Xavier Downs Dayton 81-76 - Match Report
Xavier Downs Dayton 81-76 - Match Report
Tu Holloway scored 24 points leading Xavier to an 81-76 victory over Dayton at Cintas Center on Saturday.
Xavier won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 6.5-point spread.
Kenny Frease had 20 points for Xavier and Jamel McLean chipped in with 15 points. Tu Holloway had 6 assists for them, while Mark Lyons was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Dayton got 17 points from Juwan Staten in a losing cause and another 16 points from Chris Johnson. Chris Wright contributed 5 assists for them, while Chris Wright had 10 rebounds.
Xavier hit the break trailing 32-31 before taking care of business in the second half.
Dayton had a 30-25 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
