By PAUL GOTHAM DAYTON, OH -- In a game that felt eerily similar to last year's St. Bonaventure at Dayton contest, the Flyers came from behind and this time held on to beat St. Bonaventure, 76-72. Scoochie Smith scored 19 points, and Dayton (21-5/12-2 Atlantic 10) won its sixth straight and ninth out of its last 10 games. Like last year this game was about Bona's … [Read more...] about Dayton endures Adams, Bona
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Doug Brooks, Scoochie Smith and the A-10 rundown
Results from the weekend in Atlantic 10 men's basketball. Rhode Island (10-5/2-1) 64 Dayton (12-3/3-0) 67 Kyle Davis walked the length of Tom Blackburn Court, slapping hands with fans who stretched from the front row over press row to congratulate the senior guard. READ MORE. Video courtesy of University of Dayton Athletics. UMass (10-6/0-3) … [Read more...] about Doug Brooks, Scoochie Smith and the A-10 rundown
Scoochie Smith and the art of running downhill
By PAUL GOTHAM Early returns show Scoochie Smith and the Dayton Flyers have picked up where they left off. Handing out five assists per game while scoring 15.5, Scoochie and the Flyers are off to a 2-0 start. The now senior point guard has increased his three-point percentage (albeit a small sample size) from 38.2 (1.4/3.7) per game a year ago to 42.9 (three for seven) … [Read more...] about Scoochie Smith and the art of running downhill
Rebounds & Putbacks: Dayton 77 Alabama 72
First thoughts after Dayton's come-from-behind victory on the road. By PAUL GOTHAM In what will be remembered as a resume-building triumph that turned sour, the Dayton Flyers erased a halftime deficit and defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 77-72 at Coleman Coliseum Tuesday afternoon. Senior point guard Scoochie Smith scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Dayton 77 Alabama 72
Scoochie Smith continues to produce for Dayton
By PAUL GOTHAM Right on time. That might be the best way to describe Scoochie Smith, the point guard of the No. 17/19 University of Dayton Flyers. Tuesday night, Scoochie drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer as the Flyers erased a double-digit deficit in the game's final minutes for their eighth straight win. The shot was his first make of the night from long range. … [Read more...] about Scoochie Smith continues to produce for Dayton