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DAYTON, Ohio, November 15, 2006  – Jerry Eaves’ program almost took a big step Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. But a strong second half from Dayton’s Brian Roberts helped the Flyers put a stop to the Aggies upset bid as Dayton defeated the Aggies 79-66 at UD Arena.

 Junior guard Steven Rush led the Aggies with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the floor, while junior guard Austin Ewing added 16. Jason Wills added 16 points and eight rebounds for an Aggies team that connected on 14 3-pointers.

 In the first meeting between the two schools, the Aggies led by as many as 13 points in the first half. Ewing gave the Aggies the 13-point lead at 24-11 on a 3-pointer after receiving a pass from Roberts with 9:24 remaining in the first half.

 The Flyers chipped away at the lead over the next 5 ½ minutes. When Charles Little hit a baseline jumper with 3:37 remaining in the half, the Aggies lead was down to four at 30-26. But two straight Flyers turnovers led to an Ewing three and a Ewing layup to put the Aggies up nine. Dayton scored the next three points to go into the locker room down 35-29.

 The Flyers turned the ball 14 times, while the Aggies hit nine shots from beyond the arc and connected on 40 percent of its field goal attempts. NCA&T capitalized on Dayton's first half mistakes with a 16-8 advantage in points off turnovers.

 After the half, Dayton scored 15 of its first 16 second-half field goals in the paint to pull away and improve to 2-0 overall while NCA&T fell to 0-4 despite playing great perimeter defense. It wasn't until Roberts hit a three-pointer with 3:38 remaining in the game that the Flyers picked up their first converted field goal from the perimeter. In fact, it was the first basket for the Flyers from the outside since the 5:28 mark of the first half - a span of 21:50.

 The Flyers opened the second half with a 19-6 run thanks to three buckets apiece from Roberts and Little. After trading baskets, Dayton took its first lead with 14:29 remaining in the second half when Roberts connected on a 3-point play. Dayton would extend the lead to 48-41 before the Aggies would slice the deficit to 48-46 with 12:06 to play. The Aggies could not get any closer as the Flyers went on a 10-2 run to extend the lead.

 Roberts scored 19 of his game-high 30 points in the second half. He was 11-of-20 from the floor in the game, and he added seven rebounds and four assists. Dayton senior Monty Scott added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Little recorded 11 points and six boards.