Northwestern Wildcats at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's BasketballSantos, Cheeks rally Dayton to a 71-66 win over Northwestern
Dayton snapped a three-game losing string to the Wildcats and evened the all-time series at 3-3.
Northwestern (1-1) controlled the tempo of the game in the first half, leading by 13 points after Nick Martinelli's dunk with 4:23 left and held a 32-24 advantage at the break.
Dayton got within a point at 51-50 after Javon Bennett knocked down a 3-pointer and Malachi Smith converted at the basket with 8:13 left. After K.J. Windham hit the second of two free throws, Smith knocked down a pair from the line to tie the game and Cheeks dunked with 7:22 left to give Dayton the lead, 54-52. Cheeks hit a 3 with just under two minutes to play to push the lead to eight points and Zed Key's dunk made it a 10-point lead with 1:07 left.
Smith finished with 14 points and six assists for the Flyers. Dayton (2-0) converted 24 of 46 shots from the floor (52.2%) and was 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.
Martinelli was one point shy of his career best with 26 points against Lehigh in Monday's season opener and set a new mark with 32 against the Flyers. He also grabbed 14 rebounds for his third career double-double and second straight to open the season. Angelo Ciaravino scored 12 points off the bench. The Wildcats were 25-of-56 shooting from the field and 5 of 20 from 3-point range.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 71 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 71 |
2nd 0:01 | Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 71 |
2nd 0:02 | Malachi Smith missed Free Throw. | 66 - 71 |
2nd 0:03 | Dayton Deadball Team Rebound. | 66 - 71 |
Statistics
NU | DAY | |
---|---|---|
25-56 | FG | 24-46 |
44.6 | Field Goal % | 52.2 |
5-20 | 3PT | 8-21 |
25.0 | Three Point % | 38.1 |
11-13 | FT | 15-25 |
84.6 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
34 | Rebounds | 25 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
11 | Assists | 16 |
6 | Steals | 10 |
1 | Blocks | 4 |
16 | Turnovers | 14 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
21 | Fouls | 15 |
13 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 13,407 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
Michigan | 2-0 | - | 9-3 |
Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Wisconsin | 0-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Washington | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
Minnesota | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
St. Bonaventure | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
Rhode Island | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
George Washington | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
Dayton | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
VCU | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
Davidson | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
Loyola Chicago | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
Saint Joseph's | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
George Mason | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
Fordham | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
La Salle | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
Saint Louis | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
Richmond | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
Massachusetts | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
Duquesne | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |