A hungry DePaul team outscrapped the University of Dayton in the second half Saturday night and defeated the Flyers, 61-54, in front of 12,302 at UD Arena...
...Dayton, which stresses defense and rebounding, had an 18-14 edge on the glass in the first half and limited DePaul to two offensive rebounds. In the second half, DePaul grabbed eight caroms from the offensive board and outrebounded the Flyers, 23-16
"I was disappointed in our second half performance," Gregory said. "They took it to us. They played harder than we did. The rebounding was the difference in the game."...
...As is often the case when the Flyers lose, they shot poorly from the perimeter, making only 3 of 17 three-point shots. A couple of those were long casts by Chris Alvarez at the end of the half, but 3 of 15 is still poor.
The Flyers were successful at scoring in the post in the first half, but DePaul played much better defense after the intermission. The long-armed Blue Demons poked the ball away from the UD big men and created turnovers. And when Mejia sparked a rally that put DePaul ahead, 44-37, the Flyers stopped running their offense crisply and took some hurried shots that didn't fall.
Gregory said some of the players didn't play within their ability...
