Dayton Routs North Florida Behind Montgomery’s 23 Points
DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — De’Shayne Montgomery scored 23 points to lead Dayton to an 84-61 victory over North Florida in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday at University of Dayton Arena. The Flyers (8-2) used a dominant first half, building a 46-23 lead by halftime, and never were threatened. The Ospreys (2-8) shot just 33.9% from the floor. Dayton capitalized on North Florida’s mistakes, scoring 20 points off 14 turnovers and outscoring the Ospreys 52-26 in the paint. Malcolm Thomas added 14 points and four blocks for the Flyers, while BJ Plummer led North Florida with 11 points. A crowd of 13,407 attended.