Philadelphia, PA — The Dayton Flyers suffered its most disappointing loss of the season Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia, PA losing 62-60 to the La Salle Explorers at the Tom Gola Arena. UD led, 30-19, at the half and had a 36-21 advantage at one point in the second half. But the Explorers went on a 17-0 run over a stretch of nearly seven minutes to take a 38-36 lead and never trailed after that.
La Salle scored 43 second half points, making 57 percent of their shots after halftime. The Flyers fell to 20-9 overall, 12-4 in the Atlantic 10 and were dealt a crushing a blow to any at-large hopes in the NCAA Tournament.
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DaRon Holmes II and Koby Brea each scored 18 points to lead Dayton, Holmes also grabbed 12 rebounds to match a career-high. Brea buried three treys and missed a potential game winning three-pointer in the final seconds. UD made 42 percent of their shots, including only 37 percent in the second half. The Flyers played this game without forward Toumani Camara due to injury.
Khalil Brantley led La Salle with 17 points while Clifton Moore added 16. Jack Clark had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Explorers.
Dayton’s next game will be Tuesday night at Richmond in the Robins Center in Richmond, VA. Pre-game coverage begins at 5:30 pm, tip-off is at 6:30 pm and Flyer Feedback follows the game on the home of the Flyers; 1290 and 95-7, WHIO.
You can also listen to the game online here at WHIO.com.
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