CHICAGO (AP) Javon Bennett led Dayton Flyers with 24 points, including the game-winning layup with two seconds left, and the Flyers beat Loyola Chicago Ramblers 70-68 on Saturday.
Bennett shot 7 of 18 from the field, including 3 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Flyers (11-4, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Deshayne Montgomery scored 20 points and added seven steals.
Justin Moore led the Ramblers (5-10, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and five assists. Kayde Dotson added 16 points for Loyola Chicago. Miles Rubin finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.
Bennett scored 10 points in the first half, and Dayton went into halftime trailing 39-31. Montgomery led Dayton with 17 points in the second half, and they outscored Loyola Chicago by 10 points over the final half.
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1st Half
DAYT
Flyers
31
LCHI
Ramblers
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jordan Derkack vs. Xavier Amos (Ramblers gains possession)
19:44
+2
Xavier Amos makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:13
De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
19:11
Jacob Conner offensive rebound
18:56
Keonte Jones misses three point jump shot
18:54
Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
18:47
+3
Kayde Dotson makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists)
0-5
18:18
+2
Javon Bennett makes two point layup
2-5
17:55
Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
17:53
Xavier Amos offensive rebound
17:50
Xavier Amos misses two point layup
17:48
Javon Bennett defensive rebound
17:41
+3
Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot
5-5
17:26
Miles Rubin misses two point layup
17:24
Keonte Jones defensive rebound
17:09
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
17:05
Miles Rubin personal foul
17:02
+3
Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Jacob Conner assists)
8-5
16:37
Kayde Dotson misses three point jump shot
16:35
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
16:30
Justin Moore shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
16:30
+1
Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-5
16:30
Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:30
Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
16:09
+2
Alexander Richardson makes two point dunk (Justin Moore assists)
9-7
15:49
Alexander Richardson blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup
15:47
Justin Moore defensive rebound
15:38
+2
Xavier Amos makes two point layup (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)
9-9
15:25
Keonte Jones misses three point jump shot
15:23
Kayde Dotson defensive rebound
15:07
Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
15:05
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
15:03
Alexander Richardson personal foul
15:03
TV timeout
14:49
Deywilk Tavarez personal foul
14:28
Flyers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:18
+2
Kayde Dotson makes two point layup
9-11
14:04
+3
Bryce Heard makes three point jump shot (Sean Pouedet assists)
12-11
13:45
Bryce Heard personal foul
13:41
Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
13:39
Ramblers offensive rebound
13:33
Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
13:31
Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
13:29
Keonte Jones personal foul
13:24
Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
13:22
Keonte Jones defensive rebound
13:03
Jaiun Simon misses three point jump shot
13:01
Ramblers defensive rebound
12:37
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists)
12-13
12:14
Jaiun Simon misses three point jump shot
12:12
Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
11:52
Jaiun Simon personal foul
11:52
TV timeout
11:49
Justin Moore turnover (lost ball) (De'Shayne Montgomery steals)
11:45
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
11:43
Miles Rubin defensive rebound
11:33
De'Shayne Montgomery blocks Justin Moore's two point layup
11:31
Justin Moore offensive rebound
11:22
Deywilk Tavarez misses two point layup
11:20
Javon Bennett defensive rebound
11:11
+3
Jacob Conner makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)
15-13
11:01
+2
Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Justin Moore assists)
15-15
10:34
Javon Bennett misses two point jump shot
10:32
Miles Rubin defensive rebound
10:17
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point jump shot
15-17
9:49
Jordan Derkack turnover (out of bounds)
9:36
+3
Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot (Kayde Dotson assists)
15-20
9:20
Kayde Dotson personal foul
9:17
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
9:15
Ramblers defensive rebound
9:14
Jacob Conner personal foul
9:06
Alexander Richardson offensive foul
9:06
Alexander Richardson turnover (offensive foul)
8:46
Keonte Jones misses three point jump shot
8:44
Alexander Richardson defensive rebound
8:34
Keonte Jones personal foul
8:27
Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
8:25
Kayde Dotson offensive rebound
8:21
+3
Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Kayde Dotson assists)
15-23
8:06
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
7:48
Kymany Houinsou misses two point layup
7:46
Javon Bennett defensive rebound
7:40
Alexander Richardson blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup
7:38
Alexander Richardson defensive rebound
7:31
Alexander Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Derkack steals)
7:27
Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
7:25
Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
7:25
+3
Kayde Dotson makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
15-26
7:25
Flyers 30 second timeout
7:25
TV timeout
7:04
Bryce Heard misses two point layup
7:02
Ramblers defensive rebound
6:54
Xavier Amos misses two point jump shot
6:52
Jacob Conner defensive rebound
6:45
Miles Rubin blocks Jacob Conner's two point layup
6:43
Jacob Conner offensive rebound
6:39
Xavier Amos personal foul (Bryce Heard draws the foul)
6:39
+1
Bryce Heard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-26
6:39
+1
Bryce Heard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-26
6:29
Jaiun Simon personal foul
6:12
+3
Kayde Dotson makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists)
17-29
5:44
Bryce Heard misses two point jump shot
5:42
Miles Rubin defensive rebound
5:24
Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
5:22
Flyers defensive rebound
5:12
Xavier Amos shooting foul (Bryce Heard draws the foul)
5:12
+1
Bryce Heard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-29
5:12
+1
Bryce Heard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-29
5:05
+3
Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
19-32
4:46
Javon Bennett misses two point jump shot
4:44
Jacob Conner offensive rebound
4:39
+2
Bryce Heard makes two point jump shot (Jacob Conner assists)
21-32
4:26
Jacob Conner blocks Kymany Houinsou's two point layup
4:24
Ramblers offensive rebound
4:22
Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
4:20
Jacob Conner defensive rebound
4:13
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
4:11
Miles Rubin defensive rebound
3:56
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point layup
21-34
3:43
De'Shayne Montgomery misses two point layup
3:41
Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
3:36
Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
3:34
Keonte Jones defensive rebound
3:22
+2
Keonte Jones makes two point dunk (Bryce Heard assists)
23-34
3:22
Deywilk Tavarez shooting foul (Keonte Jones draws the foul)
3:22
TV timeout
3:22
+1
Keonte Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-34
3:04
+3
Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
