Three St. Joseph’s players score 20 points in win over Dayton
Jaiden Glover-Toscano, Derek Simpson, and Dasear Haskins powered the Hawks to an 81-74 victory at Hagan Arena.
With St. Joseph’s leading Dayton by eight points in the second half Saturday, guard Jaiden Glover-Toscano got the crowd on its feet with a slam dunk.
St. Joseph’s (12-8, 4-3 Atlantic 10) held onto to that lead as the Hawks secured an 81-74 victory at Hagan Arena. Glover-Toscano, Derek Simpson, and Dasear Haskins each finished with 20 points. Simpson added nine assists. Guard De’Shayne Montgomery scored a team-high 19 points for Dayton (14-6, 5-2).
“That was a fun atmosphere. That’s what college basketball should be,” Hawks coach Steve Donahue said. “Students going crazy, our guys being motivated, inspired by the fans. ... The guys I thought played 40 minutes of really good basketball.”
Burst of energy
After falling to La Salle on Wednesday, Dayton hoped to rebound and opened the game against the Hawks with an 8-0 run.
Dayton did enough to keep itself in the game. That is, until Haskins gave the Hawks the boost they needed.
Haskins, who was scoreless in the first 14 minutes, drilled a three-pointer, which cut the deficit to two. He then grabbed a rebound and ran the length of the court before getting a layup, which got Hagan Arena jumping.
Before halftime, he knocked down two additional three-pointers, one coming in the final seconds, which gave St. Joe’s a 38-36 lead.
“It was a real big three,” Haskins said. “We were working hard that whole play, offensive rebounds and kicking out. We emphasize something called ‘boulder’ [in] every practice. So I know when [Simpson] got the ball, I know he was looking for me.”
Clamping down
St. Joe’s shut down Dayton in the second half.
Montgomery was held to three points. On top of that, the Hawks forced 15 turnovers overall and coughed up the ball only 12 times against the conference’s top team in takeaways.
Dayton’s stagnant offense allowed the hosts to add to their lead, thanks in part to Glover-Toscano, who scored 15 points after the break.
The Flyers eventually climbed out of a double-digit deficit as the Hawks didn’t score a field goal in the final four minutes, but it wasn’t enough as Dayton fell to its second straight city team and A-10 foe.
Up next
The Hawks will travel to Loyola Chicago (5-16, 1-7) at Gentile Arena on Tuesday (9 p.m., CBS Sports Network).