Toppin, Dayton set new school records for dunks in a game

Flyers improve to 5-3 with most lopsided victory of the season

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

Sports
By
Dec 5, 2018
X

The Dayton Flyers set a new school record for dunks in a game with 12 in a 98-59 victory against Detroit Mercy on Tuesday at UD Arena.

Eight of the dunks were by redshirt freshman forward Obi Toppin, who also broke the school record for dunks by an individual.

» PHOTO GALLERY: Twenty shots from Tuesday’s game

» SCHEDULE NEWS: Dayton to return to Chicago Legends event

The previous team record was nine. It was set in 2008 against UNC Greensboro and in 2009 against St. Bonaventure.

The previous individual record of six was set by Sean Finn in 2003 against Prairie View A&M.

Toppin scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting. Dayton shot 68.5 percent (37 of 54) from the field.

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

In Other News
1
Boys basketball: Badin beats Hughes to earn first regional final berth...
2
Boys basketball: Dennis makes last second shot, Trotwood defeats...
3
Wright State basketball: Raiders are NCAA-bound after comeback victory
4
Wright State basketball: Raiders clinch NCAA tournament berth
5
Dayton basketball: Flyers will play Memphis next season, according to...

About the Author

Follow David Jablonski on facebookFollow David Jablonski on twitter

David Jablonski covers the Dayton Flyers and other sports for the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun and Journal News.