East Tennessee State 71, at Dayton 88

DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — De’Shayne Montgomery scored 27 points and the Dayton Flyers used a dominant first-half surge and relentless defensive pressure to pull away from the East Tennessee State Buccaneers for an 88-71 victory in non-conference men’s basketball action Tuesday night at a packed University of Dayton Arena. A crowd of 13,407 saw the Flyers (7-1) overcome a slow shooting start from beyond the arc by attacking the basket and capitalizing on a slew of Buccaneer mistakes. Dayton converted 28 of 35 free throws and forced 21 East Tennessee State turnovers, turning them into 27 points. The Buccaneers (6-2),… Read more...