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Northwestern Wildcats at Dayton Flyers

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Santos, Cheeks rally Dayton to a 71-66 win over Northwestern

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Dayton Flyers: Game Highlights

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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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

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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

UD Arena

Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 13,407 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 17-3 - 30-7
Maryland 14-6 3 27-9
Michigan 14-6 3 27-10
Wisconsin 13-7 4 27-10
UCLA 13-7 4 23-11
Purdue 13-7 4 24-12
Oregon 12-8 5 25-10
Illinois 12-8 5 22-13
Indiana 10-10 7 19-13
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-15
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-17
Nebraska 7-13 10 19-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 17-16
Iowa 7-13 10 17-16
USC 7-13 10 17-17
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-17
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
VCU 15-3 - 28-7
George Mason 15-3 - 27-9
Dayton 12-6 3 23-11
Loyola Chicago 12-6 3 25-12
Saint Joseph's 11-7 4 22-13
Saint Louis 11-7 4 19-15
St. Bonaventure 9-9 6 22-12
George Washington 9-9 6 21-13
Duquesne 8-10 7 13-19
Rhode Island 7-11 8 18-13
Massachusetts 7-11 8 12-20
Davidson 6-12 9 17-16
La Salle 5-13 10 14-19
Richmond 5-13 10 10-22
Fordham 3-15 12 12-21
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