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VIDEO: No. 1 seed Dayton advances to Atlantic 10 semifinals

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Junior Charles Cooke and senior Dyshawn Pierre combined for 24 points and 22 rebounds, as the Flyers cruised past Richmond to earn a berth in the A-10 semifinals.

Friday’s quarterfinal round at the Atlantic 10 tournament marks the debut of the top four seeds in the event, beginning with top seed Dayton. Archie Miller’s Flyers took care of business against No. 9 seed Richmond, beating the Spiders 69-54 to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round.

Charles Cooke III led three double-digit scorers with 14 points while also grabbing eight rebounds, and Kyle Davis added 11 points and Dyshawn Pierre ten along with a game-high 14 rebounds. But the key in the win for Dayton was their defense. The Flyers limited the Spiders to 31.8 percent shooting from the field overall and 5-for-20 from beyond the arc. T.J. Cline led all scorers with 25 points, but no other Richmond player scored in double figures.

Players other than Cline combined to shoot 10-for-40 from the field, with guard ShawnDre’ Jones making just one of his 11 field goal attempts.

Next up for Dayton is No. 4 seed Saint Joseph’s, which came back to eliminate No. 5 seed George Washington in the second quarterfinal of the day.