PITTSBURGH (AP) Daron Holmes' 33 points led Dayton Flyers past Duquesne Dukes 72-62 on Friday night.
Holmes had 12 rebounds for the Flyers (13-2, 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Nate Santos scored nine points and added eight rebounds. Javon Bennett was 3 of 6 shooting (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points, while adding six assists. The Flyers prolonged their winning streak to 10 games.
Dae Dae Grant led the Dukes (9-6, 0-3) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Jimmy Clark III added 12 points and four steals for Duquesne. Jake DiMichele also had 12 points and two steals.
Dayton took the lead with 19:27 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 31-21 at halftime, with Holmes racking up 14 points. Dayton used a 9-2 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 43-29 with 13:34 left in the half before finishing off the win.
Both teams next play Tuesday. Dayton hosts Saint Louis and Duquesne plays Richmond at home.
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1st Half
DAYT
Flyers
31
DUQ
Dukes
21
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
DaRon Holmes II vs. Halil Barre (Dukes gains possession)
19:55
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
19:53
Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
19:38
Kobe Elvis misses two point jump shot
19:36
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
19:27
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
2-0
18:57
Tre Williams misses two point layup
18:55
Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
18:55
Kobe Elvis turnover (traveling)
18:50
Halil Barre misses two point layup
18:48
Flyers defensive rebound
18:48
Halil Barre technical foul
18:48
+1
Kobe Elvis makes technical free throw 1 of 1
3-0
18:27
DaRon Holmes II misses three point jump shot
18:25
Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
18:23
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)
5-0
18:23
Kareem Rozier shooting foul
18:23
DaRon Holmes II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:23
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
18:12
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
18:10
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
18:00
Tre Williams blocks Kobe Elvis's two point layup
17:58
Flyers offensive rebound
17:46
DaRon Holmes II misses two point jump shot
17:44
Halil Barre defensive rebound
17:34
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point jump shot
5-2
17:14
+2
Nate Santos makes two point jump shot
7-2
16:59
Kareem Rozier misses two point jump shot
16:57
Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
16:52
Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
16:50
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
16:40
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
16:38
Nate Santos defensive rebound
16:27
+2
Javon Bennett makes two point floating jump shot
9-2
15:56
Tre Williams misses three point jump shot
15:54
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
15:40
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
15:38
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
15:34
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
11-2
15:33
Dukes 60 second timeout
15:33
TV timeout
15:12
Jimmy Clark III turnover (bad pass) (Javon Bennett steals)
14:44
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)
13-2
14:26
+3
Kareem Rozier makes three point jump shot (Andrei Savrasov assists)
13-5
13:59
Isaac Jack turnover (Kareem Rozier steals)
13:56
Javon Bennett personal foul
13:48
Andrei Savrasov misses three point jump shot
13:46
Koby Brea defensive rebound
13:38
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
13:36
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
13:26
Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
13:24
Isaac Jack defensive rebound
13:15
Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot
13:13
David Dixon defensive rebound
13:04
Dae Dae Grant misses two point jump shot
13:02
Nate Santos defensive rebound
13:02
Andrei Savrasov personal foul
12:47
David Dixon blocks Enoch Cheeks's two point layup
12:45
David Dixon defensive rebound
12:36
David Dixon misses three point jump shot
12:34
Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
12:20
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)
15-5
11:57
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup
15-7
11:26
+2
Enoch Cheeks makes two point dunk (DaRon Holmes II assists)
17-7
11:07
Jimmy Clark III turnover (Kobe Elvis steals)
10:55
Zimi Nwokeji turnover (lost ball)
10:55
TV timeout
10:43
Jake DiMichele misses three point jump shot
10:41
Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
10:37
Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup
10:35
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
10:27
Kobe Elvis turnover (out of bounds)
10:07
Andrei Savrasov misses three point jump shot
10:05
Nate Santos defensive rebound
9:51
Koby Brea misses two point jump shot
9:49
Kareem Rozier defensive rebound
9:37
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup
17-9
9:25
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point dunk
19-9
9:16
+2
Jake DiMichele makes two point layup (Kareem Rozier assists)
19-11
9:16
Nate Santos shooting foul
9:16
+1
Jake DiMichele makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-12
8:53
Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
8:51
Flyers offensive rebound
8:48
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
8:46
David Dixon defensive rebound
8:37
David Dixon offensive foul
8:37
David Dixon turnover (offensive foul)
8:21
DaRon Holmes II turnover (traveling)
7:59
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
7:57
Jake DiMichele offensive rebound
7:54
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
7:52
Nate Santos defensive rebound
7:30
Kobe Elvis turnover (Dae Dae Grant steals)
7:24
Koby Brea blocks Dae Dae Grant's two point layup
7:22
Nate Santos defensive rebound
7:16
Nate Santos turnover (Jake DiMichele steals)
7:13
+2
Jake DiMichele makes two point layup
19-14
6:47
DaRon Holmes II misses two point jump shot
6:45
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
6:44
TV timeout
6:44
Kareem Rozier turnover (bad pass)
6:35
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)
22-14
6:10
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point hook shot
22-16
5:37
+3
Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Koby Brea assists)
25-16
5:16
+3
Fousseyni Drame makes three point jump shot (Jake DiMichele assists)
25-19
4:48
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
4:46
Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
4:27
Jake DiMichele misses three point jump shot
4:25
Flyers defensive rebound
4:11
Enoch Cheeks turnover (Dusan Mahorcic steals)
4:10
Enoch Cheeks personal foul
3:45
Jimmy Clark III turnover (Isaac Jack steals)
3:45
TV timeout
3:30
Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
3:28
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
3:25
Jakub Necas shooting foul (DaRon Holmes II draws the foul)
3:25
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-19
3:25
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-19
3:06
Dae Dae Grant turnover
3:06
Dae Dae Grant personal foul
2:37
Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
2:35
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
2:29
David Dixon turnover (bad pass)
2:06
DaRon Holmes II misses two point jump shot
2:04
Javon Bennett offensive rebound
1:57
Javon Bennett misses two point layup
1:55
Isaac Jack offensive rebound
1:55
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup
29-19
1:43
Isaac Jack blocks Kareem Rozier's two point layup
1:41
Dukes offensive rebound
1:38
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
1:36
Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
1:13
Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
1:11
David Dixon defensive rebound
1:05
Jimmy Clark III turnover (lost ball)
0:48
Javon Bennett turnover (Jake DiMichele steals)
0:44
+2
Jake DiMichele makes two point layup
29-21
0:31
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
0:29
Nate Santos offensive rebound
0:27
Nate Santos misses two point layup
0:25
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
0:21
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
31-21
0:01
Dae Dae Grant misses two point layup
0:00
David Dixon offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
DAYT
Flyers
41
DUQ
Dukes
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:37
+2
Tre Williams makes two point hook shot (Dae Dae Grant assists)
31-23
19:13
David Dixon shooting foul
19:13
DaRon Holmes II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:13
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-23
18:45
+2
Tre Williams makes two point hook shot
32-25
18:27
Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup
18:25
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
18:22
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point dunk
34-25
18:04
+2
David Dixon makes two point layup
34-27
17:46
DaRon Holmes II misses three point jump shot
17:44
Tre Williams defensive rebound
17:31
Javon Bennett personal foul
17:17
David Dixon misses two point layup
17:15
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
16:59
David Dixon blocks DaRon Holmes II's two point layup
16:57
Flyers offensive rebound
16:47
Dusan Mahorcic shooting foul (DaRon Holmes II draws the foul)
16:47
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-27
16:47
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-27
16:29
Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
16:27
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
16:14
+3
Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Nate Santos assists)
39-27
15:59
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
15:57
Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
15:40
Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
15:38
Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
15:23
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point hook shot
39-29
14:59
Dusan Mahorcic shooting foul
14:59
TV timeout
14:59
Enoch Cheeks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:59
+1
Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-29
14:46
Andrei Savrasov turnover (Isaac Jack steals)
14:29
Dae Dae Grant personal foul
14:21
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Javon Bennett assists)
42-29
14:03
Dusan Mahorcic turnover (Enoch Cheeks steals)
13:34
Dae Dae Grant shooting foul
13:34
Enoch Cheeks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:34
+1
Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-29
13:23
Enoch Cheeks personal foul
13:07
Jake DiMichele misses two point layup
13:05
Jake DiMichele offensive rebound
13:00
+2
Jake DiMichele makes two point layup
43-31
12:38
Flyers 30 second timeout
12:38
TV timeout
12:31
Flyers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:12
+3
Jimmy Clark III makes three point jump shot
43-34
11:39
+2
Nate Santos makes two point layup
45-34
11:24
+3
Jake DiMichele makes three point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)
45-37
10:51
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
10:49
Nate Santos offensive rebound
10:49
Nate Santos misses two point layup
10:49
Kareem Rozier defensive rebound
10:49
Javon Bennett personal foul
10:49
TV timeout
10:33
+2
David Dixon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kareem Rozier assists)
45-39
10:17
Kobe Elvis turnover (Jimmy Clark III steals)
10:11
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup
45-41
9:51
David Dixon blocks Isaac Jack's two point layup
9:49
Tre Williams defensive rebound
9:49
DaRon Holmes II personal foul
9:31
Isaac Jack blocks David Dixon's two point dunk
9:29
Isaac Jack defensive rebound
9:26
Koby Brea turnover (Jimmy Clark III steals)
9:20
Jimmy Clark III turnover (Nate Santos steals)
9:13
Koby Brea turnover (Kareem Rozier steals)
9:04
Jake DiMichele misses three point jump shot
9:02
Koby Brea defensive rebound
8:36
+3
DaRon Holmes II makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)
48-41
8:03
Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
8:01
Koby Brea defensive rebound
7:42
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point dunk
50-41
7:35
Dukes 60 second timeout
7:35
TV timeout
7:10
DaRon Holmes II shooting foul
7:10
Jakub Necas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:10
+1
Jakub Necas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-42
6:40
Flyers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:23
David Dixon turnover (bad pass)
5:59
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
52-42
5:59
David Dixon shooting foul
5:59
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 1 of 1
53-42
5:43
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
5:41
Kareem Rozier offensive rebound
5:33
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)
53-44
5:19
+3
DaRon Holmes II makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)
56-44
5:12
Dae Dae Grant turnover (Javon Bennett steals)
5:11
Jump ball. (Flyers gains possession)
4:57
+2
Javon Bennett makes two point layup (DaRon Holmes II assists)
58-44
4:36
+3
Kareem Rozier makes three point jump shot (Jakub Necas assists)
58-47
4:28
DaRon Holmes II turnover (Jimmy Clark III steals)
4:21
Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup
4:19
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
4:10
+3
DaRon Holmes II makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)
61-47
3:56
Javon Bennett personal foul
3:56
TV timeout
3:54
Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
3:52
David Dixon offensive rebound
3:44
Kareem Rozier misses two point jump shot
3:42
Jimmy Clark III offensive rebound
3:32
+3
Jimmy Clark III makes three point jump shot (Dae Dae Grant assists)
61-50
3:00
DaRon Holmes II turnover (Jimmy Clark III steals)
2:54
+3
Dae Dae Grant makes three point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)
61-53
2:51
Dukes 30 second timeout
2:42
+2
Enoch Cheeks makes two point alley-oop dunk (Javon Bennett assists)
63-53
2:34
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
2:32
Jimmy Clark III offensive rebound
2:26
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
2:24
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
2:03
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Nate Santos assists)
66-53
1:50
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point layup
66-55
1:35
DaRon Holmes II turnover (bad pass)
1:24
+3
Dae Dae Grant makes three point jump shot
66-58
1:08
Dae Dae Grant personal foul
1:08
+1
Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
67-58
1:08
+1
Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
68-58
0:59
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point layup
68-60
0:53
Jake DiMichele personal foul
0:53
+1
Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
69-60
0:53
+1
Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
70-60
0:53
Flyers 30 second timeout
0:44
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
0:42
Nate Santos defensive rebound
0:42
Jakub Necas personal foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
