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Northwestern Wildcats at Dayton Flyers

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66 - 71
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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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Matchup Prediction

Dayton: 45.1%
Northwestern: 54.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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
Illinois 0-0 - 3-0
Iowa 0-0 - 3-0
Maryland 0-0 - 3-0
Nebraska 0-0 - 3-0
Oregon 0-0 - 3-0
Penn State 0-0 - 3-0
Purdue 0-0 - 3-0
USC 0-0 - 3-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 3-0
Indiana 0-0 - 2-0
Ohio State 0-0 - 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 2-0
Michigan State 0-0 - 2-1
Minnesota 0-0 - 2-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 2-1
UCLA 0-0 - 2-1
Washington 0-0 - 2-1
Michigan 0-0 - 1-1

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Dayton 0-0 - 3-0
George Washington 0-0 - 3-0
La Salle 0-0 - 3-0
Loyola Chicago 0-0 - 3-0
Rhode Island 0-0 - 3-0
St. Bonaventure 0-0 - 3-0
VCU 0-0 - 3-0
Davidson 0-0 - 2-0
Fordham 0-0 - 2-1
Saint Joseph's 0-0 - 2-1
George Mason 0-0 - 2-2
Saint Louis 0-0 - 1-1
Massachusetts 0-0 - 1-2
Richmond 0-0 - 1-2
Duquesne 0-0 - 0-2
Full Standings