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Dayton earns 84-70 victory against La Salle

AP
Dec 31, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Malachi Smith scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Dayton beat La Salle 84-70 on Tuesday in an Atlantic 10 Conference opener.

Smith also contributed five rebounds and six assists for the Flyers (11-3). Amael L'Etang scored 12 points and added five rebounds and five assists. Javon Bennett had 12 points and went 5 of 9 from the field.

Corey McKeithan led the Explorers (8-6) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, four assists and two steals. Daeshon Shepherd and Eric Acker each had 18 points.

Dayton went on a 19-2 run in the first half and led 36-21 at halftime, with Jacob Conner racking up seven points. Dayton pulled away with a 13-2 run in the second half.

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1st Half
LAS
Explorers
21
DAYT
Flyers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Demetrius Lilley vs. Zed Key (Flyers gains possession)
19:43		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
19:41		Jahlil White defensive rebound
19:33		Nate Santos shooting foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul)
19:33		Demetrius Lilley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33	+1	Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
19:15		Nate Santos misses two point layup
19:13		Jahlil White defensive rebound
19:07		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
19:05		Flyers defensive rebound
18:39		Demetrius Lilley personal foul
18:30		Javon Bennett turnover (Corey McKeithan steals)
18:11	+2	Jahlil White makes two point jump shot	3-0
17:52	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot (Nate Santos assists)	3-2
17:35		Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
17:33		Zed Key defensive rebound
17:31		Corey McKeithan personal foul
17:15		Zed Key misses two point layup
17:13		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
16:52		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
16:50		Zed Key defensive rebound
16:33		Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot
16:31		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
16:25	+3	Daeshon Shepherd makes three point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	6-2
16:13		Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball) (Deuce Jones steals)
16:10	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	8-2
15:56		Zed Key turnover (lost ball)
15:56		TV timeout
15:53		Amaël L'Etang blocks Deuce Jones's two point layup
15:51		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
15:47		Jahlil White blocks Enoch Cheeks's two point layup
15:45		Jaiun Simon offensive rebound
15:39	+2	Jaiun Simon makes two point dunk	8-4
15:12	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot	10-4
15:04	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point jump shot	10-6
14:45		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
14:43		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
14:22		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
14:20		Flyers offensive rebound
14:16	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Jaiun Simon assists)	10-9
14:01		Jahlil White turnover (bad pass) (Posh Alexander steals)
13:58		Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup
13:56		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
13:39		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
13:37		Flyers defensive rebound
13:28		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
13:26		Jahlil White defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot	12-9
13:00	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists)	12-11
12:30		Amaël L'Etang blocks Jahlil White's two point jump shot
12:28		Jaiun Simon defensive rebound
12:24		Daeshon Shepherd blocks Javon Bennett's two point layup
12:22		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
12:18		Jahlil White misses two point layup
12:16		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
12:12	+3	Jaiun Simon makes three point jump shot (Amaël L'Etang assists)	12-14
11:59		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
11:57		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
11:51		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
11:49		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
11:36		Deuce Jones turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals)
11:36		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Jacob Conner makes two point layup (Nate Santos assists)	12-16
11:17		Corey McKeithan turnover (bad pass)
11:03		Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot
11:01		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	14-16
10:18		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
10:16		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
10:01		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (bad pass) (Posh Alexander steals)
9:58		Nate Santos turnover (lost ball)
9:49	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Eric Acker assists)	17-16
9:19		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
9:19		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:19	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
8:57		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
8:55		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
8:55		Nate Santos shooting foul (Mac Etienne draws the foul)
8:55	+1	Mac Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
8:55		Mac Etienne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:55		Jaiun Simon defensive rebound
8:39		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi personal foul
8:30		Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot
8:28		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
8:28		Zed Key personal foul
8:06		Mac Etienne misses two point hook shot
8:04		Jaiun Simon defensive rebound
8:00		Mac Etienne personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
7:58	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	18-19
7:58		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
7:58	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-20
7:51		Explorers 30 second timeout
7:31		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
7:29		Flyers defensive rebound
7:14		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
7:12		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
6:55		Deuce Jones turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Smith steals)
6:51		Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup
6:49		Jahlil White defensive rebound
6:46		Eric Acker misses two point dunk
6:44		Eric Acker offensive rebound
6:41		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
6:39		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
6:21		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
6:19		Zed Key defensive rebound
6:14		Deuce Jones personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
6:14	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-21
6:14	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-22
5:54		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
5:52		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
5:44		Jaiun Simon misses three point jump shot
5:42		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
5:23		Enoch Cheeks misses two point layup
5:21		Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
5:21		Mac Etienne shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-23
5:21	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-24
5:14		Corey McKeithan turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Conner steals)
5:10	+2	Jacob Conner makes two point dunk	18-26
4:48		Enoch Cheeks personal foul (Mac Etienne draws the foul)
4:48		Jacob Conner personal foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
4:36		Jahlil White offensive foul
4:36		Jahlil White turnover (offensive foul)
4:19	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Amaël L'Etang assists)	18-29
3:59		Amaël L'Etang personal foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:56		Andres Marrero misses two point jump shot
3:54		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
3:36		Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot
3:34		Explorers defensive rebound
3:05		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
3:03		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
2:40	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	18-31
2:31		Malachi Smith personal foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
2:31		Corey McKeithan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
2:24		Posh Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Jahlil White steals)
2:10	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	20-31
1:47		Malachi Smith misses two point layup
1:45		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
1:36		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
1:34		Explorers offensive rebound
1:26		Posh Alexander shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
1:26		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
1:10		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
1:08		Eric Acker defensive rebound
1:03		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
1:01		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
0:44	+3	Jacob Conner makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	20-34
0:17		Nate Santos blocks Daeshon Shepherd's two point layup
0:15		Nate Santos defensive rebound
0:10		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
0:08		Zed Key offensive rebound
0:07		Demetrius Lilley shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-35
0:07	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-36
0:02		Jacob Conner shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
0:02		Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02		Flyers 30 second timeout
0:02	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
49
DAYT
Flyers
48

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot	23-36
19:26		Zed Key turnover (bad pass)
19:06		Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
19:04		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
19:01		Nate Santos turnover (lost ball) (Deuce Jones steals)
18:53		Jahlil White misses two point layup
18:51		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Nate Santos makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	23-38
18:38		Malachi Smith personal foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
18:17		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
18:15		Hamad Mousa defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	23-40
17:47		Explorers 30 second timeout
17:47		TV timeout
17:40		Javon Bennett technical foul
17:40		Deuce Jones technical foul
17:40		Deuce Jones turnover
17:22	+3	Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	26-40
17:05		Malachi Smith misses two point layup
17:03		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
17:00		Javon Bennett shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
17:00	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
17:00	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-40
16:35	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup	28-42
16:13		Eric Acker misses two point layup
16:11		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
16:09		Jahlil White misses two point layup
16:07		Jahlil White offensive rebound
16:02	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	31-42
15:56		Hamad Mousa turnover (out of bounds)
15:56		TV timeout
15:26	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup (Jahlil White assists)	33-42
15:09		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
15:07		Posh Alexander offensive rebound
15:03		Posh Alexander misses two point layup
15:01		Jahlil White defensive rebound
14:58		Jahlil White turnover (lost ball)
14:37		Jahlil White personal foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
14:34		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
14:32		Jahlil White defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Eric Acker makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	36-42
13:59	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point jump shot (Amaël L'Etang assists)	36-44
13:31	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot	38-44
13:16		Jahlil White personal foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
13:08		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
13:06		Eric Acker defensive rebound
12:49		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
12:47		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
12:30		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-45
12:30	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-46
12:20		Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-46
12:20	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-46
12:01	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup (Amaël L'Etang assists)	40-48
11:54		TV timeout
11:48	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Corey McKeithan assists)	42-48
11:37		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
11:35		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
11:31		Eric Acker turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
11:25	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)	42-50
11:15		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
11:13		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
11:06		Eric Acker shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
11:06		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:06	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
10:56		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Smith steals)
10:50	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point dunk (Javon Bennett assists)	42-53
10:45		Corey McKeithan turnover (bad pass) (Javon Bennett steals)
10:23		Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
10:21		Malachi Smith offensive rebound
10:20	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot	42-55
9:50	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point jump shot	44-55
9:30	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot	44-58
9:18		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
9:17	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup	44-60
9:17		Daeshon Shepherd shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
9:17		Explorers 30 second timeout
9:17	+1	Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-61
8:52	+3	Eric Acker makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	47-61
8:31		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
8:29		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
8:17	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot	50-61
8:02		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
8:00		Eric Acker defensive rebound
7:52		Eric Acker turnover (lost ball)
7:46		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
7:44		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
7:41		TV timeout
7:40	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup (Corey McKeithan assists)	52-61
7:40		Jacob Conner shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
7:40		Eric Acker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:40		Nate Santos defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point layup	52-63
6:59	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	54-63
6:41		Mac Etienne shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
6:41		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:41	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
6:34		Deuce Jones turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
6:32		Enoch Cheeks turnover (bad pass) (Corey McKeithan steals)
6:29		Malachi Smith shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
6:29	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-64
6:23	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	56-66
6:23		Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
6:23	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-67
6:05		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
6:03		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk	58-67
5:39	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point alley-oop dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	58-69
5:25		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
5:23		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup (Amaël L'Etang assists)	58-71
5:10		Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Mac Etienne draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Mac Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-71
5:10	+1	Mac Etienne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-71
5:07	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point dunk (Nate Santos assists)	60-73
4:46	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Deuce Jones assists)	62-73
4:34		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
4:32		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
4:23	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup (Deuce Jones assists)	64-73
4:00		Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
3:43		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
3:41		Nate Santos defensive rebound
3:35		Zed Key turnover (bad pass) (Deuce Jones steals)
3:29		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
3:27		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
3:21		Nate Santos misses two point dunk
3:19		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
3:15		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
3:13		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot	64-76
2:29		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
2:27		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
2:03		Jahlil White blocks Zed Key's two point jump shot
2:01		Zed Key offensive rebound
1:55	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Zed Key assists)	64-79
1:40		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
1:36	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)	64-81
1:19	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	66-81
1:19		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:49	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot	66-84
0:43	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Jahlil White assists)	68-84
0:24		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Eric Acker steals)
0:20		Javon Bennett shooting foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-84
0:20	+1	Corey McKeithan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-84
0:13		Jahlil White personal foul (Atticus Schuler draws the foul)
0:13		Atticus Schuler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13		Atticus Schuler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Jahlil White defensive rebound
0:05		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
0:03		Jahlil White offensive rebound
0:03		Jahlil White misses two point layup
0:01		Isaac Jack defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Isaac Jack defensive rebound