Brea scores 17 off the bench to lead No. 21 Dayton in 80-66 rout of Davidson
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Koby Brea came off the bench to score 17 points, including 5-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, and No. 21 Dayton bounced back from a road loss with an 80-66 rout of Davidson on Tuesday night.
Enoch Cheeks led five other players in double figures with 15 points for Dayton, which went 12 of 28 on 3-pointers. Leading scorer DaRon Holmes II had a low-key first half but finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
“Kudos to Deuce because he wasn't pouting,” said guard Kobe Elvis, who had 11 points. “It just shows how good of a teammate he was today. He wasn’t upset about nothing. He takes up a lot of real estate every time he’s rolling to the basket and trusted us to make the right play.”
The 71-67 loss by the Flyers to George Mason last Wednesday dropped them five spots in the AP Top 25 and one game out of first place in the Atlantic 10. But well-rested Dayton (22-5, 12-3) had five days off to get ready for this one, and it showed early.
After going down 6-0 in the first minute, the more physical Flyers jumped on Davidson (15-13, 5-10), mounting a 24-4 run over 8:27 in the middle of the first half. Brea scored 14 in the half, including 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc, and the Flyers led 40-21 at the break.
The Wildcats closed within 13 early in the second half but never really got back in the game.
“I thought defensively we got great efforts tonight across the board,” Dayton coach Anthony Grant said. “I thought offensively, the ball movement in the first half was as good as we've had in quite some time. I thought we really shared the ball. When you look at the stat sheet and you see six guys in double figures, I think that's indicative of what this team is capable of.”
Connor Kochera led Davidson with 18 points, and Reed Bailey added 12.
BIG PICTURE
Davidson: The Wildcats couldn't climb out of the first-half hole. They shot 38% and were dominated by Holmes and his Flyers teammates on the boards.
“They really turned up their aggression and their intensity, and we did not respond,” Davidson coach Matt McKillop said.
Dayton: The Flyers had lost two of four. They're still the only team in the Atlantic 10 ranked in the AP Top 25 and are No. 20 in the NCAA evaluation rankings. They're eyeing their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017. All of Dayton's losses have come away from home.
UP NEXT
Davidson: Will host UMass on Saturday.
Dayton: Plays at Loyola Chicago on Friday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Reed Bailey vs. DaRon Holmes II (Javon Bennett gains possession) | |||
19:32 | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | |||
19:30 | Grant Huffman defensive rebound | |||
19:05 | Javon Bennett shooting foul (Connor Kochera draws the foul) | |||
19:05 | +1 | Connor Kochera makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:05 | +1 | Connor Kochera makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
18:36 | Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot | |||
18:34 | Connor Kochera defensive rebound | |||
18:17 | Connor Kochera misses two point jump shot | |||
18:15 | Flyers defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Nate Santos misses two point layup | |||
18:03 | Bobby Durkin defensive rebound | |||
17:45 | Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals) | |||
17:38 | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | |||
17:36 | Grant Huffman defensive rebound | |||
17:18 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point jump shot | 4-0 | |
17:05 | Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) (Reed Bailey steals) | |||
16:50 | +2 | Bobby Durkin makes two point layup (Reed Bailey assists) | 6-0 | |
16:34 | +2 | Enoch Cheeks makes two point jump shot | 6-2 | |
16:16 | Connor Kochera turnover (lost ball) (DaRon Holmes II steals) | |||
16:08 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 6-4 | |
15:53 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists) | 8-4 | |
15:53 | TV timeout | |||
15:44 | Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) | |||
15:27 | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | |||
15:25 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
15:21 | Reed Bailey blocks DaRon Holmes II's two point layup | |||
15:19 | Grant Huffman defensive rebound | |||
15:10 | Reed Bailey misses two point layup | |||
15:08 | DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound | |||
15:00 | Reed Bailey personal foul | |||
14:58 | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists) | 8-7 | |
14:39 | Connor Kochera misses two point jump shot | |||
14:37 | Kobe Elvis defensive rebound | |||
14:25 | DaRon Holmes II misses two point jump shot | |||
14:23 | Reed Bailey defensive rebound | |||
14:05 | Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals) | |||
13:59 | +2 | Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup | 8-9 | |
13:38 | Kobe Elvis personal foul | |||
13:37 | Angelo Brizzi turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals) | |||
13:28 | +2 | Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup | 8-11 | |
13:18 | Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Jack steals) | |||
13:13 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup | 8-13 | |
13:13 | Sean Logan shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | |||
13:13 | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-14 | |
12:51 | +2 | Hunter Adam makes two point layup | 10-14 | |
12:31 | +3 | Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Koby Brea assists) | 10-17 | |
12:04 | Hunter Adam misses two point jump shot | |||
12:02 | Petras Padegimas defensive rebound | |||
11:40 | Enoch Cheeks turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Adam steals) | |||
11:20 | Grant Huffman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:18 | Javon Bennett defensive rebound | |||
11:03 | +2 | Koby Brea makes two point jump shot | 10-19 | |
11:01 | Wildcats 30 second timeout | |||
11:01 | TV timeout | |||
10:40 | Angelo Brizzi misses three point jump shot | |||
10:38 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | |||
10:15 | Javon Bennett offensive rebound | |||
10:10 | +2 | Javon Bennett makes two point layup | 10-21 | |
9:47 | +2 | Reed Bailey makes two point jump shot | 12-21 | |
9:27 | +2 | DaRon Holmes II makes two point dunk (Kobe Elvis assists) | 12-23 | |
9:17 | Reed Bailey misses three point jump shot | |||
9:15 | Wildcats offensive rebound | |||
8:57 | Jarvis Moss misses three point jump shot | |||
8:55 | Reed Bailey offensive rebound | |||
8:35 | DaRon Holmes II blocks Reed Bailey's two point jump shot | |||
8:33 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
8:28 | Koby Brea misses three point jump shot | |||
8:26 | Jarvis Moss defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | Grant Huffman misses two point jump shot | |||
8:07 | DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists) | 12-26 | |
7:47 | Wildcats 30 second timeout | |||
7:47 | TV timeout | |||
7:19 | Bobby Durkin misses two point jump shot | |||
7:17 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
7:01 | +2 | DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup (Javon Bennett assists) | 12-28 | |
7:01 | Riccardo Ghedini shooting foul (DaRon Holmes II draws the foul) | |||
7:01 | DaRon Holmes II misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:01 | Connor Kochera defensive rebound | |||
6:30 | +2 | Bobby Durkin makes two point layup | 14-28 | |
6:14 | Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) (Connor Kochera steals) | |||
6:07 | +2 | Connor Kochera makes two point layup | 16-28 | |
5:49 | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 16-31 | |
5:36 | Reed Bailey misses three point jump shot | |||
5:34 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
5:23 | DaRon Holmes II offensive foul | |||
5:23 | DaRon Holmes II turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:59 | +3 | Connor Kochera makes three point jump shot (Riccardo Ghedini assists) | 19-31 | |
4:23 | Flyers 30 second timeout | |||
4:23 | TV timeout | |||
4:20 | +2 | Kobe Elvis makes two point jump shot | 19-33 | |
3:59 | Grant Huffman misses three point jump shot | |||
3:57 | Connor Kochera offensive rebound | |||
3:53 | Connor Kochera misses two point layup | |||
3:51 | Koby Brea defensive rebound | |||
3:44 | Koby Brea misses three point jump shot | |||
3:42 | DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound | |||
3:28 | +2 | Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup | 19-35 | |
3:09 | Sean Logan misses three point jump shot | |||
3:07 | Riccardo Ghedini offensive rebound | |||
3:06 | Wildcats 30 second timeout | |||
3:01 | Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals) | |||
2:45 | Nate Santos turnover (bad pass) | |||
2:27 | Grant Huffman misses two point jump shot | |||
2:25 | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | |||
2:05 | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (DaRon Holmes II assists) | 19-38 | |
1:48 | +2 | Connor Kochera makes two point layup (Reed Bailey assists) | 21-38 | |
1:35 | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | |||
1:33 | Grant Huffman defensive rebound | |||
1:08 | Bobby Durkin misses three point jump shot | |||
1:06 | Javon Bennett defensive rebound | |||
0:44 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup (DaRon Holmes II assists) | 21-40 | |
0:22 | Reed Bailey misses three point jump shot | |||
0:20 | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | |||
0:05 | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | |||
0:03 | Connor Kochera defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |