Enoch Cheeks scored 20 factors to guide Dayton to an 85-67 victory over No. 2 UConn within the seventh-place recreation of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday evening.
It was the third straight loss for the two-time defending nationwide champions, who completed eighth within the eight-team occasion.
Additionally, star Alex Karaban was taken to a close-by hospital after hitting his head on the ground after the sport, according to ESPN. He subsequently underwent concussion protocol. UConn is optimistic in regards to the standing of Karaban, who made 4 of his crew’s eight 3-pointers and scored 15 of his team-best 21 factors within the first half to guide the Huskies (4-3).
The Flyers (6-2) obtained 18 factors from Nate Santos, 16 from Posh Alexander and 15 from Zed Key, who additionally led the crew with 9 rebounds.
Cheeks shot 8 of 12 from the sphere, together with 3 of 5 from 3-point vary.
A day after scoring a career-best 20 factors towards Colorado, Liam McNeeley went scoreless taking pictures 0-for-9 towards the Flyers.
Karaban hit a 3-pointer to place UConn forward 30-27 with 4:34 left within the first half, however Dayton closed the primary half on a 15-4 run to take a 41-34 lead at halftime.
Takeaway
UConn: All three of the Huskies’ losses on Maui got here towards unranked groups. They misplaced their first two video games — to Memphis on Monday and Colorado on Tuesday — by a mixed three factors.
Dayton: The Flyers made 27 of 30 free throws and shot higher than 47 % from behind the arc (8 of 17). They went 25 of fifty from the sphere total.
Key second
UConn obtained inside 52-49 on Solo Ball’s bucket in transition on the 11:20 mark of the second half, however Dayton discovered some separation with Alexander’s three-point play to push it again to a six-point lead with the ten:34 mark. to play.
Key statistic
Dayton completed plus-16 in rebounding, together with a 32-17 benefit on the defensive glass.
Next
UConn hosts Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, whereas Dayton hosts Western Michigan on Tuesday evening.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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