After their five-game winning streak was halted at SMU, the University of Dayton Flyers returned to UD Arena Sunday afternoon and used its pesky press and demonstrative defense to hang a 62-57 defeat on plucky Virginia Tech. UD's R.J. Blakney, a red-shirt freshman from Hagerstown, Md. shot five three-pointers and made all five.

'Big D', not for dunk, or even 'Dallas'...The University of Dayton took a five-game winning streak to Dallas to play their first road game on an opponent's home court and lost to Southern Methodist University, 77-69, after making a furious rally in the final three minutes t0 cut a 13-point SMU lead to three with 40 seconds left. Read Hal McCoy.

The UD Flyers built on their recent Florida metamorphosis with a crushing UD Arena performance Wednesday, sending Alabama State back to Montgomery with a 93-52 shellacking. Hal McCoy writes for Thursday's Press Pros.

Even layups came hard...Dayton falls for the third straight game to the kind of team they should be fattening up against. Read Hal McCoy.

Just when the Flyer Faithful believe it can't get worse after a loss to UMass Lowell, it gets worse. The UD basketball team gave an even uglier presentation of itself Wednesday night, losing to Lipscomb University, 78-59, and they were woeful in all facets of the game. But at least one fan won a new car by puttering around at halftime.