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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Reviewing the Dayton road loss
Dayton hounded Saint Louis into a mediocre shooting performance of 40 percent from the field, which is the fourth-lowest showing for a UD foe this season.
That’s why coach Archie Miller had such a positive attitude after the 58-50 setback tonight. The Flyers competed, and they guarded with pride.
That’s been a long time coming.
The previous three foes shot 51.7, 52.6 and 52.7 from the field. That will get you beat most nights. The Flyers held Xavier to 46.4-percent shooting, but the two foes before that also cracked the 50.0 barrier.
The Billikens aren’t the most potent offensive team in the league, but they’re certainly efficient enough to cause problems. You don’t get to 18-5 without playing decent O.
If the Flyers keep up that level of intensity, they’re good enough to get back on the winning track. Not that they don’t still have some issues.
The shooting guard spot has become an absolute puzzler. Senior Paul Williams, who has been a solid Atlantic 10 player throughout his career, wasn’t able to shake his funk against the Billikens. He went 1-for-8 from the field. In his last four games, all losses, he’s 3-for-31. In that same stretch, he’s 20-of-21 from the foul line. Go figure.
Maybe some keen observers can detect that opponents are defending him differently. It seems to me, though, he’s getting pretty much the same looks on offense he’s always gotten.
Back-up Josh Parker’s production also has taken a severe dip. He’s 5-for-23 from the floor during the losing streak.
So, kudos to the Flyers for playing much tougher defense, which is promising. But without more output from the 2 spot, UD’s struggles could continue.
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Dayton shot just 24.6 percent from the field against one of the nation’s best defensive teams and dropped a 58-50 decision at Saint Louis before 10,414 fans today.
UD, suffering its fourth straight defeat, made only 14-of-57 shots and registered a season low in points.
Chris Johnson scored 16 and Kevin Dillard 11, and the Flyers (14-9, 4-5 Atlantic 10) were much improved defensively over their three previous games. But the Billikens (18-5, 6-3), who shot 40 percent from the floor, kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive by avenging a 79-72 overtime defeat at UD Arena last month.
Brian Conklin had 15 points and Kwamain Mitchell 11 for SLU, which helped UD by making only 18-of-31 foul shots.
Trailing by 11 in the first half and 10 early in the second half, the Flyers pulled to within two at 36-34 on a 3-pointer by Luke Fabrizius with 15:18 to go.
UD had a chance to take the lead on its next possession, but Fabrizius missed another try from the arc.
After the Billikens pushed the spread to seven, the Flyers had a chance to get it under three again with 3:55 left, but Kevin Dillard couldn’t complete a three-point play with a free throw. Conklin made one of two foul shots, and Mike McCall turned a Fabrizius turnover into a breakaway layup.
Trailing 55-50, UD coach Archie Miller was slapped with a technical, with 17 seconds left for arguing a no-call on a Johnson 3-point attempt.
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