After Richmond tied the game on two free throws by Tyler Burton with 18 seconds left, it used up its remaining fouls to trim Dayton’s possession time, forcing the Flyers to get one last chance with 1.2 left. Smith threw the pass from under the basket, and Blakney finished it off.
Toumani Camara scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Flyers. Blakney, Smith and Koby Brea all had 10. DaRon Holmes II had eight points and nine rebounds.
This was a close game throughout the 40 minutes. Neither team led by more than five. Dayton never trailed in the second half.
Richmond (19-11,10-7) lost its final home game and fell out of a tie for fifth place with Saint Louis (19-10, 10-6), which plays Wednesday.
HALFTIME RECAP
The Dayton Flyers took control with a 12-2 run late in the first half to build a 32-29 halftime lead.
The Flyers trailed 22-17 when Camara, who returned to action after missing the previous game against La Salle on Saturday, hit a jump shot at the 7:07 mark. Holmes finished the run with a layup at the 2:52 mark as the Flyers took a 29-24 lead.
Smith led Dayton with seven points in the half. Kobe Elvis and Koby Brea each scored six. Blakney had five. Camara and Holmes each scored four. Camara led Dayton with seven rebounds.
Dayton made 5 of 12 3-pointers (41.7%), while Richmond made 3 of 9. The Flyers had eight turnovers. Richmond had seven.
Grant Golden, a graduate student playing his final home game, led the Spiders with 10 points in the half.
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