Takeaways from Dayton at UMass

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Dayton continues to roll in the A10, racking up the wins.  Today, they got a little bit of a scare from Massachusetts in Amherst, but the Flyers prevailed to win 71-63.  This win increased Dayton’s record to 23-2 and 12-0 in the A10.  UMass dropped to 10-15 and 4-8 in the A10.  Dayton’s winning streak is now up to 14 games.  On to the takeaways for both teams:
 
Dayton Looked Tired
Dayton pretty much lulled their way to a win, letting UMass get to an early 12-6 lead, but would eventually take over.  Was it the easy layups and 2 pointers not going in? Was it the early start time?  It doesn’t really matter, as Dayton did not really get up for this game.  Credit to UMass for trying to take advantage of that.
 
Tre Mitchell is Special
We can stop with the “Tre Mitchell is going to be special” takes because the dude is already a special player.  Obi Toppin played subpar defense today against him, which Mitchell took advantage to score 26 points and grab 10 rebounds.  Jordy Tshimanga was...

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