Santos, Cheeks rally Dayton to a 71-66 win over Northwestern
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Nate Santos and Robert Morris transfer Enoch Cheeks each scored 16 points and Dayton took control of the game's tempo in the second half to come from eight points down to beat Northwestern 71-66 on Saturday night.
Dayton snapped a three-game losing string to the Wildcats and evened the all-time series at 3-3.
Northwestern (1-1) controlled the tempo of the game in the first half, leading by 13 points after Nick Martinelli's dunk with 4:23 left and held a 32-24 advantage at the break.
Dayton got within a point at 51-50 after Javon Bennett knocked down a 3-pointer and Malachi Smith converted at the basket with 8:13 left. After K.J. Windham hit the second of two free throws, Smith knocked down a pair from the line to tie the game and Cheeks dunked with 7:22 left to give Dayton the lead, 54-52. Cheeks hit a 3 with just under two minutes to play to push the lead to eight points and Zed Key's dunk made it a 10-point lead with 1:07 left.
Smith finished with 14 points and six assists for the Flyers. Dayton (2-0) converted 24 of 46 shots from the floor (52.2%) and was 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.
Martinelli was one point shy of his career best with 26 points against Lehigh in Monday's season opener and set a new mark with 32 against the Flyers. He also grabbed 14 rebounds for his third career double-double and second straight to open the season. Angelo Ciaravino scored 12 points off the bench. The Wildcats were 25-of-56 shooting from the field and 5 of 20 from 3-point range.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Matthew Nicholson vs. Zed Key (Jalen Leach gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | Â | Ty Berry misses two point layup | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound | Â | |
19:33 | +2 | Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:27 | Â | Jalen Leach personal foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul) | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:16 | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â | |
18:52 | Â | K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | Â | |
18:41 | Â | K.J. Windham shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:41 | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-1 | |
18:20 | +3 | Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot | 5-1 | |
18:20 | Â | Nate Santos personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul) | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Jalen Leach turnover (out of bounds) (Malachi Smith steals) | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Zed Key misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:42 | Â | K.J. Windham defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â | |
17:15 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point layup | 7-1 | |
17:11 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Zed Key blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point layup | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | Â | K.J. Windham turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals) | Â | |
16:02 | +2 | Malachi Smith makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 7-3 | |
15:49 | Â | Javon Bennett personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul) | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:31 |  | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound |  | |
15:31 | Â | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Enoch Cheeks personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul) | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Luke Hunger turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals) | Â | |
14:44 | +2 | Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup | 7-5 | |
14:44 | Â | Justin Mullins shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul) | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Enoch Cheeks misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Ty Berry defensive rebound | Â | |
14:21 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot (Justin Mullins assists) | 9-5 | |
13:58 |  | Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot |  | |
13:56 | Â | Ty Berry defensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Ty Berry turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
13:32 | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists) | 9-7 | |
13:14 | Â | K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:12 |  | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound |  | |
13:03 | Â | Jalen Leach personal foul (Flyers draws the foul) | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:53 | Â | K.J. Windham defensive rebound | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Justin Mullins misses two point hook shot | Â | |
12:30 | Â | Javon Bennett defensive rebound | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â | |
11:48 | +2 | Luke Hunger makes two point layup | 11-7 | |
11:28 | Â | Nate Santos misses two point layup | Â | |
11:26 |  | Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound |  | |
11:26 |  | K.J. Windham shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul) |  | |
11:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:26 |  | Amaël L'Etang misses regular free throw 1 of 2 |  | |
11:26 | +1 | Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 | |
10:59 | Â | Ty Berry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Hamad Mousa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â | |
10:28 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot | 13-8 | |
10:07 | Â | Hamad Mousa turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Nick Martinelli turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals) | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Javon Bennett misses two point layup | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | Â | |
9:24 | +3 | Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 13-11 | |
8:52 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot | 15-11 | |
8:40 | +3 | Nate Santos makes three point jump shot | 15-14 | |
8:19 | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Nate Santos turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Luke Hunger offensive rebound | Â | |
7:43 | +2 | Angelo Ciaravino makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists) | 17-14 | |
7:43 | Â | Malachi Smith shooting foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul) | Â | |
7:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:43 | +1 | Angelo Ciaravino makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-14 | |
7:23 | Â | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Nate Santos personal foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul) | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Luke Hunger misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Luke Hunger defensive rebound | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:40 |  | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound |  | |
6:32 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals) | Â | |
6:32 | +2 | Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup (Justin Mullins assists) | 20-14 | |
6:25 | Â | Flyers 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:00 | Â | K.J. Windham blocks Posh Alexander's two point layup | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | +3 | Angelo Ciaravino makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists) | 23-14 | |
5:15 |  | Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot |  | |
5:13 | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â | |
4:46 | +2 | K.J. Windham makes two point hook shot | 25-14 | |
4:31 |  | Amaël L'Etang turnover (lost ball) (Angelo Ciaravino steals) |  | |
4:24 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point dunk (Angelo Ciaravino assists) | 27-14 | |
4:00 |  | Nick Martinelli personal foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul) |  | |
4:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:55 | +3 | Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists) | 27-17 | |
3:32 | Â | Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Conner steals) | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Luke Hunger personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â | |
3:23 | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-18 | |
3:23 | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-19 | |
3:13 | Â | Wildcats turnover (10-second violation) | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point layup | 29-19 | |
2:16 | Â | Jacob Conner turnover (lost ball) (Angelo Ciaravino steals) | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point layup | Â | |
1:56 | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Jacob Conner blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â | |
1:43 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup | 29-21 | |
1:23 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
1:08 | +3 | Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Zed Key assists) | 29-24 | |
0:52 | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:45 | +3 | Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot | 32-24 | |
0:16 | Â | Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |