Overview
- Dayton won 70-69 on Amaël L’Etang’s putback with under a second left after Jordan Derkack’s drive to the rim.
- Jordan Derkack led the Flyers with 28 points, powering a team that has surged into the conference title game.
- The closing stretch featured Jacob Conner’s go-ahead three with about 14 seconds left and Robbie Avila’s answer with roughly 6.6 seconds, producing three lead changes and eight points in about 15 seconds.
- Confusion followed the winner as a Dayton bench player briefly entered the court during live play, with Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz questioning why a technical foul was not assessed after officials stopped action to check the clock.
- Dayton must win Sunday’s championship to secure the A-10’s automatic NCAA berth, whereas Saint Louis remains widely projected as an at-large.