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Santos scores 24, Dayton defeats Lehigh 86-62

AP
Dec 07, 2024

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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1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
25
DAYT
Flyers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Flyers gains possession)
19:45		Cam Gillus blocks Malachi Smith's two point layup
19:43		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
19:24		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
19:22		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
19:05		Zed Key misses two point layup
19:03		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
18:53		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
18:51		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
18:32	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	0-3
18:13		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
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		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
17:47		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
17:30		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
17:28		Nate Santos defensive rebound
17:21	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)	2-6
17:03		Zed Key blocks Ben Knostman's two point layup
17:01		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
16:56	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	2-9
16:34		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
16:32		Zed Key defensive rebound
16:22		Nate Santos misses two point layup
16:20		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
15:59		TV timeout
15:52		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:50		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
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		Hamad Mousa shooting foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
15:04		Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:04		Nate Santos defensive rebound
14:37		Tyler Whitney-Sidney shooting foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul)
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		Jaiun Simon blocks Bube Momah's two point layup
14:06		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
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		Bube Momah shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
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		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
12:52		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
12:28		Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot
12:26		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
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		Posh Alexander personal foul
11:29		TV timeout
11:09		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:07		Zed Key defensive rebound
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		Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
10:07		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:07		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
9:47		Zed Key blocks Hank Alvey's two point layup
9:45		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
9:41		Keith Higgins Jr. shooting foul
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		Malachi Smith personal foul
9:18		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
9:16		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
9:11		Nate Santos turnover (out of bounds)
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		Enoch Cheeks personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:19		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
7:17		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
6:49		Javon Bennett misses two point jump shot
6:47		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
6:42		Isaac Jack personal foul
6:38		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
6:36		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
6:30		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
6:28		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
6:08	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot (Tommy Conniff assists)	17-30
5:47		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
5:45		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
5:42		Nate Santos personal foul
5:42		Edouard Benoit misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:42		Hamad Mousa defensive rebound
5:24		Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
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		Tommy Conniff turnover (lost ball)
4:56	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	17-35
4:53		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
4:34	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	19-35
4:16		Nate Santos turnover (lost ball) (Ben Knostman steals)
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		Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
2:50		Isaac Jack offensive rebound
2:49		Hank Alvey personal foul
2:49		TV timeout
2:33		Zed Key misses two point jump shot
2:31		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
2:30		Posh Alexander personal foul
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		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
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		Ben Knostman misses two point jump shot
1:35		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
1:25		Zed Key misses two point layup
1:23		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
0:56		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:54		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot	25-41
0:40		Ben Knostman shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
0:40		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:40		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
0:19		Amaël L'Etang blocks Bube Momah's two point layup
0:17		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
0:16		Nate Santos personal foul
0:16		Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:16		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
0:01		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
37
DAYT
Flyers
45

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Ben Knostman turnover (bad pass) (Javon Bennett steals)
19:23		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-42
19:23	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-43
19:03		Cam Gillus turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Smith steals)
18:41	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)	25-46
18:21		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:19		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
18:11		Hank Alvey personal foul
18:07		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
18:05		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
17:57		Ben Knostman turnover (bad pass) (Javon Bennett steals)
17:42		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
17:40		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
17:32		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
17:32		TV timeout
17:20		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
17:18		Ben Knostman offensive rebound
17:08		Javon Bennett blocks Tyler Whitney-Sidney's two point layup
17:06		Tyler Whitney-Sidney offensive rebound
16:58	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	28-46
16:42	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	28-49
16:23		Enoch Cheeks blocks Bube Momah's two point layup
16:21		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
16:15	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	28-52
16:13		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
16:13		TV timeout
15:57		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
15:55		Ben Knostman offensive rebound
15:55		Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Ben Knostman draws the foul)
15:55		Ben Knostman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:55	+1	Ben Knostman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-52
15:36		Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
15:34		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
15:19		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
15:17		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup	29-54
14:41		Ben Knostman misses two point layup
14:39		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
14:38		Ben Knostman personal foul
14:22	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	29-57
14:03	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point dunk (Tommy Conniff assists)	31-57
13:30		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
13:28		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
13:20	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	34-57
12:45		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
12:43		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
12:37		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
12:35		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
12:29		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
12:27		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
12:21		Hamad Mousa personal foul
12:15		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:13		Nate Santos defensive rebound
12:12		Edouard Benoit personal foul
11:58		Edouard Benoit personal foul
11:58		TV timeout
11:51	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	34-60
11:26		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
11:24		Tommy Conniff offensive rebound
11:16	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tommy Conniff assists)	36-60
10:55	+2	Zed Key makes two point hook shot (Nate Santos assists)	36-62
10:43	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	39-62
10:21	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	39-64
9:55		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
9:53		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
9:45		Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
9:43		Tommy Conniff defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup	41-64
9:09		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
9:07		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
9:00		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:58		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
8:55		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
8:53		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
8:53		Isaac Jack personal foul
8:44	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point jump shot	43-64
8:22		Isaac Jack turnover (bad pass)
8:14		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
8:14		Nasir Whitlock misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:14	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-64
7:48	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point layup	44-66
7:37		Nasir Whitlock misses two point layup
7:35		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
7:31	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot (Hank Alvey assists)	47-66
7:28		Flyers 30 second timeout
7:28		TV timeout
7:12		Isaac Jack turnover (lost ball) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
7:00		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:58		Isaac Jack defensive rebound
6:50		Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
6:50		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:50		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:50		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
6:35	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point layup	49-66
6:09		Edouard Benoit shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
6:09		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:09		Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09		Tommy Conniff defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point jump shot	51-66
5:40	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	51-69
5:24	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup	53-69
5:00	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	53-71
4:51		Zed Key blocks Nasir Whitlock's two point layup
4:49		Tommy Conniff offensive rebound
4:47		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
4:45		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
4:37		Ben Knostman personal foul
4:37		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:37		Tommy Conniff defensive rebound
4:28		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
4:26		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
4:09	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	53-74
3:56	+3	Tommy Conniff makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	56-74
3:33		Cam Gillus personal foul
3:33		TV timeout
3:33	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-75
3:33	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-76
3:15		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:13		Nate Santos defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	56-79
2:30		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
2:28		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
2:21	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Javon Bennett assists)	56-82
2:16		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
1:58	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	59-82
1:45		Ben Knostman personal foul
1:45	+1	Hamad Mousa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-83
1:45	+1	Hamad Mousa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-84
1:30	+3	Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	62-84
0:53	+2	Zed Key makes two point jump shot	62-86
0:51		Flyers 30 second timeout
0:44		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
0:42		Will Maxwell defensive rebound
0:13		Jake Pike blocks Jaiun Simon's three point jump shot
0:11		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
0:01		Peter Kramer misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jaiun Simon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaiun Simon defensive rebound