DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team split two games last week.
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Dayton went on the road for the first time in the 2025-26 season at Cincinnati on Wednesday.
UD trailed the UC Bearcats by 15 points in the first half. They rallied to cut the deficit to two points, 48-46, with about nine minutes remaining.
But UC outscored the Flyers, 12-2, in less than two minutes. They built the advantage back to double digits and never looked back. Cincinnati beat Dayton, 74-62. UD made 2-of-26 three-point shots against the Bearcats.
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The Flyers bounced back on Saturday when they hosted Bethune-Cookman at the UD Arena.
Dayton shot a sizzling 11-of-19 from beyond the arc. Javon Bennett made 4-of-7 from three-point range and went 7-of-7 from the foul line to finish with a season-high 25 points.
UD won, 91-82, to improve to 3-1.
The Flyers travel to Milwaukee to play Marquette on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Dayton returns home to host North Carolina Central on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The voice of the Flyers, Larry Hansgen, will call both games on WHIO Radio.
They will also be carried here at WHIO.com.
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