With former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, seated in Moody Coliseum, the Dayton Flyers and Koby Brea put on an impressive show to beat SMU, 65-63, UD's first true road win on an opponent's home court in seven years as Brea scored a career-best 22 points on six of eight three-pointers and seven points down the stretch.
After playing well but losing a close game at Northwestern, the University of Dayton basketball team plays three games in four days in the Charleston Classic, beginning Thursday against LSU, with a chance to grab a couple of top tier wins that will impress the NCAA selection committee when it comes time to pick at-large tournament teams.
The University of Dayton basketball team was The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight on three-pointers in its UD Arena home opener Friday night against a plucky and poised Southern Illinois-Edwardsville team. The Flyers made only 6 of 23 three-pointers, but a total-game defense and point splurges late in the first half and late in the game saved a 63-47 victory.