Ball State at Dayton
January 05, 2010
By Nate Waggenspack
Dayton supplemented its sleeping offense with a some suffocating play defensively en route to a 59-35 win over Ball State Tuesday, Jan. 5th.
The Flyers struggled to score most of the game against the Cardinals, but Ball States struggles were much more significant, as they shot just 28 percent from the field.
Dayton held Ball State scoreless for and eight minute stretch in the first half and the first four minutes of the second half.
While Dayton's field goal percentage (45.1) looked better than the Cardinals', it was a deceiving statistic. The Flyers got most of their scoring from within 12 feet of the basket
UD also struggled to score for awhile in the first half and Ball State was able to pull within four at 15-11. Chris Wright then got aggressive, scoring 10 points in the final eight minutes of the half to give Dayton a 30-17 advantage.
The second half started slowly, and the game stayed ugly. Neither team looked particularly focused, managing five points each in the first seven minutes of the half.
The rim continued to stay locked on both ends for the rest of the half. Ball State never got much closer and Dayton never pulled away.
Paul Williams was the only Flyer really feeling it from outside, as he hit two threes in the second half for his six points.
Chris Wright led Dayton in scoring with 10 points, all in the first half.
Dayton got the defensive effort it was looking for to wrap up its play outside of the conference. Now it will be up to the Flyers to find the offense that played against Creighton and Towson when they match up with the A-10.
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