DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team took care of business against NC Central on Saturday afternoon.
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De’Shanye Montgomery scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as Dayton won, 74-55. Amael L’Etang added 11.
UD had 33 bench points. Malcolm Thomas scored 12 points while Jacob Conner added 10.
The Wildcats scored only 20 first-half points.
The Flyers improved to 5-1 overall.
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The game was tied at 7-7 when Thomas scored to put Dayton ahead for good, 9-7. Conner buried a three-pointer to extend it to 12-7.
Montgomery and Bryce Heard each made layups, and Thomas’ dunk capped an 11-0 run.
Keonte Jones added a dunk, and Montgomery’s three-point play expanded it to 30-10.
The biggest highlight of the first half came when Javon Bennett bounced a pass off the backboard and Montgomery slammed it home.
Conner knocked down another trey to give UD a 44-20 halftime lead.
The Flyers pushed their biggest lead to 35 points, 67-32, with 8:50 to play.
Dayton’s next game will be on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 28.
They will play Georgetown in the ESPN Events Invitational at the HP Field House in Orlando, Florida, at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-game coverage on WHIO Radio begins at 6:30 p.m.
The game will also be carried here at WHIO.com.
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