The University of Dayton men’s basketball never led on Tuesday in a 74-62 loss to Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.
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Amael L’Etang led Dayton with 14 points while De’Shayne Montgomery added 13. Both players grabbed eight rebounds. Javon Bennett scored 12 points.
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UD forced 24 turnovers, which led to 25 points. They shot just 2-of-26 from three-point range. Bennett went 1-of-10 from beyond the Arc.
The Flyers fall to 2-1 overall.
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The Bearcats led by as much as 16 points in the first, 2-11, with 8:56 remaining in the first half. Dayton cut the halftime deficit to 33-26.
UD’s got back-to-back alley oops from Jordan Derkack to Montgomery and then Keonte Jones to cut it to 39-35.
UC built the lead back to 10, 48-38, with 10:16 to play. The Flyers got back-to-back three-point plays by Bennett and Montgomery to trim it to 48-44.
Derkack’s steal and alley-oop to Montgomery got Dayton to within two, 48-46. That’s as close as they got.
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Cincinnati outscored UD, 12-2, in just under two minutes to build the lead back to 12 points, 60-48. UC’s largest second-half lead was 15 points.
The Flyers’ next game will be Saturday, Nov. 15, when they host Bethune-Cookman at the UD Arena. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
Pregame coverage on WHIO Radio begins at 6:30 p.m. The game will also be carried here at WHIO.com.
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