Shocking Blow to Pre-Race Favorites: Dayton Surges Past Top Seed in Thrilling 76-69 Triumph!
The Flyers and Billikens traded go-ahead 3-pointers in quick succession before Amaël L'Etang's winner.
Dayton is headed to the Atlantic 10 tournament title game after beating Saint Louis. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ASSOCIATED PRESS After Arizona and Iowa State combined for a chaotic finish to their Big 12 tournament semifinal on Friday night, Dayton and Saint Louis tried to top it on Saturday in the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament.
The Flyers knocked off the Billikens 70-69 on a tip-in by Amaël L'Etang with 0. 3 seconds to go. L’Etang got the rebound after Jordan Derkack tried a spinning layup in between two defenders following a drive to the basket.
TIPPED IN BY AMAEL L'ETANG‼️ #A10MBB | @DaytonMBB pic. twitter. com/13sotb2ehl — Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball (@A10MBB) March 14, 2026 But as you can see in this video below, that sequence was far from the only dramatic one in the final 30 seconds.
After Dayton’s Keonte Jones hit two free throws to cut the Billikens’ lead to 66-65, Saint Louis turned the ball over with a pass out of bounds. The Flyers’ Javon Bennett then missed a layup, but Jones got the rebound and kicked it out to Jacob Conner for a go-ahead 3-pointer. amaël l'etang; dayton vs saint louis pic.