Dayton 70, at Saint Louis 69

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — In a taut Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinal that came down to the final possession, Jordan Derkack’s 28 points and a last-second tip-in by Amael L’Etang lifted Dayton to a 70-69 victory over Saint Louis on Saturday at 84 Lumber Arena. The sixth-seeded Flyers, who split the regular-season series with the second-seeded Billikens, advanced to the championship game with a record of 23-9. Saint Louis, which entered the game with 28 wins, saw its season end at 28-5. The most critical sequence unfolded in the game’s frantic final six seconds. With Dayton trailing 69-68, Derkack drove for… Read more...