Richmond snaps No. 16 Dayton’s nation-leading win streak 69-64
Richmond snapped No. 16 Dayton’s nation-leading 13-game winning streak 69-64 and took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond snapped No. 16 Dayton's nation-leading 13-game winning streak on Saturday night 69-64 and took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Jordan King scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half for the Spiders (15-5, 7-0), who are on a winning streak of their own. Richmond's 10-game streak is the school's longest since the 1934-35 team won 22 straight.
The Flyers (16-3, 6-1) got 18 points from Javon Bennett and 11 points from Kobe Elvis. They got as close as 67-64 in the final minute, but the Spiders held on with quality free-throw shooting. King made the team's final two attempts at the line with 8.3 seconds remaining.
Dayton's leading scorer, DaRon Holmes II, had nine points and missed 10 of his 12 shots.
