Dayton Flyers, Ohio (AP) Adrian Baldwin Jr. scored 12 points and his 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left proved to be the game winner and VCU Rams beat Dayton 53-52 Wednesday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both teams.
Baldwin distributed seven assists and Vince Williams Jr. scored 13 points with 11 rebounds for VCU (8-4, 1-0 Atlantic 10 Conference), which won its fifth straight game.
Toumani Camara scored 16 points, DaRon Holmes II scored 12 with 11 rebounds and four blocks and Malachi Smith scored 11 for the Flyers (8-6, 0-1)
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1st Half
VCU
Rams
28
DAYT
Flyers
24
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Hason Ward vs. Daron Holmes (Mikeal Brown-Jones gains possession)
19:47
Kobe Elvis misses two point jump shot
19:45
Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
19:24
Daron Holmes blocks KeShawn Curry's two point driving layup
19:22
Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
18:59
Daron Holmes misses two point driving layup
18:57
Vince Williams defensive rebound
18:51
Vince Williams offensive foul (Kobe Elvis draws the foul)
18:51
Vince Williams turnover
18:44
Adrian Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
18:32
+2
Malachi Smith makes two point layup (Toumani Camara assists)
0-2
17:58
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:56
Malachi Smith defensive rebound
17:41
Toumani Camara turnover (lost ball)
17:18
Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
17:16
R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
17:08
R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
17:06
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
17:00
Hason Ward shooting foul (Daron Holmes draws the foul)
17:00
Daron Holmes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:00
+1
Daron Holmes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-3
16:34
+3
Vince Williams makes three point jump shot (Marcus Tsohonis assists)
3-3
16:07
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
3-5
15:39
TV timeout
15:32
Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
15:08
Toumani Camara misses two point hook shot
15:06
Vince Williams defensive rebound
14:45
Malachi Smith personal foul (Vince Williams draws the foul)
14:41
Daron Holmes blocks KeShawn Curry's two point jump shot
14:39
KeShawn Curry offensive rebound
14:35
KeShawn Curry misses two point jump shot
14:33
R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
14:30
R.J. Blakney turnover (lost ball)
14:30
Josh Banks turnover (lost ball)
14:15
Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Josh Banks steals)
14:09
+2
Adrian Baldwin Jr. makes two point driving layup
5-5
13:50
Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass)
13:44
+2
KeShawn Curry makes two point layup
7-5
13:19
Koby Brea turnover (bad pass) (Vince Williams steals)
13:14
+2
Vince Williams makes two point dunk
9-5
13:14
Flyers 30 second timeout
13:14
TV timeout
13:05
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
13:03
Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
12:58
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
12:56
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
12:47
+2
Adrian Baldwin Jr. makes two point driving layup
11-5
12:19
Nick Kern personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
12:11
Nick Kern shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
12:11
+1
Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-6
12:11
+1
Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-7
11:49
+2
Jalen DeLoach makes two point jump shot
13-7
11:25
+2
Malachi Smith makes two point driving layup
13-9
11:14
+3
Josh Banks makes three point jump shot (Vince Williams assists)
16-9
11:00
+3
R.J. Blakney makes three point jump shot (Mustapha Amzil assists)
16-12
10:48
Josh Banks misses three point jump shot
10:46
Elijah Weaver defensive rebound
10:21
Elijah Weaver misses three point jump shot
10:19
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
9:59
KeShawn Curry misses two point reverse layup
9:57
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
9:49
+2
Malachi Smith makes two point driving layup
16-14
9:32
Josh Banks misses three point jump shot
9:30
Flyers defensive rebound
9:30
TV timeout
9:04
Kobe Elvis turnover (3-second violation)
9:04
Malachi Smith personal foul (Adrian Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
8:33
Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
8:31
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
8:17
R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
8:15
Rams defensive rebound
8:14
Elijah Weaver personal foul (Adrian Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
7:53
Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
7:51
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
7:38
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point dunk (Elijah Weaver assists)
16-16
7:25
Hason Ward misses two point jump shot
7:23
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
7:12
TV timeout
7:01
Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
6:59
Moulaye Sissoko turnover (lost ball)
6:47
Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
6:45
Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
6:24
Elijah Weaver turnover (lost ball)
6:18
+2
Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point driving layup (Vince Williams assists)
18-16
5:58
Hason Ward shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
5:58
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-17
5:58
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-18
5:52
Adrian Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zimi Nwokeji steals)
5:45
Mustapha Amzil offensive foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
5:45
Mustapha Amzil turnover
5:20
Jalen DeLoach turnover (bad pass)
5:04
Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (R.J. Blakney draws the foul)
5:04
+1
R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-19
5:04
R.J. Blakney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:04
Zimi Nwokeji offensive rebound
4:52
Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
4:50
Adrian Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
4:19
+2
Josh Banks makes two point driving layup
20-19
4:02
Zimi Nwokeji offensive foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul)
4:02
Zimi Nwokeji turnover
3:34
+3
Vince Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Banks assists)
23-19
3:21
Vince Williams blocks Zimi Nwokeji's two point jump shot
3:19
Josh Banks defensive rebound
3:11
+3
Vince Williams makes three point jump shot (Adrian Baldwin Jr. assists)
26-19
2:55
KeShawn Curry shooting foul (R.J. Blakney draws the foul)
2:55
TV timeout
2:55
+1
R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-20
2:55
+1
R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-21
2:46
+2
KeShawn Curry makes two point floating jump shot (Adrian Baldwin Jr. assists)
28-21
2:22
Toumani Camara turnover (bad pass) (Vince Williams steals)
2:16
R.J. Blakney blocks KeShawn Curry's two point driving layup
2:14
Rams offensive rebound
2:10
Daron Holmes blocks KeShawn Curry's two point jump shot
2:08
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
1:47
Jalen DeLoach blocks Daron Holmes's two point jump shot
1:45
Adrian Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
1:25
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:23
Koby Brea defensive rebound
1:07
+2
Koby Brea makes two point finger roll layup
28-23
1:07
KeShawn Curry shooting foul (Koby Brea draws the foul)
1:07
+1
Koby Brea makes regular free throw 1 of 1
28-24
0:54
Vince Williams misses two point layup
0:52
Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive rebound
0:50
Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point layup
0:48
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
0:39
Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot
0:37
KeShawn Curry defensive rebound
0:11
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:09
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
0:01
Malachi Smith offensive foul (Vince Williams draws the foul)
0:01
Malachi Smith turnover
0:00
Vince Williams turnover (bad pass) (Daron Holmes steals)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VCU
Rams
25
DAYT
Flyers
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:30
+2
Adrian Baldwin Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Marcus Tsohonis assists)
30-24
19:04
+2
Daron Holmes makes two point dunk (Toumani Camara assists)
30-26
18:41
Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
18:39
Daron Holmes defensive rebound
18:12
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup (Daron Holmes assists)
