National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dayton 70, Saint Louis 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Bret Smith, # Ray Natili
Attendance: 13407

DaRon Holmes II tallied game highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds to help lead No. 21 Dayton to a 70-65 victory over visiting Saint Louis on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio.

Enoch Cheeks added nine points and nine rebounds for the Flyers (14-2, 4-0 Atlantic 10), who have won 11 straight games. Koby Brea chipped in nine points off the bench on 3-for-7 shooting from 3-point range.

Gibson Jimerson paced Saint Louis (8-9, 1-3) with 13 points, followed by 12 points from Terrence Hargrove Jr. Bradley Ezewiro added 10 points for the Billikens, who have dropped four of their last five games.

After facing a two-point halftime deficit -- its first time trailing in conference play this season -- Dayton opened the second half on a 19-9 run, which was capped with a Brea triple to give the Flyers a 47-38 lead with 12:17 remaining.

A tip-in layup from Saint Louis center Bruce Zhang punctuated a 6-0 Billiken run, cutting the deficit to three points, 50-47, at the 7:05 mark.

Holmes II then took the game over, scoring seven points as part of an 8-0 Flyers scoring run, giving Dayton a 58-47 lead with 5:06 left.

A Jimerson corner 3-pointer cut the Saint Louis deficit to six points with 2:29 left before Holmes II knocked down a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession.

Another Jimerson triple was followed by a Brea 3-pointer to give Dayton an eight-point lead with 43 seconds to play, putting the game away.

In the first half, Dayton jumped out to a 17-9 lead before going scoreless for five-plus minutes while allowing a 14-0 Saint Louis run.

With Dayton trailing by four points with 30 seconds left in the first half, Nate Santos threw in a running floater to trim the Billiken lead to two and set the halftime score at 30-28.

Sincere Parker and Hargrove paced Saint Louis' first-half scoring with seven points apiece while Dayton was led by Cheeks' eight points.

Saint Louis' hasn't won at UD Arena since January 2014.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Saint Louis   Dayton
Gibson Jimerson 13 Scoring DaRon Holmes II 29
Michael Meadows 8 Assists Kobe Elvis 3
Bradley Ezewiro 7 Rebounds DaRon Holmes II 14
Tim Dalger 3 Free Throws Made DaRon Holmes II 10
Gibson Jimerson 2 Steals DaRon Holmes II 2
Sincere Parker 1 Blocks DaRon Holmes II 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Saint Louis 65 40.9 8-23 3-7 15 36 2 5 10
Dayton 70 42.6 8-28 16-29 12 40 6 6 8