Montgomery's 27 points lead Dayton over East Tennessee State 88-71
AP
Dec 02, 2025
Dayton Flyers, Ohio (AP) De'Shayne Montgomery's 27 points helped Dayton defeat East Tennessee State 88-71 on Tuesday.
Montgomery added seven rebounds for the Flyers (7-2). Keonte Jones scored 15 points and added five rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Jordan Derkack finished with 14 points.
The Buccaneers (6-2) were led by Blake Barkley, who posted 21 points and six rebounds. Cam Morris III added 19 points, two steals and two blocks for East Tennessee State. Brian Taylor II had 16 points, five assists and three steals. The loss broke the Buccaneers' five-game winning streak.
Dayton took the lead with 11:35 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Montgomery scored 17 points in the first half to help put the Flyers up 46-38 at the break. Dayton extended its lead to 57-38 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Derkack scored 11 points in the second half.
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1st Half
ETSU
Buccaneers
38
DAYT
Flyers
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Cam Morris III vs. Amaël L'Etang (Javon Bennett gains possession)
19:43
De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
19:41
Jordan McCullum defensive rebound
19:26
Jordan McCullum misses three point jump shot
19:24
Buccaneers offensive rebound
19:12
+2
Blake Barkley makes two point layup
2-0
19:00
Cam Morris III personal foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
18:53
+2
Keonte Jones makes two point dunk (Javon Bennett assists)
2-2
18:39
Jump ball. Allen Strothers vs. Javon Bennett (Allen Strothers gains possession)
18:20
Cam Morris III misses two point layup
18:18
Cam Morris III offensive rebound
18:18
Keonte Jones blocks Cam Morris III's two point layup
18:16
Cam Morris III offensive rebound
18:16
Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Cam Morris III draws the foul)
18:16
+1
Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
18:16
+1
Cam Morris III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-2
18:05
Blake Barkley shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
18:05
+1
Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-3
18:05
+1
Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-4
17:56
+2
Cam Morris III makes two point layup (Allen Strothers assists)
6-4
17:34
De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Brian Taylor II steals)
17:20
+2
Blake Barkley makes two point layup (Jordan McCullum assists)
8-4
16:56
+3
Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (De'Shayne Montgomery assists)
8-7
16:43
+3
Blake Barkley makes three point jump shot (Brian Taylor II assists)
11-7
16:32
Jordan McCullum shooting foul (Keonte Jones draws the foul)
16:32
Keonte Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32
+1
Keonte Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-8
16:23
Allen Strothers turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Derkack steals)
16:18
+2
De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point layup
11-10
15:41
Malcolm Thomas blocks Brayden Crump's two point jump shot
15:39
Buccaneers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:39
TV timeout
15:22
Malcolm Thomas turnover (lost ball)
15:17
+2
Brayden Crump makes two point dunk (Jaylen Smith assists)
13-10
14:58
Jaylen Smith shooting foul (Malcolm Thomas draws the foul)
14:58
Malcolm Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:58
+1
Malcolm Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-11
14:44
+3
Brian Taylor II makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Smith assists)
16-11
14:17
Bryce Heard turnover (bad pass) (Maki Johnson steals)
14:10
Blake Barkley offensive foul
14:10
Blake Barkley turnover (offensive foul)
14:01
+3
Jacob Conner makes three point jump shot (Bryce Heard assists)
16-14
13:48
Malcolm Thomas blocks Maki Johnson's three point jump shot
13:46
Jaiun Simon defensive rebound
13:34
Bryce Heard misses two point jump shot
13:32
Jordan McCullum defensive rebound
13:31
Malcolm Thomas shooting foul (Jordan McCullum draws the foul)
13:31
+1
Jordan McCullum makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-14
13:31
+1
Jordan McCullum makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-14
13:24
+3
Bryce Heard makes three point jump shot (Jaiun Simon assists)
18-17
13:05
Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot
13:03
Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
12:41
Bryce Heard misses three point jump shot
12:39
Maki Johnson defensive rebound
12:11
+2
Cam Morris III makes two point jump shot
20-17
11:57
Cam Morris III shooting foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul)
11:57
TV timeout
11:57
+1
De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-18
11:57
+1
De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-19
11:42
Jordan McCullum misses two point layup
11:40
Brayden Crump offensive rebound
11:37
Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot
11:35
De'Shayne Montgomery defensive rebound
11:35
Jordan McCullum personal foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul)
11:35
+1
De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-20
11:35
+1
De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-21
11:12
Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot
11:10
De'Shayne Montgomery defensive rebound
11:02
Allen Strothers personal foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul)
11:02
+1
De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-22
11:02
+1
De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-23
10:34
+2
Brian Taylor II makes two point jump shot
22-23
10:19
+2
Keonte Jones makes two point layup (De'Shayne Montgomery assists)
22-25
10:09
Allen Strothers turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Jones steals)
10:07
Allen Strothers personal foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
10:07
+1
Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-26
10:07
+1
Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-27
9:43
Jordan Derkack shooting foul (Blake Barkley draws the foul)
9:43
+1
Blake Barkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-27
9:43
Blake Barkley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43
Keonte Jones defensive rebound
9:27
+2
De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point layup (Jordan Derkack assists)
23-29
9:06
Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot
9:04
Blake Barkley offensive rebound
8:56
Gabe Sisk turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Derkack steals)
8:50
+2
De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point layup (Jordan Derkack assists)
23-31
8:50
Buccaneers 30 second timeout
8:47
Jaylen Smith turnover (lost ball) (Keonte Jones steals)
8:38
Jaiun Simon misses three point jump shot
8:36
Gabe Sisk defensive rebound
8:24
+2
Blake Barkley makes two point layup
25-31
8:14
Gabe Sisk shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)