Robert Morris Colonials vs Dayton Flyers Match Player Stats On Nov 19, 2022

DaRon Holmes II recorded 18 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots to help No. 21 Dayton post a 60-51 victory over visiting Robert Morris in nonconference play on Saturday afternoon.

Mustapha Amzil added 12 points and Toumani Camara contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Flyers (3-1).

Enoch Cheeks had 15 points and three blocked shots for Robert Morris (2-2), which began a stretch of seven straight games away from home.

Josh Corbin scored 12 points on four 3-pointers and Kahliel Spear registered 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Colonials.

Dayton's Malachi Smith had five points on 2-of-8 shooting and three steals in 21 minutes in his initial outing of the season after missing the first three games with a foot injury.

The Flyers made 42.1 percent of their shots, including 7 of 24 from 3-point range.

The Colonials connected on 34.5 percent from the field and made 7 of 22 from behind the arc.

Robert Morris trailed 41-35 after Corbin knocked down a 3-pointer with 12:41 left. But the Colonials then went five minutes without scoring as Dayton rattled off seven straight points.

Camara and Holmes scored on dunks and Camara buried a 3-pointer to increase the Flyers' lead to 48-35 with eight minutes to play.

A 3-pointer by Cheeks allowed Robert Morris to creep within eight with 4:43 left. But Holmes hit a jumper with 2:21 remaining to make it 54-44.

Spear scored on a putback for the Colonials to again make it an eight-point margin with 1:40 to go. But Smith drove for a layup with 57.5 seconds left and split two free throws to make it 57-46 with 40.4 seconds to play and the Flyers closed it out.

Holmes scored 12 first-half points as Dayton led 30-21 at the break.

Robert Morris was cold early, making just 2 of its first 14 shots. Meanwhile, the Flyers built a 16-7 lead, the last two coming on Smith's basket with 10:04 left in the half.

Holmes later scored five straight points on a dunk and 3-pointer to elevate Dayton's lead to 24-9 with 7:36 remaining.

The Colonials showed life with a 9-0 run to move within six on Corbin's trey with 2:28 left.

--Field Level Media