DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — Dayton survived a second-half rally to edge Saint Bonaventure 72-70 in an Atlantic 10 men’s basketball game Tuesday night at a sold-out University of Dayton Arena.

The Flyers led 41-30 at halftime but were outscored 40-31 after the break. The Bonnies took a brief lead late before Dayton sealed the win at the free-throw line. Javon Bennett led all scorers with 20 points for Dayton, while Jordan Derkack added 18. Darryl Simmons scored 17 for Saint Bonaventure.

Dayton improved to 15-7 overall. Saint Bonaventure fell to 13-10.