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No. 7 Dayton’s late surge helped energy the Flyers to a slender 63-60 victory over No. 10 Nevada within the first spherical of the NCAA match on Thursday.
Head coach Anthony Grant’s group was dangerously near shedding, trailing by the rating of 56-39 with just below eight minutes remaining within the second half. Dayton instantly responded with a 17-0 run to tie the sport, although.
The 2 groups traded baskets earlier than junior ahead Nate Santos completed a troublesome layup in site visitors to provide the Flyers a 61-60 benefit. After getting a cease, Santos canned two extra free throws to push the result in three factors earlier than a game-tying three-point try by Nevada missed on the buzzer.
Dayton completed the sport by outscoring the Wolf Pack 24-4 over the ultimate seven and a half minutes in regulation, leaving school basketball followers amazed.
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UD FLYERS!!!!!<br>Unreal. Down 18 with 7 to play. Could not purchase a basket-finished on a 25-4 run to return again and win it! <br>Dayton hoops has such nice historical past and an extremely loyal fan base. Congrats to the Flyers and their followers on that surprising comeback. <a href=”https://twitter.com/DaytonMBB?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>@DaytonMBB</a>
Nevada’s lack of offensive manufacturing down the stretch of the sport was shocking, because the group initially scored 34 factors within the first half. Nevertheless, turnovers and missed three-point seems proved to be the distinction because the group gave the ball away 12 occasions in comparison with 13 assists.
As for Dayton, the win represented this system’s first March Insanity victory since 2015, which got here beneath former head coach Archie Miller. The Flyers are actually set to face off in opposition to Arizona within the second spherical.