Malachi Smith delivers late as No. 22 Dayton tops UNLV 66-65
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Malachi Smith scored five of his 11 points in the final 37 seconds, including a decisive three-point play, and No. 22 Dayton beat UNLV 66-65 on Tuesday night.
Nate Santos had 14 points for the Flyers (10-2), who moved into the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time this season. They extended their homecourt winning streak to 25 games - the fifth-longest in Division I.
Houston has the nation's longest streak at 27 games.
Zed Key scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and freshman Amael L’Etang finished with 10 for Dayton.
Dedan Thomas Jr. led UNLV (5-5) with 16 points. Jaden Henley added 15 and Julian Rishwain had 12 points on four 3-pointers.
Rishwain gave UNLV a spark in the second half. He was scoreless until making his first field goal in five attempts with 7:53 remaining. His third consecutive 3 during a four-minute span gave the Rebels their first lead of the second half at 55-53.
Santos made a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:15 left to pull Dayton to 62-61 and UNLV did not hit the rim at the other end late in the shot clock, leading to a transition layup by Smith with 37 seconds to go.
Rishwain made his fourth 3-pointer with 23 seconds left for a 65-63 lead, but Smith converted a three-point play to give Dayton a one-point lead with eight seconds left. Thomas' baseline jumper at the buzzer was short.
A game that featured seven ties and eight lead changes ended with each team making 13 free throws and grabbing 30 rebounds. Dayton was 24 of 51 from the field, while UNLV made 22 of 53.
UNLV returns home to play UC Riverside on Saturday.
Dayton plays No. 19 Cincinnati on Friday in the Simple Truth Hoops Classic at the Heritage Bank Center.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Jeremiah Cherry vs. Zed Key (Nate Santos gains possession) | |||
19:44 | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | |||
19:42 | Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound | |||
19:25 | +2 | Zed Key makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
18:57 | Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot | |||
18:55 | Zed Key defensive rebound | |||
18:30 | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | |||
18:28 | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | |||
18:16 | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
18:14 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
18:09 | Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup | |||
18:07 | Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound | |||
18:07 | Jaden Henley shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul) | |||
18:07 | +1 | Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
18:07 | +1 | Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 | |
17:42 | Enoch Cheeks blocks Jalen Hill's two point layup | |||
17:40 | Zed Key defensive rebound | |||
17:27 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup (Zed Key assists) | 0-6 | |
17:07 | Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot | |||
17:05 | Jaden Henley offensive rebound | |||
16:57 | +2 | Jaden Henley makes two point layup | 2-6 | |
16:45 | +3 | Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 2-9 | |
16:26 | +2 | Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Jalen Hill assists) | 4-9 | |
16:26 | Zed Key shooting foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul) | |||
16:26 | Jeremiah Cherry misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
16:26 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
15:58 | +2 | Malachi Smith makes two point layup | 4-11 | |
15:31 | Jalen Hill misses two point jump shot | |||
15:29 | Jailen Bedford offensive rebound | |||
15:14 | +3 | Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Julian Rishwain assists) | 7-11 | |
14:57 | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | |||
14:55 | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | |||
14:31 | Jeremiah Cherry misses two point jump shot | |||
14:29 | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | |||
14:21 | Jeremiah Cherry blocks Malachi Smith's two point layup | |||
14:19 | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | |||
14:07 | +2 | Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists) | 9-11 | |
14:19 | TV timeout | |||
13:54 | Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot | |||
13:52 | Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound | |||
13:37 | +2 | Jailen Bedford makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists) | 11-11 | |
13:10 | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | |||
13:08 | Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound | |||
13:01 | +3 | Amaël L'Etang makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 11-14 | |
12:31 | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:29 | Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound | |||
12:29 | Pape N'Diaye turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals) | |||
12:16 | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | |||
12:14 | Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound | |||
12:04 | Enoch Cheeks personal foul | |||
11:43 | Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Smith steals) | |||
11:38 | Amaël L'Etang offensive foul | |||
11:38 | Amaël L'Etang turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:36 | TV timeout | |||
11:11 | Jaden Henley turnover (traveling) | |||
10:47 | +2 | Malachi Smith makes two point layup | 11-16 | |
10:20 | +3 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brooklyn Hicks assists) | 14-16 | |
10:00 | Nate Santos turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Henley steals) | |||
9:53 | Jaden Henley turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals) | |||
9:42 | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point layup | 14-18 | |
9:31 | Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot | |||
9:29 | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | Nate Santos misses two point layup | |||
9:09 | Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Amaël L'Etang misses two point layup | |||
9:01 | Julian Rishwain defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot | |||
8:49 | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | |||
8:39 | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists) | 14-20 | |
8:12 | Jaden Henley misses two point layup | |||
8:10 | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | |||
8:05 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists) | 14-22 | |
8:05 | Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout | |||
8:05 | TV timeout | |||
7:41 | Julian Rishwain misses two point layup | |||
7:39 | Zed Key defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Malachi Smith turnover (out of bounds) | |||
7:06 | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot | 16-22 | |
6:40 | Nate Santos misses two point jump shot | |||
6:38 | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +2 | Jeremiah Cherry makes two point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists) | 18-22 | |
5:37 | Enoch Cheeks turnover (lost ball) (Julian Rishwain steals) | |||
5:37 | Jeremiah Cherry turnover (bad pass) (Javon Bennett steals) | |||
5:31 | Jalen Hill personal foul | |||
5:10 | Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot | |||
5:08 | Jalen Hill defensive rebound | |||
4:56 | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup | 20-22 | |
4:26 | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | |||
4:24 | Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | +2 | Jaden Henley makes two point layup | 22-22 | |
3:47 | Brooklyn Hicks personal foul | |||
3:47 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | +2 | Javon Bennett makes two point layup | 22-24 | |
3:01 | Jalen Hill misses three point jump shot | |||
2:59 | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | Malachi Smith misses two point layup | |||
2:44 | Jaden Henley defensive rebound | |||
2:38 | Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul) | |||
2:38 | +1 | Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 | |
2:38 | +1 | Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 | |
2:24 | Nate Santos offensive foul | |||
2:24 | Nate Santos turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:01 | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
1:59 | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | |||
1:37 | Jalen Hill shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | |||
1:37 | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-25 | |
1:37 | Nate Santos misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:37 | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | Jailen Bedford misses two point jump shot | |||
1:09 | Jaden Henley offensive rebound | |||
1:04 | +2 | Jaden Henley makes two point layup | 26-25 | |
0:51 | Javon Bennett turnover (bad pass) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals) | |||
0:47 | Posh Alexander personal foul | |||
0:40 | Nate Santos shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul) | |||
0:40 | +1 | Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-25 | |
0:40 | +1 | Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-25 | |
0:35 | Flyers 30 second timeout | |||
0:35 | TV timeout | |||
0:28 | Javon Bennett turnover (bad pass) (Jailen Bedford steals) | |||
0:19 | Jailen Bedford misses two point jump shot | |||
0:17 | Nate Santos defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point layup | 28-27 | |
0:00 | End of period |