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Santos scores 24, Dayton defeats Lehigh 86-62
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Nate Santos had 24 points in Dayton's 86-62 victory against Lehigh on Saturday.
Santos shot 8 for 11 (6 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flyers (8-2). Malachi Smith added 17 points while shooting 5 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had nine assists. Enoch Cheeks shot 5 for 7, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.
Keith Higgins Jr. led the Mountain Hawks (3-6) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and nine rebounds. Joshua Ingram added nine points for Lehigh. Nasir Whitlock finished with nine points.
Dayton took the lead with 18:32 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-25 at halftime, with Smith racking up 10 points. Santos scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Dayton went on to secure a victory, outscoring Lehigh by eight points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Flyers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 | | Â | Cam Gillus blocks Malachi Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 19:43 |  | Â | Hank Alvey defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Javon Bennett defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Zed Key misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:53 | | Â | Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:51 | | Â | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:32 | | +3 | Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | | Â | Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:13 | | +1 | Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 18:13 | | +1 | Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | | Â | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Mountain Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Hank Alvey misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:21 | | +3 | Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists) | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | | Â | Zed Key blocks Ben Knostman's two point layup | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:56 | | +3 | Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists) | 2-9 |
| 16:34 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Nate Santos misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:30 | | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Javon Bennett assists) | 2-11 |
| 15:04 | | +2 | Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup | 4-11 |
| 15:04 | | Â | Hamad Mousa shooting foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney shooting foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:37 | | +1 | Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-12 |
| 14:37 | | +1 | Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-13 |
| 14:08 | | Â | Jaiun Simon blocks Bube Momah's two point layup | Â |
| 14:06 | | Â | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:59 | | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists) | 4-15 |
| 13:38 | | +2 | Bube Momah makes two point layup (Ben Knostman assists) | 6-15 |
| 13:13 | | Â | Bube Momah shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:13 | | +1 | Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-16 |
| 13:13 | | +1 | Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-17 |
| 12:54 | | Â | Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:52 | |  | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound |  |
| 12:28 | |  | Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot |  |
| 12:26 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | +3 | Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists) | 9-17 |
| 11:48 | | +2 | Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists) | 9-19 |
| 11:29 | | Â | Posh Alexander personal foul | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point layup | 9-21 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Ben Knostman makes two point layup (Hank Alvey assists) | 11-21 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists) | 11-23 |
| 10:07 | | Â | Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Joshua Ingram defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Zed Key blocks Hank Alvey's two point layup | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:41 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. shooting foul | Â |
| 9:41 | | +1 | Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-24 |
| 9:41 | | +1 | Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-25 |
| 9:27 | | Â | Malachi Smith personal foul | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Nate Santos turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot | 13-25 |
| 8:39 | | +3 | Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists) | 13-28 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup | 15-28 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point layup | 15-30 |
| 7:39 | | Â | Enoch Cheeks personal foul | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Javon Bennett defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Javon Bennett misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Isaac Jack personal foul | Â |
| 6:38 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:36 | | Â | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:30 | | Â | Posh Alexander misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:28 | | Â | Mountain Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot (Tommy Conniff assists) | 17-30 |
| 5:47 | | Â | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Nate Santos personal foul | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Edouard Benoit misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Hamad Mousa defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-31 |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-32 |
| 5:14 | | Â | Tommy Conniff turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 4:56 | | +3 | Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists) | 17-35 |
| 4:53 | | Â | Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:34 | | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot | 19-35 |
| 4:16 | | Â | Nate Santos turnover (lost ball) (Ben Knostman steals) | Â |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup (Ben Knostman assists) | 21-35 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists) | 21-37 |
| 3:22 | | +2 | Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup | 23-37 |
| 2:52 | | Â | Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Isaac Jack offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Hank Alvey personal foul | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Zed Key misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Posh Alexander personal foul | Â |
| 2:30 | | +1 | Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-37 |
| 2:30 | | +1 | Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-37 |
| 2:03 | | Â | Hank Alvey shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-38 |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-39 |
| 1:37 | | Â | Ben Knostman misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Zed Key misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:54 | | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:40 | | +2 | Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot | 25-41 |
| 0:40 | | Â | Ben Knostman shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Edouard Benoit defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:19 | |  | Amaël L'Etang blocks Bube Momah's two point layup |  |
| 0:17 | | Â | Mountain Hawks offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:16 | | Â | Nate Santos personal foul | Â |
| 0:16 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:16 | |  | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound |  |
| 0:01 | | Â | Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |