The University of Dayton men’s basketball team played without two starters and without a key reserve Tuesday at Duquesne.
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Dayton saw four players finish in double figures to beat the Dukes, 71-65, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh.
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Keonte Jones led UD with 15 points while Javon Bennett finished with 14. De’Shayne Montgomery had 11 points while Jaiun Simon had 10 points.
The Flyers played without starters Amael L’Etang and Jordan Derkack. They were also wholeheartedly forward Malcolm Thomas.
Dayton improves to 13-4 overall, 4-0 in the Atlantic 10.
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Jacob Conner came off the bench to light up Dayton with a three-pointer, a steal and a dunk to put UD ahead, 11-6. Damon Friery buried a triple to make it 16-8.
Jones made back-to-back baskets to give the Flyers their largest lead, 22-11, with 7:41 left in halftime.
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The Dukes cut it to six, 30-24, with 26 seconds left in the first half, but Montgomery nailed a three at the buzzer to give Dayton a 33-24 halftime advantage.
Duquesne opened the second half by outscoring UD, 13-3, capped by Tarence Guinyard’s three-pointer to take a 37-36 lead. They led for less than 30 seconds as Bennett’s layup regained the lead, 38-37.
Sean Poudet came off the bench and scored four points for the Flyers as they led 49-42 with 11:32 to play. David Dixon made two foul shots for the Dukes to cut the score to 49-47.
After Simon made two foul shots, Alex Williams’ trio pulled Duquesne within one, 51-50. But Bennett buried back-to-back triples to extend UD’s advantage to 57-50.
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Simon made three consecutive points to keep the Flyers’ lead at eight, 63-55. Duquesne scored six straight points to make it 63-61 with just over two minutes left.
Bennett’s jumper increased Dayton’s lead to 65-61. UD sealed the game with six free throws.
Dayton’s next game is Friday, Jan. 16, when they host Loyola Chicago at UD Arena. Reporting is at 8:30 p.m.
Pregame coverage on WHIO Radio begins at 7:30 p.m.
The game will also be streamed here at WHIO.com.
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