Dayton rallies from 13 points down to beat No. 6 Marquette 71-63
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Javon Bennett and Zed Key each scored 15 points as Dayton erased a 13-point deficit in the second and beat No. 6 Marquette 71-63 on Saturday night.
Down by double-digits at the half, Bennett tied the game with a layup and Key scored from the paint to give Dayton its first lead, 55-53, with 7:02 left.
The Flyers outscored Marquette by 18 in the second half, shooting 55.6%. A 5-0 run in the last 1:15 sealed it for Dayton (9-2).
Nate Santos had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Flyers.
Chase Ross paced Marquette with 19 points and Kam Jones had 18 as the Golden Eagles (9-2) lost for the second time in three games.
The Flyers outrebounded Marquette 38-31 and capitalized on 21 second-chance points, compared with Marquette's 10.
Marquette: Jones hit a 3-pointer to put Marquette up by 13 at the start of the second half. But the Golden Eagles missed shots and couldn't hold the lead as the Flyers surged. The Golden Eagles shot just 35.7% in the second half.
Dayton: After going 2 for 13 from the field in the first 10 minutes with three turnovers, the Flyers didn't look particularly good throughout the first half. But, they began clicking in the second half and took advantage of Marquette mistakes.
A layup by Marquette's David Joplin cut the Dayton lead to 66-63 with 1:41, but Marquette couldn't score again as the Flyers wrapped it up.
Dayton scored 46 points from in the paint, with Marquette getting only 26.
Marquette hosts Butler on Wednesday, while Dayton hosts UNLV on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | David Joplin vs. Zed Key (Golden Eagles gains possession) | ||
| 19:37 |  | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:35 | | Flyers defensive rebound | ||
| 19:07 | | Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:05 | | Zed Key offensive rebound | ||
| 19:02 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | ||
| 18:32 | | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 18:12 | | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:10 | | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | ||
| 18:00 | | +3 | Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | | Zed Key turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 17:00 | | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:58 | | Nate Santos defensive rebound | ||
| 16:54 | | Javon Bennett misses two point layup | ||
| 16:53 | | Nate Santos offensive rebound | ||
| 16:53 | | Kam Jones shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | ||
| 16:53 | | Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:53 | | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 16:42 | | Stevie Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals) | ||
| 16:25 | | Chase Ross personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | ||
| 16:05 | | Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:03 | | Kam Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 15:54 | | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 6-3 |
| 15:32 | | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:30 | | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 15:10 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 8-3 |
| 14:52 | | Nate Santos offensive foul | ||
| 14:52 | | Nate Santos turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 14:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:37 | | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:35 | | Nate Santos defensive rebound | ||
| 14:18 | | Damarius Owens personal foul | ||
| 14:11 | | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:09 | | Chase Ross defensive rebound | ||
| 13:59 | | Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Tre Norman draws the foul) | ||
| 13:59 | | Tre Norman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 13:59 | | Tre Norman misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 13:59 | | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | ||
| 13:38 | | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:36 | | Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | Jump ball. Amaël L'Etang vs. David Joplin (Flyers gains possession) | ||
| 13:25 | | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Nate Santos assists) | 8-5 |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Ben Gold makes two point dunk (Tre Norman assists) | 10-5 |
| 12:53 | | Posh Alexander misses two point layup | ||
| 12:51 | | Tre Norman defensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:40 | | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | ||
| 12:30 | | Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup | ||
| 12:28 | | Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound | ||
| 12:27 | | Tre Norman shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul) | ||
| 12:27 | | Amaël L'Etang misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:27 | | Amaël L'Etang misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 12:27 | | Royce Parham defensive rebound | ||
| 12:16 | | Royce Parham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:14 | | Hamad Mousa defensive rebound | ||
| 11:51 | | Tre Norman personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | Hamad Mousa turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:26 | | Zed Key shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-5 |
| 11:26 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-5 |
| 11:03 | | Nate Santos misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point jump shot | 14-5 |
| 10:14 | | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 16-5 |
| 9:39 | | Enoch Cheeks turnover (bad pass) (Zaide Lowery steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Zaide Lowery assists) | 18-5 |
| 9:33 | | Flyers 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:16 | | Kam Jones shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-6 |
| 9:16 | | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-7 |
| 8:48 | | Zed Key blocks Caedin Hamilton's two point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Nate Santos defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Nate Santos misses two point layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists) | 18-10 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 21-10 |
| 8:11 | | Caedin Hamilton personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-11 |
| 8:11 | | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-12 |
| 7:49 | | Stevie Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals) | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists) | 21-14 |
| 7:40 | | Flyers technical foul | ||
| 7:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 |
| 7:40 | | +1 | Chase Ross makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 23-14 |
| 7:33 | | Stevie Mitchell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Nate Santos defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Ben Gold draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Ben Gold misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Ben Gold makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-14 |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Javon Bennett makes two point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists) | 24-16 |
| 5:59 | | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Ben Gold personal foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +1 | Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-17 |
| 5:57 | | Amaël L'Etang misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:57 | | Ben Gold defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Javon Bennett turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 5:02 | | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | ||
| 5:00 | | Ben Gold offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot | 27-17 |
| 4:24 | | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point jump shot (Amaël L'Etang assists) | 27-19 |
| 4:01 | | Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-19 |
| 4:01 | | +1 | Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-19 |
| 3:34 | | Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:09 | |