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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Looking back at UD’s upset of Xavier
Some things jumped out at me while watching the replay of Dayton’s upset of Xavier on ESPN2:
• Marcus Johnson is becoming a clutch jump-shooter. With the Flyers leading by just one early in the second half, the junior guard nailed a 17-footer for a 37-34 lead and, after a Xavier free throw, knocked down a 15-footer in traffic to give the Flyers a comfortable cushion again.
That mid-range jumper wasn’t in Johnson’s arsenal two years ago.
• I love how the TV broadcaster jumped all over the refs for that bogus over-the-back foul on Chris Johnson’s tip-dunk in the second half. The Xavier player was directly under the basket, not in a rebound position. That should have been a no-call.
• Chris Wright’s mammoth block on freshman Terrell Holloway’s drive was ESPN’s No. 2 play of the day.
• The Musketeers have point-guard issues. Holloway, a one-time Indiana recruit, went 0-for-5 from the field and didn’t record an assist for the second straight game. And the 6-foot-5 Dante Jackson, a Greenfield, Ohio, native who was recruited heavily by the Flyers, is more of a 2 guard and appears out of his comfort zone at the point.
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Lowery has surgery for tendon tear
Dayton junior point guard Rob Lowery had surgery this afternoon for a torn patellar tendon in his right knee, ending his season with the Flyers.
“The good news for Rob is there was no other structural damage,” coach Brian Gregory said. “You worry about other things going wrong in there as well, and right now, it just looks like the patellar tendon.”
Lowery, who will need about five to six months of rehab before returning to the court, is third on the team in scoring with a 7.7 average and second in assists at 3.4 per game. He was named to the all-tournament team at the Chicago Invitational Challenge after leading the Flyers to a win over Marquette.
He made a 3-pointer against Xavier but was injured when he fell awkwardly on a drive to the basket with 9:46 left in the first half.
“He’s been such good part of this team,” Gregory said. “He’s been an absolute pleasure to have in this program since coming from a junior-college. He’s done a great job adjusting to this level of basketball also with the responsibilities as a young man and a player.”
“Any time you lose a player on your team who has worked extremely hard, it’s disappointing. But you’ve got to have a strong faith and strong believe that somehow, someway — you may not understand things — that it would work out best for the young man and for our program.”
