Robert Morris, Dayton Pick up NCAA Victories

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Published on March 19 2015 6:37 am
Last Updated on March 19 2015 6:37 am
Written by Millie Lange

DAYTON, Ohio -- Even down by six points at half and by 13 early in the second half, Robert Morris never forgot that the NCAA Tournament was supposed to be fun. Lucky Jones scored 21 points, including a key free throw, Rodney Pryor had 20 and Marcquise Reed 19 to lead the Colonials to an 81-77 victory over North Florida on Wednesday night in the First Four.

"We made sure coming into halftime that we remembered this is a blessing to be out here, to enjoy the moment," Pryor said with a wide grin. "Guys had their heads down and things like that, but we reiterated going out and having fun and enjoying it."

Part of the reason they had so much fun was a second half without a turnover, plus completely stifling the high-scoring, perimeter-minded Ospreys down the stretch.


Dayton 56, Boise State 55

Trailing most of the game, Dayton squeezed every last little bit out of its home-court advantage to get an NCAA Tournament win.

Kendall Pollard scored 17 points on Wednesday night, and Dayton -- cheered on by the deafening home crowd -- went on a closing run for a 56-55 win over Boise State in the First Four.

The Flyers (26-8) will play sixth-seeded Providence on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. And they recognized that their 80-mile trip to the middle of the state had a lot to do with the place they were leaving.

 

Thursday, March 19 Schedule (All Times Central)

(14) Northeastern vs (3) Notre Dame*, 11:15 a.m.

(14) UAB vs (3) Iowa State*, 11:14 a.m.

(14) Georgia St vs (3) Baylor*, 12:40 p.m.

2:10 PM    (15) Texas Southern vs (2) Arizona*, 1:10 p.m.

(11) Texas vs (6) Butler*, 1:45 p.m.

(11) UCLA vs (6) SMU*, 2:10 p.m.

(11) Ole Miss vs (6) Xavier*, 3:10 p.m.

(10) Ohio State vs (7) Virginia Commonwealth*, 3:40 p.m.

(16) Lafayette vs (1) Villanova*, 5:50 p.m.

(9) Purdue vs (8) Cincinnati*, 6:10 p.m.

(13) Harvard vs (4) North Carolina*, 6:20 p.m.

(12) Stephen F. Austin vs (5) Utah*, 6:27 p.m.

(9) LSU vs (8) NC State*, 8:20 p.m.

(16) Hampton vs (1) Kentucky*, 8:40 p.m.

(12) Wofford vs (5) Arkansas*, 8:50 p.m.

(13) Eastern Washington vs (4) Georgetown*, 8:57 p.m.