DAYTON, Ohio - The La Salle University men's basketball team dropped its second straight Atlantic 10 road game on Wednesday evening, falling to Dayton, 70-39, at UD Arena. Freshman Jared Kimbrough narrowly missed his first career double-double, posting eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both team struggled offensively in the first half, with the Flyers holding a 25-18 lead at intermission.
• The two teams combined to shoot 3-for-20 (15.0%) from three-point range.
• Junior Isiah Deas paced the Explorers with six points, while both Kimbrough and graduate student Pookie Powell grabbed six rebounds.
• La Salle opened the scoring in the second stanza, with Kimbrough converting on a bucket in the paint and knocking down two free throws to bring the visitors to within three at 25-22.
• The deficit was five at 33-28 after a jumper by junior Traci Carter at the 12-minute mark, before Dayton began its game-changing run.
• The Flyers scored 19 of the next 21 points over a seven-minute span to open up a 22-point lead.
• Senior Josh Cunningham and junior Ryan Mikesell tallied 14 of those 19 points as Dayton went on to victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• La Salle suffered through its second consecutive tough shooting night, hitting just 28.1 percent of its field goal attempts.
• Dayton, after shooting 32.1 percent in the first half, connected on 69.6 percent of its shots in the second.
• Sophomore David Beatty scored a team-high nine points as the Explorers failed to have a player reach double figures for the first time since Dec. 22, 2015 (vs. Miami (Fla.)).
• Cunningham closed with a team-high 18 points for the Flyers.

UP NEXT

• La Salle (9-20, 7-10 A-10) concludes the regular season on Saturday, March 9 with a matchup against Fordham at Tom Gola Arena.
• Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m., with a pre-game ceremony honoring La Salle's senior class scheduled.