Dayton dropped another loss to Xavier in Cincinnati this afternoon, but this one particularly stung worse than the others. As a friend of The Beard's pointed out to him, this is one of the least talented teams Xavier has featured, and it's one of the most talented teams Dayton has featured, yet the movie ends the same way it has since 1981. The most galling aspect of this loss was that Dayton beat themselves again. Dayton out-rebounded Xavier 51-34, and had plenty of second chances at layups the entire game. Yet once again, free throws were the difference. Dayton went 16-25 at the line while Xavier clocked in with 24-30 clip at the line.
This isn't necessarily a "bad" loss tourney wise, but it doesn't help either. Dayton now drops to fourth in the A-10 and now has a conference loss on their record. The good news is that there's plenty of season left to try and secure a decent seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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