WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Javon Bennett scored 25 points to lead Dayton to a 68-66 victory over George Washington in an Atlantic 10 men’s basketball game Friday night at Charles E. Smith Center. The Flyers, who improved to 20-8, never trailed but needed late free throws to secure the win after the Revolutionaries closed a 13-point deficit.

Dayton shot 11 for 24 from 3-point range and made 17 of 21 free throws. George Washington, which fell to 16-13, struggled from deep at 6 for 20 and missed 13 free throws. Rafael Castro led the Revolutionaries with 16 points and nine rebounds. A crowd of 3,703 watched the Flyers sweep the season series.