Dayton’s last-second tip-in upsets Saint Louis; UD advances to A-10 final

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team needed 40 minutes to upset the No. 1 Seed Saint Louis Billikens in the Atlantic 10 Championship.

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Sophomore center Amael L’Etang’s tip-in with 0.6 seconds left helped Dayton to a 70-69 win over rival Saint Louis.

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They advanced to Sunday’s Atlantic 10 Championship game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

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Jordan Derkack led all scorers with 28 points, including four three-pointers. Javon Bennett finished with 17 while De’Shayne Montgomery added 10.

UD trailed 66-63 with 26 seconds left when Keonte Jones made two foul shots to cut the deficit to 66-65. The Flyers forced a five-second violation and retained the ball.

Jacob Conner buried a trey with 11 seconds to give Dayton a 68-66 lead. Robbie Avila answered with a three of his own, and Saint Louis led, 69-68, with three seconds to play.

Derkack missed a layup, but L’Etang was there with the putback with less than a second left.

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Quentin Jones missed a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer.

UD improves to 23-10 overall.

They will play either VCU or Saint Joseph’s at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The winner earns an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The game will be broadcast on both Channel 7 and WHIO Radio.

Larry Hansgen and Josh Postorino will have the call on WHIO Radio. Pregame coverage starts at noon.

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Publish date : 2026-03-14 20:40:00

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