What it means: Dayton (7-2) won its first game after finishing 1-1 with a victory against Georgetown and a loss to Brigham Young at the ESPN Events Invitational last week in Florida.
Dayton won its 31st straight non-conference home game. It improved to 4-0 in the series against ETSU (6-2).
Star of the game: Dayton’s De’Shayne Montgomery matched his career high with 27 points. He also hit that total as a freshman at Mount St. Mary’s. He made 8 of 14 field goals, including 3 of 7 3-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws.
Stat of the game: Dayton made 28 of 35 free throws. ETSU made 12 of 15. Dayton’s Jordan Derkack made 10 of 13 free throws and scored 14 points.
Turning point: The 11-0 run in the five minutes of the second half stretched Dayton’s lead to 57-38. ETSU got no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays Virginia (6-1) at noon Saturday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Follow-up dunk by Keonte Jones gave Dayton a 76-57 lead. ETSU answers with 3. It’s 76-60 at 4:14. Jones has 13 points. pic.twitter.com/GACsYU2KaN
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) December 3, 2025
HALFTIME RECAP
Montgomery scored 17 points to lead Dayton to a 46-38 halftime lead.
Here’s a quick recap of the first half:
Key player: Montgomery made 5 of 7 field goals, including 1 of 3 3-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws.
Key stat: Dayton made 18 of 22 free throws. ETSU made 9 of 10.
Biggest lead: Dayton led 40-29 with 4 minutes, 55 seconds to play after a 3-pointer by Montgomery. ETSU answered with a 7-1 run.
Foul trouble: Two ETSU starters (Jordan McCullum and Allen Strothers) picked up three fouls in the first half.
Big shot: Montgomery caught a pass near halfcourt with 3 seconds to play and scored on a layup at the halftime buzzer.
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