The 2012 Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals’ last game of the day features a #3/#11 match up between the St. Louis Billikens and Dayton Flyers. Pickin’ Splinters is court side bringing you scores, stats, analysis, insights – we might even get a quote or two from players or coaches.
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#11 St. Louis (11-19/4-10) vs. #3 Dayton (20-6/12-2)
The Flyers won the only meeting this year 72-54 at the University of Dayton arena on February 15, 2012.
We are off and running – literally.
Both teams are pushing the ball up the floor.
Dayton is off to strong start shooting, hitting 6 of 12 for 50%
Dayton leads 14-11.
Currently Dayton has a significant edge inside the paint, outscoring St. Louis 12-4.
St. Louis on the other hand has hit 2 of 3 from downtown.
Dayton leads 16-14.
St. Louis is hitting the glass hard. Has a 17-11 rebound advantage early. The 7-2 offensive rebound advantage is what is keeping this game close.
Dayton leads 18-17.
Over the last 5 minutes Dayton is just 1 for 6 from the field.
St. Louis 2 for 8 in that same time span.
Similar the games earlier in the day, the team with the long layoff seems out of rhythm. In this case it is the Flyers.
18-17.
Rebounds are even 19-19.
Dayton is shooting 37% from the field
St. Louis is shooting just 28% from the field.
That is why Dayton leads by 3, 23-20.
Over the last 8 minutes, Dayton has hit just 3 field goals.
St. Louis has hit just three as well.
This game will not be on the highlight reel for offensive efficiency.
A 9-2 run by the Dayton Flyers has extended their lead to 32-22 at the half.
9-2 plus 9-4 equals a 18-6 run by the Dayton Flyers.
All 9 points this half for Flyers have come courtesy of Patrice Lalor.
Just about 9 minutes into the second half, St. Louis has made only 3 field goals (3 for 14).
During that span, the Flyers have gone 7 for 13.
The difference? Dayton leads 48-30.
St. Louis has also a 2:1 ratio in turnovers to assists. 16 turnovers/ 8 assists.
Not a good stat for the Billikens.
Timeout St. Louis.
With 4:28 to play, we have our 4th and final slot filled in the A-10 Semi-final round.
Dayton leads 65-39.
It is a final. Dayton advances to the semi-finals with a convincing 69-51 win over St. Louis.
Next up: Temple Owls.