Dayton Stumbles With Overtime Loss To Miami (OH), 72-67

Filed under Game Recap on November 16th, 2011

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Although Dayton still has fans on board, it's been up and down. In Oxford on November 15th the Flyers were handed a narrow loss by the RedHawks, 72-67, in overtime.

Flyers morale will definitely take a hit with this unexpected loss. Last season, Dayton won 70-58. Going back four years, the Flyers are 4-1 against the RedHawks including 2-1 at John D. Millett Hall. Since 1980, the Dayton record against Miami (OH) is 19-21.

Miami (OH) overwhelmed Dayton in offensive rebounding as well as besting them in turnovers.

Offensive rebounding was a big problem for Dayton as Miami (OH) chalked up 11 offensive boards to six. Turnovers made all the difference, with 22 giveaways for the Flyers compared to 15 for the RedHawks.

Paul Williams was a bright spot against the RedHawks with 20 points on 61% shooting in 35 minutes, 12 of that coming from three-point range. Kevin Dillard added a game-high six assists.

Grade Player Mins Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO B+ Kevin Dillard 36 11 6 6 4 1 6 B+ Paul Williams 35 20 2 2 0 0 1 B Chris Johnson 17 6 3 1 2 1 2 B- Josh Benson 30 8 5 2 0 0 2 C Alex Gavrilovic 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 C Josh Parker 30 6 4 3 2 0 5 C Devin Oliver 23 4 5 0 0 0 0 - Luke Fabrizius 10 5 1 0 0 0 3 D+ Matt Kavanaugh 31 4 4 0 0 0 3	Grade Player Mins Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO A+ Julian Mavunga 43 17 11 4 3 0 6 A Bill Edwards 42 14 10 3 0 2 3 B Josh Sewell 36 10 5 0 2 0 1 B Brian Sullivan 33 14 2 1 0 0 2 C+ Quinten Rollins 12 3 0 2 2 0 1 C+ Jon Harris 32 7 1 1 0 0 0 C- Drew McGhee 11 4 1 0 0 0 1 D+ Will Sullivan 12 3 0 0 0 0 1 - Adam Thomas 4 0 1 0 0 0 0

In the end, Dayton wants to avoid any early season losses and, when coupled with some negative preseason expectations, this one is hard to overlook. The Flyers have fallen to 1-1 but still have a lot of basketball to play.

Up next is North Carolina-Wilmington at home on November 19th.

• The top two scorers (Paul Williams and Kevin Dillard) accounted for 46.2% of the points.
• Paul Williams set a career high with 20 points and 8 field goals made.
• Dayton has played in 1 overtime games this season. Over the last 5 seasons the Flyers have played in 12 overtime games with a record of 8-4.
• Dayton started 1-1 during the 2007, 2005, 2004, 2000, and 1996 seasons (since 1996).

• Julian Mavunga recorded a double-double. It was his 1st this season and 15th of his career.
• The top two scorers (Julian Mavunga and Bill Edwards) accounted for 43.0% of the points.
• Julian Mavunga accounted for 33.3% of the team's rebounds.
• Bill Edwards recorded a double-double. It was his 1st this season and 2nd of his career.

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