DAYTON – The Dayton Flyers return to the friendly confines of the Epicenter of College Basketball, UD Arena, to host the quarterfinal round of the National Invitational Tournament against Illinois State on Wednesday, March 25.
The Flyers and Redbirds tip off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Dayton (25-11) erased a 10-point first half deficit and rode a tidal wave of momentum in the second half to ground the UNCW Seahawks, 80-61, in a sold out Trask Coliseum in Wilmington on Saturday night. Illinois State (22-12) hit a go-ahead three-pointer with just :02 on the clock to upend No. 1 seed Wake Forest on the road on Sunday afternoon
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De'Shayne Montgomery became the fourth Flyer to join the 1,000 career point club this season thanks to a 20-point showing by the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native. Montgomery was 8-of-13 from the floor, had three steals, two assists and two rebounds to lead Dayton to their second road win of the NIT.
UD held UNCW to just 14.3% (3-of-21) from beyond the three-point line in the game
