Duquesne Dukes at Dayton Flyers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cheeks, Smith lead Dayton past Duquesne 77-76
Cheeks had five rebounds and three steals for the Flyers (18-8, 8-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Zed Key scored 18 points while going 6 of 7 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Smith had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Tre Dinkins finished with 21 points and two steals for the Dukes (10-15, 5-7). Matus Hronsky added 16 points for Duquesne. Jahsean Corbett also recorded 11 points and two steals.
Key made two free throws to five Dayton a five-point lead with 20 seconds remaining but Tre Dinkins hit a 3-pointer seven before Cam Crawford stole the ball from Smith and made a layup to make it 76-all with seven seconds remaining. Smith was fouled by Crawford and made the second of two free throws to cap the scoring.
Dinkins missed a potential winning 3-point shot at the buzzer.
Cheeks scored 12 points in the first half and Dayton went into halftime trailing 44-40. Key scored 12 points in the second half. Dayton outscored Duquesne by five points over the final half.
NEXT UP
Dayton next plays Friday against Loyola Chicago on the road, and Duquesne will host Fordham on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Enoch Cheeks Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tre Dinkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Malachi Smith made Free Throw. | 76 - 77 |
Statistics
 DUQ |
 DAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 25-49 |
| 48.1 | Field Goal % | 51.0 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 23.1 |
| 14-22 | FT | 24-33 |
| 63.6 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 13,407 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 13-2 | - | 23-5 |
| George Mason | 13-2 | - | 22-6 |
| Loyola Chicago | 10-5 | 3 | 19-9 |
| Dayton | 9-6 | 4 | 19-9 |
| Saint Joseph's | 9-6 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Saint Louis | 9-6 | 4 | 16-12 |
| Duquesne | 7-8 | 6 | 12-16 |
| St. Bonaventure | 7-9 | 6.5 | 19-10 |
| George Washington | 7-9 | 6.5 | 18-11 |
| Rhode Island | 6-9 | 7 | 17-10 |
| Davidson | 6-9 | 7 | 16-12 |
| Massachusetts | 6-9 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Richmond | 5-11 | 8.5 | 10-19 |
| La Salle | 4-11 | 9 | 12-16 |
| Fordham | 3-12 | 10 | 11-17 |