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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dayton 81, Rhode Island 67
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # James Breeding, # Tony Chiazza
Attendance: 13407

Obi Toppin scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jalen Crutcher sparked a second-half run to finish with 21 points to lead No. 6 Dayton to an 81-67 victory over Rhode Island on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio.

The win kept the Flyers undefeated in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Dayton (22-2, 11-0) notched its 13th straight victory, and the Flyers set a new standard by opening with 11 conference victories in a row to start a season.

The matchup between the top two teams in the conference was a physical and talkative game that included seven technical fouls.

Rhode Island (18-6, 10-2) had its 10-game winning streak snapped in the first of two matchups between the conference teams. Fatts Russell finished with 19 points and Tyrese Martin added 15 points and eight boards for the Rams.

The Flyers pulled away early in the second half capped by an 8-0 run, with Toppin's two-handed slam followed by Rodney Chatman's behind-the-back pass in the lane to Trey Landers that gave the Flyers a 57-39 lead. Three minutes later, Toppin's left-handed slam padded the lead to 59-41.

Dayton built a 63-42 lead on the strength of a 14-3 run to pull away after Russell, the leading scorer in the conference, left the game for a few minutes early in the second half with a cut over his right eye before returning to the floor.

The Flyers rode a strong start to a dominating first half. Led by six points from Toppin, Dayton scored the first 17 points to take control of the game. The Rams finally puts some points on the board on Cyril Langevine's tip-in at the 14:31 mark. Landers scored on a layup to give the Flyers a 29-10 lead but the Rams battled back to cut the deficit to 42-33 on a jumper by Jeff Dowtin.

The Flyers led 49-35 at the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Rhode Island   Dayton
Fatts Russell 19 Scoring Obi Toppin 22
Jeff Dowtin 4 Assists Rodney Chatman 4
Cyril Langevine 13 Rebounds Trey Landers 14
Jeff Dowtin 7 Free Throws Made Jalen Crutcher 9
Fatts Russell 2 Steals Trey Landers 2
Cyril Langevine 2 Blocks Ryan Mikesell 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Rhode Island 67 28.8 3-15 26-38 10 37 2 5 7
Dayton 81 50.0 5-19 22-26 15 40 4 4 14