-pointer from redshirt senior Posh Alexander at 12:38 cut the UD deficit to just three at 54-51.
• GW scored seven of the next 10 points when junior Isaac Jack sank a pair of free throws at 9:17 to bring the score back within five.
• A driving layup by Bennett at 6:32 made it a four-point game once again.
• Despite multiple chances to inch closer, Dayton never got closer than four the rest of the game. 
• GW pushed its advantage back to double-digits with a layup at 2:38.
• The Revs got the dagger on a deep three with 1:10 to go to push their advantage to 17.
• Dayton was held without a basket over the final 3:30 of the contest, leading to a George Washington run of 13-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 15 – threes made by GW in the game, a season-high by a UD opponent this season and most since VCU hit 18 in last year's regular season finale.
• 23 – points for Nate Santos, his third 20+ point performance of the season.
• 11 – rebounds for Enoch Cheeks, his fourth double-digit rebound effort of the campaign.
• 11 – consecutive double-digit scoring games for Santos.
• 4 – three-point field goals for the Flyers, tying a season-low
• 2 – for the first time this season, Dayton had only two players with double-figure

UP NEXT

• Dayton plays another Atlantic 10 road contest on Wednesday, Jan. 8. at Massachusetts.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• The Flyers return to the friendly confines of UD Arena on Jan. 15 against George Mason at 7 p.m.