DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — The Dayton Flyers overcame a five-point halftime deficit with a dominant second half to defeat the George Washington Revolutionaries 79-72 in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at a sold-out University of Dayton Arena.

George Washington led 35-30 at halftime, but Dayton surged with 49 second-half points. Tre Dinkins led all scorers with 24 points for the Revolutionaries. Javon Bennett scored 20 points for the Flyers, supported by Keonte Jones with 15 and De’Shayne Montgomery with 12.

The victory improved Dayton to 12-3 overall. George Washington fell to 11-5.