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Jordan Sibert, Dyshawn Pierre lead Dayton past St. Bonaventure (VIDEO)

Jordan Sibert, Robert Sampson

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Dayton retained possession of a share of first place in the Atlantic 10 Saturday afternoon, beating St. Bonaventure 75-61 at UD Arena. Leading the way for the Flyers were senior guard Jordan Sibert and junior forward Dyshawn Pierre, with Sibert accounting for 24 points and seven steals and Pierre adding 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Sibert and Pierre were two of the four Dayton starters who finished the game in double figures, and as a team Dayton shot 52.1% from the field. However Dayton received just nine minutes from forward Kendall Pollard, who left the game in the first half after colliding with a St. Bonaventure player. With Pollard sidelined, even more was needed from Pierre and he stepped forward.

At 9-3 in conference play, Dayton is tied with No. 20 VCU and Rhode Island for first place in the Atlantic 10. The Flyers still have games remaining against both, as they visit VCU February 28 and host Rhode Island March 3.

St. Bonaventure, which played without injured freshman point guard Jaylen Adams, received 16 points and 12 rebounds from center Youssou Ndoye but the Bonnies shot 0-for-11 from three and committed 17 turnovers on the afternoon.