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Smith's 18 lead Dayton past Fordham 93-76

AP
Feb 12, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) Malachi Smith scored 18 points as Dayton beat Fordham 93-76 on Wednesday night.

Smith added five assists and three steals for the Flyers (17-8, 7-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Javon Bennett scored 16 points while going 6 of 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range). Enoch Cheeks had 14 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line.

Jackie Johnson III led the Rams (11-13, 3-8) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and four assists. Josh Rivera added 17 points for Fordham. Japhet Medor had 17 points.

Led by 11 points from Amael L'Etang before the break, Dayton entered halftime tied with Fordham 48-48. Dayton pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a three-point lead to 10 points.

Both teams play again on Saturday. Dayton hosts Duquesne and Fordham travels to play Richmond.

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1st Half
DAYT
Flyers
48
FOR
Rams
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rams gains possession)
19:36		Japhet Medor misses two point jump shot
19:34		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
19:11	+3	Amaël L'Etang makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	3-0
18:50		Jackie Johnson III turnover
18:28		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
18:28		Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
18:28		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
18:28	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-0
18:28	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-0
18:11	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup (Zach Riley assists)	5-2
17:53	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)	7-2
17:24		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
17:22		Zach Riley offensive rebound
17:18	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	7-5
17:04	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	10-5
16:30		Abdou Tsimbila turnover
16:19		Japhet Medor personal foul
16:05		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
16:03		Matt Zona defensive rebound
15:53		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
15:51		Romad Dean offensive rebound
15:44		Isaac Jack personal foul
15:44		TV timeout
15:35		Japhet Medor misses two point jump shot
15:33		Flyers defensive rebound
15:17		Zed Key turnover (Joshua Rivera steals)
15:04	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot	10-8
14:39	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup	12-8
14:16		Romad Dean turnover (Posh Alexander steals)
14:12		Romad Dean shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-8
14:12	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-8
14:06		Posh Alexander personal foul
13:50	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup (Jackie Johnson III assists)	14-10
13:27	+3	Posh Alexander makes three point jump shot (Brady Uhl assists)	17-10
13:19		Jahmere Tripp offensive foul
13:19		Jahmere Tripp turnover (offensive foul)
13:06		Matt Zona personal foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-10
13:06	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-10
12:52		Enoch Cheeks personal foul
12:41		Nate Santos personal foul
12:41	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-11
12:41		Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:41	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-12
12:28		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
12:26		Zach Riley defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point layup	19-14
11:54		Javon Bennett misses two point jump shot
11:52		Javon Bennett offensive rebound
11:47		Javon Bennett misses two point layup
11:46		Flyers offensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:37	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	21-14
11:27		Enoch Cheeks personal foul
11:14		Jahmere Tripp misses two point jump shot
11:12		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
10:59		Zach Riley personal foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
10:59	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-14
10:59	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-14
10:38	+3	Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot (Abdou Tsimbila assists)	23-17
10:38		Javon Bennett shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-18
10:19		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
10:17		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
10:07		Joshua Rivera turnover (Javon Bennett steals)
10:01	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point layup	25-18
9:57		Javon Bennett personal foul (Romad Dean draws the foul)
9:57	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-19
9:57	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-20
9:38		Isaac Jack turnover
9:24	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	25-23
9:01	+3	Jacob Conner makes three point jump shot (Brady Uhl assists)	28-23
8:52		Isaac Jack personal foul
8:52	+1	Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-24
8:52	+1	Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-25
8:22		Zach Riley shooting foul (Isaac Jack draws the foul)
8:22		TV timeout
8:22	+1	Isaac Jack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-25
8:22	+1	Isaac Jack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-25
8:11		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
8:09		Rams offensive rebound
8:06	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot (Joshua Rivera assists)	30-27
8:06		Zed Key shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
8:06	+1	Jackie Johnson III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-28
7:35		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
7:33		Romad Dean defensive rebound
7:28		Jackie Johnson III turnover (Jaiun Simon steals)
7:18		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
7:16		Matt Zona defensive rebound
6:46		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
6:44		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
6:34		Jackie Johnson III personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
6:34		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:34		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
6:26		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
6:24		Joshua Rivera offensive rebound
6:22	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point layup	30-30
5:54		Jaiun Simon misses two point layup
5:52		Posh Alexander offensive rebound
5:49		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
5:47		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point dunk (Jackie Johnson III assists)	30-32
5:24	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup	32-32
5:24		Romad Dean shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-32
5:16		Javon Bennett blocks Joshua Rivera's three point jump shot
5:14		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
5:06		Abdou Tsimbila personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
5:06		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-32
4:50	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point dunk	34-34
4:50		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
4:50		Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:50		Matt Zona offensive rebound
4:47	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)	34-37
4:16		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
4:14		Zed Key offensive rebound
4:14		Matt Zona personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-37
4:14	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-37
4:08		Jahmere Tripp turnover (Malachi Smith steals)
4:03	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	38-37
4:03		TV timeout
3:41	+2	Joshua Rivera makes two point layup (Jackie Johnson III assists)	38-39
3:41		Amaël L'Etang personal foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul)
3:41	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-40
3:11	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot	40-40
2:56	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Jahmere Tripp assists)	40-43
2:34		Japhet Medor personal foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul)
2:34		Javon Bennett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:34	+1	Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
2:12		Amaël L'Etang personal foul
2:12		Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:12		Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Matt Zona offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup	41-45
1:49	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	44-45
1:28		Joshua Rivera turnover (Malachi Smith steals)
1:27		Joshua Rivera personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-45
1:27		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point layup	45-47
1:00		Rams 30 second timeout
0:41	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot	48-47
0:18		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
0:16		Matt Zona offensive rebound
0:15		Nate Santos personal foul (Matt Zona draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Matt Zona makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-48
0:15		Flyers 30 second timeout
0:15		Matt Zona misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		Isaac Jack defensive rebound
0:04		Malachi Smith misses two point layup
0:02		Isaac Jack offensive rebound
0:00		Isaac Jack misses two point layup
0:00		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DAYT
Flyers
45
FOR
Rams
28

Time		Play	Score
19:33	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point jump shot	50-48
18:55		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
18:53		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	52-48
18:23	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point layup (Zach Riley assists)	52-50
17:59	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)	55-50
17:36		Jackie Johnson III turnover
17:17		Malachi Smith turnover (Zach Riley steals)
17:17		Malachi Smith personal foul
17:00	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	55-52
16:38		Nate Santos misses two point layup
16:36		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
16:28	+3	Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	55-55
16:00		Nate Santos misses two point layup
15:58		Nate Santos offensive rebound
15:52	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	57-55
15:28		Jackie Johnson III turnover (Enoch Cheeks steals)
15:22	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)	60-55
14:53		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
14:51		Nate Santos defensive rebound
14:41		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
14:39		Zach Riley defensive rebound
14:22		Japhet Medor turnover (Malachi Smith steals)
14:19		Zach Riley personal foul
14:19		TV timeout
14:19		Enoch Cheeks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:19	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
14:14		Joshua Rivera turnover (Jacob Conner steals)
13:57		Zed Key misses two point jump shot
13:55		Joshua Rivera defensive rebound
13:30	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point layup	61-57
13:30		Jaiun Simon shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-58
13:13		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
13:11		Zed Key offensive rebound
13:10		Matt Zona personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
13:10	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
13:10	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-58
12:53		Jacob Conner personal foul
12:53	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-59
12:53	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-60
12:30		Jaiun Simon misses three point jump shot
12:28		Matt Zona defensive rebound
12:13		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
12:11		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
11:56	+2	Zed Key makes two point jump shot	65-60
11:49		TV timeout
11:28		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
11:26		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
11:17		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
11:15		Jahmere Tripp offensive rebound
11:15		Jacob Conner personal foul
10:59		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point jump shot
10:57		Flyers defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup	67-60
10:20		Joshua Rivera misses three point jump shot
10:18		Flyers defensive rebound
9:48	+3	Posh Alexander makes three point jump shot	70-60
9:14		Jacob Conner personal foul
9:14	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-61
9:14	+1	Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-62
8:45	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup	72-62
8:14		Enoch Cheeks blocks Japhet Medor's two point jump shot
8:14		Rams offensive rebound
8:14		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
7:52		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
7:50		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
7:39		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
7:37		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
7:35	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point tip layup	72-64
7:11		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Malachi Smith's two point jump shot
7:11		Flyers offensive rebound
7:11		TV timeout
7:08		Japhet Medor shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 3	73-64
7:08		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 2 of 3
7:08	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 3 of 3	74-64
6:46		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
6:44		Zed Key defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup	76-64
6:20		Rams 30 second timeout
6:20		TV timeout
5:55		Jackie Johnson III turnover (Zed Key steals)
5:27		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
5:25		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point tip layup	78-64
4:47		Joshua Rivera misses two point layup
4:45		Matt Zona offensive rebound
4:42		Matt Zona misses two point tip layup
4:40		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
4:38		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
4:36		Matt Zona defensive rebound
4:24	+3	Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	78-67
3:58		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
3:56		Javon Bennett offensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:49		Zed Key misses two point jump shot
3:49		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
3:49		Jackie Johnson III shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-67
3:49	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-67
3:36	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	80-70
3:09	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists)	83-70
2:58		Enoch Cheeks personal foul
2:47	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point layup	83-72
2:14	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)	86-72
2:06		Jackie Johnson III turnover (Javon Bennett steals)
1:39	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	88-72
1:39		Joshua Rivera personal foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	89-72
1:27		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
1:25		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)	91-72
1:14		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
1:12		Matt Zona offensive rebound
1:08	+2	Romad Dean makes two point layup (Matt Zona assists)	91-74
1:08		Rams 30 second timeout
1:03		Enoch Cheeks turnover (Japhet Medor steals)
0:53		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
0:51		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
0:49		Romad Dean personal foul
0:49		Flyers 30 second timeout
0:46	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Nate Santos assists)	93-74
0:37	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	93-76
0:37		Rams 60 second timeout
0:32		Javon Bennett turnover (Jahmere Tripp steals)
0:25		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
0:23		Nate Santos defensive rebound
0:22		Romad Dean personal foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
0:22		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
0:14		Jahmere Tripp misses three point jump shot
0:12		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound