Dayton 75, at Duquesne 58

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The Dayton Flyers delivered a dominant wire-to-wire performance, fueled by a suffocating first-half defensive effort, to defeat the Duquesne Dukes 75-58 in an Atlantic 10 women’s basketball game Wednesday night at A.J. Palumbo Center. The Flyers (10-9, 2-3 A-10) seized control from the opening tip, establishing a 22-6 lead after the first quarter and never looking back. Dayton’s defense held the Dukes (7-12, 1-5) to just 18 points on 6-of-30 shooting in the first half, building a commanding 39-18 advantage at the break. The Dukes’ 18 first-half points marked a season low. The most critical stretch of… Read more...