Furman Paladins @ Dayton Flyers
Cooke has 11 points, 15 boards; Dayton beats Furman 70-50
DAYTON, Ohio -- Charles Cooke had 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Steve McElvene added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Dayton beat Furman 70-50 on Saturday night.
The Flyers (8-2) had a 31-29 lead at the break and never trailed in the second half. They opened with a 10-2 run, scored nine straight to go up by 19 and stretched that to an 18-4 run overall for their largest lead at 68-44 on Kendall Pollard's free throw with 2:26 left.
Dayton's second-half dominance was highlighted by outrebounding Furman 26-3 after the Paladins (6-5) had a 17-15 edge in the first.
Davis and Scoochie Smith added three 3-pointers and nine points each as the Flyers bounced back from having their 26-game home winning streak snapped in a 61-59 loss to Chattanooga on Saturday night.
Geoff Beans had 12 points and Stephen Croone added 11 for Furman.
Game Information
Dayton, OH
Referee:Guy Pagano
Referee:Kevin O'Connell
Referee:Garrick Shannon
2025-26 Standings
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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