
Florida Atlantic Owls at Dayton Flyers
· NIT - 1st RoundBennett scores 30 as Dayton takes down Florida Atlantic 86-79 in NIT

Dayton (23-10) advances to play Chattanooga in the second round.
Bennett shot 10 for 16 (8 for 12 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flyers (23-10). Nate Santos shot 5 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 15 points. Enoch Cheeks had 12 points and shot 4 for 10 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.
The Owls (18-16) were led in scoring by Kaleb Glenn, who finished with 18 points. Tre Carroll added 17 points for Florida Atlantic. Baba also put up 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Dayton led 44-38 at halftime, with Cheeks racking up nine points. Bennett scored 24 points in the second half.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 86 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 86 |
2nd 0:07 | Posh Alexander Steal. | 79 - 86 |
2nd 0:07 | Baba Miller Turnover. | 79 - 86 |
2nd 0:09 | Baba Miller Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 86 |
Statistics
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28-55 | FG | 30-56 |
50.9 | Field Goal % | 53.6 |
9-22 | 3PT | 13-30 |
40.9 | Three Point % | 43.3 |
14-21 | FT | 13-20 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 65.0 |
30 | Rebounds | 31 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
18 | Assists | 16 |
5 | Steals | 8 |
2 | Blocks | 5 |
13 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
16 | Fouls | 15 |
5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 1,846 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |
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 |