Dayton 82, SMU 57

Nov 24, 2007, 04:54 pm

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Brian Roberts scored 24 points to lead Dayton to an 82-57 win over SMU on Saturday.

Up 40-28 at halftime, Roberts made a 3-pointer to open the second half and start a 23-18 run that gave the Flyers (3-1) a 63-46 lead with 9:18 left. Roberts was 10 of 12 from the floor, including three 3 pointers.

Chris Wright added 14 for Dayton, which has won two in a row.

Mike Walker scored 16 points and Alex Malone added 13 for SMU (0-4), which shot just 40 percent (21 of 52) for the game.

Dayton shot 53 percent (30 of 56).