After a slow first half start, the University of Dayton Flyers grounded the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks in the second half with a stifling full-court aggressive defense for an 80-61 blowout to move into the NIT quarterfinals for the first time since 2010 when they won it.
Wilmington, N.C. — As it turns out, the University of Dayton basketball team is Ohio’s last team standing.
Yes, it is only the NIT, college basketball’s consolation prize, but the Flyers will take what they can get.
And they took it big-time Saturday night on Tobacco Road…