Dayton Flyers @ Richmond Spiders
Cunningham has 20 points as Dayton holds off Richmond 87-81
RICHMOND, Va. -- Josh Cunningham scored 20 points on an almost perfect night shooting as Dayton picked up its first road win of the season, knocking off Richmond 87-81 on Tuesday night.
Cunningham hit all eight field goal attempts and was 4 of 5 from the line. Trey Landers added 18 points with nine rebounds and Darrell Davis chipped in 17 points for Dayton (8-8, 2-2 Atlantic 10).
The Flyers had their highest point production of the year in the first half, taking a 47-35 advantage into the break. Richmond opened the second half on an 18-12 run to close to 59-55 with 12:54 left. Dayton pushed back to take a 76-67 lead with 4:18 remaining.
Richmond's Khwan Fore drilled a 3-pointer with 1:13 left to close to 80-77. The Flyers finished on a 7-4 run to seal the win.
Dayton shot 64 percent while limiting the Spiders to 25-of-61 shooting (41 percent).
Julius Johnson led Richmond (3-13, 1-3) with 17 points.
Game Information
Richmond, VA
Referee:Lee Cassell
Referee:Tim Clougherty
Referee:Joe Lindsay
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 ConferenceAtlantic 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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