
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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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

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 |