One sign in the stands at Virginia Commonwealth’s Siegel Center on Friday paid tribute to former VCU coach and current Dayton Flyers coach Anthony Grant.

In a critical matchup in Atlantic 10 conference play, the Dayton Flyers men's basketball team rallied back from a 14-point halftime deficit to win 75-67 over Saint Louis on Tuesday. The turning point of the game arguably came in the grandstands,

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team secured a double-bye in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Tournament thanks to a gutsy 79-76 road victory at VCU in A-10 action from the Siegel Center. The Flyers withstood a late surge from the Rams to pull out the victory,

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Last summer, four months after the No. 7 seed Dayton Flyers rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 10 Nevada 63-60 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, several members of the team reflected on a comeback for the ages.

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URI (17-10, 6-9 Atlantic 10) set a blistering pace off the opening tip. Sebastian Thomas acrobatically scooped one home down the left and converted a steal into a three-point play with 11:21 left in the first half. That gave the Rams a 25-15 cushion, and all of their 10-for-12 shooting from 2-point range came in the paint.

BOTTOM LINE: VCU plays Dayton after Max Shulga scored 22 points in VCU’s 71-62 win over the Duquesne Dukes. The Rams are 15-0 on their home court. VCU is sixth in the A-10 with 23.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Jack Clark averaging 5.2.

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Malachi Smith buried two free throws with 5.2 seconds left, and Max Shulga missed a potential game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer.