Dayton Flyers

NIT · Quarterfinal

Ugh, no.

Dayton Flyers lost to the Illinois State Redbirds

23-12 61 – 55

25-12

Final · Wed, Mar 25

Game Details

UD Arena (Dayton) · 10,444 fans · ESPN2 View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Kinziger's 16 help Illinois State take down Dayton 61-55 in NIT quarterfinals

Johnny Kinziger had 16 points in Illinois State's 61-55 win against Dayton on Wednesday in the NIT quarterfinals.

Recap via ESPN

0:16 Keonte Jones' steal sets up a Dayton bucket

0:15 Chase Walker finishes through contact

0:20 Keonte Jones gets the steal and jam

0:16 Ty Pence sweet dime set up an Illinois State bucket

Clips play on ESPN

UD Arena · Dayton

Line Score

	1	2	T
ILST	33	28	61
DAY	23	32	55

Game Flow

ILST DAY

H1H2

13-0Biggest Run14-0

19Largest Lead0

0 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · Dayton Flyers

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Game Leaders

Illinois State Redbirds

Johnny Kinziger · 16Points
Boden Skunberg · 4Assists
Chase Walker · 10Rebounds

Dayton Flyers

Bryce Heard · 12Points
Amael L'Etang · 2Assists
Jordan Derkack · 6Rebounds

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

Team	GB
Belmont	-
Bradley	3
Illinois State	4
Murray State	4
UIC	4
Northern Iowa	5
Valparaiso	5
Southern Illinois	6
Drake	10
Indiana State	12
Evansville	13

2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

Team	GB
Saint Louis	-
VCU	-
Saint Joseph's	2
Dayton	3
George Mason	4
Davidson	5
Duquesne	6
George Washington	7
Fordham	7
Rhode Island	8
Richmond	10
La Salle	10
St. Bonaventure	11
Loyola Chicago	11

Team Stats

Illinois State RedbirdsDayton Flyers

Shooting

22-40, 55% Field Goals 19-63, 30%

6-16, 38% 3-Pointers 3-25, 12%

11-18, 61% Free Throws 14-19, 74%

Possessions

36 Rebounds 35

2 Offensive Rebounds 13

12 Assists 9

2 Steals 8

3 Blocks 3

15 Turnovers 5

15 Fouls 19

Scoring

32 Points in Paint 32

2 Fast Break Points 6

19 Largest Lead 0

Box Score

Illinois State Redbirds ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. WalkerF	13	10	2	27	4-5	0-0	5-11	2	0	2	0	10	4
M. KlaboG	3	1	1	14	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
J. KinzigerG	16	2	3	39	5-9	4-7	2-3	3	0	0	0	2	1
L. WolfG	3	7	1	33	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	6	1
B. SkunbergG	6	4	4	25	3-8	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	4	2
Bench
B. LiebF	4	5	0	12	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	5	2
T. ColemanG	4	2	0	20	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	2
Ty PenceG	12	5	1	28	5-9	0-2	2-2	3	0	1	1	4	1
L. MooreG	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. AllenF	DNP: Did not play
I. EricksenF	DNP: Did not play
J. DaughertyF	DNP: Did not play
C. BarnesF	DNP: Did not play
Ty BlakeG	DNP: Did not play
Team	61	36	12		22-40	6-16	11-18	15	2	3	2	34	15

Dayton Flyers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. L'EtangF	10	6	2	31	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	0	2	0	6	3
J. SimonF	0	1	0	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
D. MontgomeryG	6	2	0	22	3-7	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	2
K. JonesG	9	6	2	36	4-11	0-2	1-4	0	4	1	3	3	4
J. BennettG	0	0	1	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bench
D. FrieryF	4	4	1	16	1-4	0-2	2-2	1	2	0	1	3	1
J. ConnerF	0	1	1	21	0-6	0-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
M. ThomasF	3	2	1	7	1-5	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	2	0	0
S. PouedetG	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. GrantG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W. MaxwellG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. DerkackG	11	6	1	28	4-12	0-2	3-4	0	1	0	1	5	4
B. HeardG	12	4	0	21	2-4	1-3	7-7	1	0	0	2	2	4
E. DickeyG	DNP: Did not play
J. McKieG	DNP: Did not play
Team	55	35	9		19-63	3-25	14-19	5	8	3	13	22	19

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