Dayton 79-76 VCU (Mar 7, 2025) Play-by-Play

Dayton Flyers

22-9, 12-6 A-10

	1	2	T
DAY	28	51	79
VCU	27	49	76

VCU Rams

25-6, 15-3 A-10

Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Layup.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Jennings missed Layup.
Brandon Jennings missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Layup.
Jack Clark missed Layup.
Max Shulga missed Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Layup.
Zeb Jackson made Dunk.
Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Hill Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Hill Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Jack Clark made Layup.
Luke Bamgboye made Dunk.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bamgboye.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
Joe Bamisile made Dunk.
Max Shulga made Layup.
Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
Brandon Jennings made Layup.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Layup.
Brandon Jennings missed Layup.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Jumper.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
Joe Bamisile made Two Point Tip Shot.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Layup.
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Layup.
Joe Bamisile made Dunk.
Max Shulga made Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Amael L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
Amael L'Etang made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Santos.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Enoch Cheeks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Santos.
Malachi Smith missed Layup.
Amael L'Etang made Dunk. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Enoch Cheeks missed Three Point Jumper.
Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
Posh Alexander missed Layup.
Jaiun Simon missed Jumper.
Enoch Cheeks missed Jumper.
Posh Alexander made Jumper.
Posh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.
Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Enoch Cheeks missed Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Zed Key missed Dunk.
Malachi Smith missed Jumper.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Layup.
Zed Key missed Layup.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Santos made Layup.
Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Smith made Layup.
Malachi Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Smith missed Layup.
Enoch Cheeks missed Three Point Jumper.
Amael L'Etang made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Nate Santos missed Layup.
Amael L'Etang made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.
Enoch Cheeks made Dunk. Assisted by Amael L'Etang.
Nate Santos made Dunk. Assisted by Amael L'Etang.
Nate Santos missed Jumper.
Posh Alexander missed Layup.
Zed Key made Two Point Tip Shot.
Nate Santos made Layup.
Jaiun Simon missed Layup.
Enoch Cheeks made Jumper.
Enoch Cheeks missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Santos missed Layup.
Enoch Cheeks made Dunk. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Enoch Cheeks made Jumper.
Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.
Malachi Smith made Jumper.
Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
Nate Santos made Layup. Assisted by Javon Bennett.
Zed Key made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Santos.
Javon Bennett made Layup.
Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
Nate Santos made Dunk. Assisted by Zed Key.
Zed Key made Dunk. Assisted by Javon Bennett.

DAYTON

VCU

TIME		DAY	VCU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Dayton	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by VCU	0	0
19:44	Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.	3	0
19:18	Joe Bamisile missed Layup.	3	0
19:16	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	3	0
19:16	Foul on Enoch Cheeks.	3	0
19:16	Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.	3	0
19:16	VCU Deadball Team Rebound.	3	0
19:16	Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.	3	0
19:15	Enoch Cheeks Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:46	Amael L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:42	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:33	Max Shulga Turnover.	3	0
18:24	Amael L'Etang made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Santos.	5	0
18:08	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
18:05	Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:55	Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.	8	0
17:39	Zeb Jackson made Layup.	8	2
17:14	Enoch Cheeks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Santos.	11	2
16:54	Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.	11	5
16:42	Malachi Smith missed Layup.	11	5
16:39	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	11	5
16:37	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	11	5
16:34	Jack Clark Offensive Rebound.	11	5
16:32	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	5
16:28	Nate Santos Defensive Rebound.	11	5
16:02	Amael L'Etang made Dunk. Assisted by Malachi Smith.	13	5
15:45	Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	13	5
15:41	Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	5
15:26	Enoch Cheeks missed Three Point Jumper.	13	5
15:23	Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	5
15:12	Zeb Jackson missed Layup.	13	5
15:10	Zeb Jackson Offensive Rebound.	13	5
15:06	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	13	5
15:03	Jack Clark Offensive Rebound.	13	5
15:02	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	13	5
14:59	Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	5
14:42	Official TV Timeout	13	5
14:42	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	13	5
14:42	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	13	5
14:42	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	13	5
14:42	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	13	5
14:42	Enoch Cheeks subbing out for Dayton	13	5
14:42	Malachi Smith subbing out for Dayton	13	5
14:42	Amael L'Etang subbing out for Dayton	13	5
14:42	Posh Alexander subbing in for Dayton	13	5
14:42	Zed Key subbing in for Dayton	13	5
14:42	Jacob Conner subbing in for Dayton	13	5
14:31	Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.	13	5
14:28	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	13	5
14:18	Brandon Jennings missed Layup.	13	5
14:15	Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.	13	5
14:12	Brandon Jennings missed Three Point Jumper.	13	5
14:09	Dayton Defensive Rebound.	13	5
13:47	Javon Bennett missed Jumper.	13	5
13:44	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	13	5
13:39	Max Shulga missed Layup.	13	5
13:38	Dayton Defensive Rebound.	13	5
13:38	Javon Bennett subbing out for Dayton	13	5
13:38	Nate Santos subbing out for Dayton	13	5
13:38	Jaiun Simon subbing in for Dayton	13	5
13:38	Enoch Cheeks subbing in for Dayton	13	5
13:29	Posh Alexander missed Layup.	13	5
13:26	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	13	5
13:19	Jack Clark missed Layup.	13	5
13:15	Zed Key Defensive Rebound.	13	5
12:55	Jaiun Simon missed Jumper.	13	5
12:51	Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.	13	5
12:37	Max Shulga missed Jumper.	13	5
12:34	Dayton Defensive Rebound.	13	5
12:16	Enoch Cheeks missed Jumper.	13	5
12:16	Max Shulga Block.	13	5
12:11	Posh Alexander Offensive Rebound.	13	5
12:06	Posh Alexander made Jumper.	15	5
11:49	Max Shulga Turnover.	15	5
11:49	Enoch Cheeks Steal.	15	5
11:45	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	15	5
11:45	Official TV Timeout	15	5
11:45	Max Shulga subbing out for VCU	15	5
11:45	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	15	5
11:45	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	15	5
11:45	Terrence Hill Jr. subbing in for VCU	15	5
11:45	Zed Key subbing out for Dayton	15	5
11:45	Amael L'Etang subbing in for Dayton	15	5
11:45	Jaiun Simon missed Free Throw.	15	5
11:45	Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.	15	5
11:45	Jaiun Simon made Free Throw.	16	5
11:19	Zeb Jackson made Layup.	16	7
11:04	Enoch Cheeks Turnover.	16	7
11:04	Zeb Jackson Steal.	16	7
11:00	Zeb Jackson made Dunk.	16	9
10:45	Posh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.	18	9
10:16	Foul on Jaiun Simon.	18	9
10:16	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	18	10
10:16	Jaiun Simon subbing out for Dayton	18	10
10:16	Jacob Conner subbing out for Dayton	18	10
10:16	Javon Bennett subbing in for Dayton	18	10
10:16	Nate Santos subbing in for Dayton	18	10
10:16	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	18	10
10:16	Max Shulga subbing in for VCU	18	10
10:16	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	18	11
9:50	Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.	18	11
9:46	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	18	11
9:35	Zeb Jackson missed Layup.	18	11
9:33	Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.	18	11
9:29	Javon Bennett missed Layup.	18	11
9:26	Nate Santos Offensive Rebound.	18	11
9:23	Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	18	11
9:21	Nate Santos Offensive Rebound.	18	11
9:21	Foul on Terrence Hill Jr..	18	11
9:21	Jack Clark subbing out for VCU	18	11
9:21	Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU	18	11
9:21	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	18	11
9:21	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	18	11
9:21	Posh Alexander subbing out for Dayton	18	11
9:21	Malachi Smith subbing in for Dayton	18	11
9:12	Enoch Cheeks missed Layup.	18	11
9:09	Amael L'Etang Offensive Rebound.	18	11
9:07	Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	18	11
9:06	Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.	18	11
9:06	Foul on Nate Santos.	18	11
8:43	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	11
8:40	Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.	18	11
8:27	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	11
8:25	Foul on Amael L'Etang.	18	11
8:25	Amael L'Etang subbing out for Dayton	18	11
8:25	Zed Key subbing in for Dayton	18	11
8:24	Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.	18	11
8:19	Terrence Hill Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	18	11
8:16	Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.	18	11
8:13	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	18	13
8:13	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	18	13
8:13	Foul on Enoch Cheeks.	18	11
8:13	Terrence Hill Jr. made Free Throw.	18	12
8:13	Enoch Cheeks subbing out for Dayton	18	12
8:13	Jacob Conner subbing in for Dayton	18	12
8:13	Terrence Hill Jr. made Free Throw.	18	13
7:52	Zed Key missed Dunk.	18	13
7:51	VCU Defensive Rebound.	18	13
7:51	Official TV Timeout	18	13
7:29	Max Shulga Turnover.	18	13
7:09	Malachi Smith missed Jumper.	18	13
7:06	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	18	13
7:00	Joe Bamisile Turnover.	18	13
6:30	Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.	21	13
6:04	Terrence Hill Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	21	13
6:00	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	21	13
5:44	Foul on Jacob Conner.	21	13
5:44	Max Shulga made Free Throw.	21	14
5:44	Terrence Hill Jr. subbing out for VCU	21	14
5:44	Michael Belle subbing out for VCU	21	14
5:44	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	21	14
5:44	Jack Clark subbing in for VCU	21	14
5:44	Max Shulga missed Free Throw.	21	14
5:42	Zed Key Defensive Rebound.	21	14
5:22	Javon Bennett missed Layup.	21	14
5:21	Zed Key Offensive Rebound.	21	14
5:21	Foul on Joe Bamisile.	21	14
5:06	Zed Key missed Layup.	21	14
5:06	Luke Bamgboye Block.	21	14
5:01	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	21	14
4:59	Foul on Malachi Smith.	21	14
4:59	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	21	15
4:59	Zed Key subbing out for Dayton	21	15
4:59	Amael L'Etang subbing in for Dayton	21	15
4:59	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	21	16
4:36	Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	21	16
4:31	Nate Santos Offensive Rebound.	21	16
4:31	Nate Santos made Layup.	23	16
4:06	Jack Clark made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.	23	18
3:36	Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.	23	18
3:32	Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.	23	18
3:28	Jack Clark made Layup.	23	20
3:28	Foul on Nate Santos.	23	20
3:28	Official TV Timeout	23	20
3:28	Jack Clark missed Free Throw.	23	20
3:27	Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.	23	20
3:15	Malachi Smith Turnover.	23	20
3:15	Luke Bamgboye Steal.	23	20
3:12	Luke Bamgboye made Dunk.	23	22
2:40	Malachi Smith made Layup.	25	22
2:19	Foul on Jack Clark.	25	22
2:19	Jack Clark Turnover.	25	22
2:19	Nate Santos subbing out for Dayton	25	22
2:19	Amael L'Etang subbing out for Dayton	25	22
2:19	Enoch Cheeks subbing in for Dayton	25	22
2:19	Zed Key subbing in for Dayton	25	22
1:51	Malachi Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.	28	22
1:30	Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bamgboye.	28	25
1:25	Zed Key subbing out for Dayton	28	25
1:25	Jaiun Simon subbing in for Dayton	28	25
1:25	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	28	25
1:25	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	28	25
1:00	Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	28	25
0:56	Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.	28	25
0:53	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	28	25
0:49	Brandon Jennings Offensive Rebound.	28	25
0:49	Foul on Javon Bennett.	28	25
0:49	Brandon Jennings made Free Throw.	28	26
0:49	Brandon Jennings made Free Throw.	28	27
0:32	Enoch Cheeks Turnover.	28	27
0:32	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	28	27
0:32	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	28	27
0:14	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	27
0:11	Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.	28	27
0:11	Foul on Joe Bamisile.	28	27
0:11	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	28	27
0:11	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	28	27
0:11	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	28	27
0:11	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	28	27
0:11	Jacob Conner subbing out for Dayton	28	27
0:11	Nate Santos subbing in for Dayton	28	27
0:11	Dayton Timeout	28	27
0:11	Jaiun Simon subbing out for Dayton	28	27
0:11	Amael L'Etang subbing in for Dayton	28	27
0:00	Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.	28	27
0:00	Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.	28	27
0:00	End of 1st half	28	27

Enoch Cheeks dunks all over his defender for Dayton

0:24

Joe Bamisile drills trey in

0:25

Nate Santos elevates for slam vs. VCU Rams

0:15

Siegel Center

7:00 PM, March 7, 2025Coverage: ESPN2/ESPN+

Richmond, VA

Line: VCU -9.5

Over/Under: 140.5

Attendance: 7,637

Referees:
Lee Cassell
Ron Groover
Michael Greenstein

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
VCU	15-3	-	28-7
George Mason	15-3	-	27-9
Dayton	12-6	3	23-11
Loyola Chicago	12-6	3	25-12
Saint Joseph's	11-7	4	22-13
Saint Louis	11-7	4	19-15
St. Bonaventure	9-9	6	22-12
George Washington	9-9	6	21-13
Duquesne	8-10	7	13-19
Rhode Island	7-11	8	18-13
Massachusetts	7-11	10	12-20
Davidson	6-12	9	17-16
La Salle	5-13	10	14-19
Richmond	5-13	10	10-22
Fordham	3-15	12	12-21

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