For the second straight game, Kevin Dillard had a first half to forget.

Dayton’s senior point guard was 0-of-7 from the field with two turnovers in the first half against Arkansas State on Saturday, and he played a scoreless 2½ minutes in the first half in a 67-57 loss to Colorado on Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

Again, he had a strong second half, scoring 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting. He played the entire second half.

“Kevin’s not playing really well,” Dayton coach Archie Miller said. “We need Kevin to be the first-team all-conference guard he is. We need Kevin to be great. He’s a good player. At the end of the day, once we get a little more chemistry, he’s going to learn what reads to make, what reads not to make.”

Price plays: Freshman guard Khari Price, who missed the season opener with an injury, took Dillard’s spot after the second foul. Price provided an instant lift, hitting a 3-pointer for Dayton’s first points after a scoreless first three minutes.

Price finished with 6 points on 2-of-3 shooting from 3-point range in 14 minutes. He didn’t play in the second half.

“I give Khari a lot of credit,” Miller said. “He played his first college basketball game today on a national stage, and I thought he handled it really well. Maybe early on, he was a little tight. I’ve got to trust him more in the second half and give Kevin and Vee (Sanford) a little wind.”

Scouting the field: As many as 25 NBA scouts will be on hand at the Charleston Classic at some point during the three days of games. One of them is former Alabama head coach David Hobbs, who is scouting for the Jazz.

Four players are considered top 100 prospects for next year’s draft: Baylor 7-footer Isaiah Austin, Baylor point guard Pierre Jackson, Murray State point guard Isaiah Cannan and Colorado’s Andre Roberson

Banquet: The Flyers and the seven other teams in the Charleston Classic attended a dinner banquet on Wednesday on the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier station across the river from Charleston. It was the site of the Carrier Classic, which was cut short last week by condensation on the deck. The banquet was inside and not on the top deck.

Former Duke star Jay Williams, the No. 2 overall pick in 2002 by the Bulls, gave the keynote address. His career was cut short by a motorcycle accident after his rookie season. He spoke about his life and the injury, and he’s working on a book about his experience, according to his Twitter page.

Fans out in force: You couldn’t walk far in Charleston on Wednesday night without spotting a Flyer fan. Maybe they just stuck out because they were all wearing red, but there was no doubt Dayton has more fans in town any other team.

Dayton sports information director Doug Hauschild said UD sold 650 tickets, but the ticket office estimated there were more than 900 fans at Thursday’s game. Some fans bought their tickets through the tournament.

“I was really impressed with the Dayton fans,” Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. “They travel well. I did not know that.”