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Santos, Cheeks rally Dayton to a 71-66 win over Northwestern

AP
Nov 09, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Nate Santos and Robert Morris transfer Enoch Cheeks each scored 16 points and Dayton took control of the game's tempo in the second half to come from eight points down to beat Northwestern 71-66 on Saturday night.

Dayton snapped a three-game losing string to the Wildcats and evened the all-time series at 3-3.

Northwestern (1-1) controlled the tempo of the game in the first half, leading by 13 points after Nick Martinelli's dunk with 4:23 left and held a 32-24 advantage at the break.

Dayton got within a point at 51-50 after Javon Bennett knocked down a 3-pointer and Malachi Smith converted at the basket with 8:13 left. After K.J. Windham hit the second of two free throws, Smith knocked down a pair from the line to tie the game and Cheeks dunked with 7:22 left to give Dayton the lead, 54-52. Cheeks hit a 3 with just under two minutes to play to push the lead to eight points and Zed Key's dunk made it a 10-point lead with 1:07 left.

Smith finished with 14 points and six assists for the Flyers. Dayton (2-0) converted 24 of 46 shots from the floor (52.2%) and was 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.

Martinelli was one point shy of his career best with 26 points against Lehigh in Monday's season opener and set a new mark with 32 against the Flyers. He also grabbed 14 rebounds for his third career double-double and second straight to open the season. Angelo Ciaravino scored 12 points off the bench. The Wildcats were 25-of-56 shooting from the field and 5 of 20 from 3-point range.

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1st Half
NW
Wildcats
32
DAYT
Flyers
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Nicholson vs. Zed Key (Jalen Leach gains possession)
19:36		Ty Berry misses two point layup
19:34		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
19:33	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	2-0
19:27		Jalen Leach personal foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul)
19:27		Official timeout
19:18		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
19:16		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
18:52		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
18:50		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
18:41		K.J. Windham shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
18:41		Nate Santos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:41	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-1
18:20	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot	5-1
18:20		Nate Santos personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
18:20		Official timeout
18:04		Jalen Leach turnover (out of bounds) (Malachi Smith steals)
17:44		Zed Key misses two point hook shot
17:42		K.J. Windham defensive rebound
17:30		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
17:28		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
17:15	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	7-1
17:11		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass)
17:00		Zed Key blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point layup
16:58		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
16:45		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
16:43		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
16:36		Malachi Smith misses two point jump shot
16:34		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
16:11		K.J. Windham turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
16:02	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup (Enoch Cheeks assists)	7-3
15:49		Javon Bennett personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
15:33		Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot
15:31		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
15:31		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
15:29		Wildcats defensive rebound
15:02		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
15:00		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
15:00		Enoch Cheeks personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
14:47		Luke Hunger turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
14:44	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup	7-5
14:44		Justin Mullins shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
14:44		Enoch Cheeks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:44		Ty Berry defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot (Justin Mullins assists)	9-5
13:58		Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot
13:56		Ty Berry defensive rebound
13:44		Ty Berry turnover (out of bounds)
13:32	+2	Amaël L'Etang makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)	9-7
13:14		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
13:12		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
13:03		Jalen Leach personal foul (Flyers draws the foul)
12:55		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
12:53		K.J. Windham defensive rebound
12:32		Justin Mullins misses two point hook shot
12:30		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
12:17		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
12:15		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point layup	11-7
11:28		Nate Santos misses two point layup
11:26		Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
11:26		K.J. Windham shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
11:26		TV timeout
11:26		Amaël L'Etang misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:26	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-8
10:59		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
10:57		Zed Key defensive rebound
10:45		Hamad Mousa misses three point jump shot
10:43		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
10:28	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	13-8
10:07		Hamad Mousa turnover (traveling)
9:59		Nick Martinelli turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
9:49		Javon Bennett misses two point layup
9:47		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
9:34		Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot
9:32		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
9:24	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists)	13-11
8:52	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	15-11
8:40	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot	15-14
8:19		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
8:17		Nate Santos defensive rebound
8:12		Nate Santos turnover (out of bounds)
7:49		Angelo Ciaravino misses three point jump shot
7:47		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
7:43	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	17-14
7:43		Malachi Smith shooting foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Angelo Ciaravino makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-14
7:23		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
7:21		Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound
7:20		Nate Santos personal foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
7:04		Luke Hunger misses two point hook shot
7:02		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
6:53		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
6:51		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
6:42		Angelo Ciaravino misses two point jump shot
6:40		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
6:32		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
6:32	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup (Justin Mullins assists)	20-14
6:25		Flyers 30 second timeout
6:00		K.J. Windham blocks Posh Alexander's two point layup
5:58		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
5:39	+3	Angelo Ciaravino makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists)	23-14
5:15		Amaël L'Etang misses two point jump shot
5:13		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
4:46	+2	K.J. Windham makes two point hook shot	25-14
4:31		Amaël L'Etang turnover (lost ball) (Angelo Ciaravino steals)
4:24	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point dunk (Angelo Ciaravino assists)	27-14
4:00		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
3:55	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	27-17
3:32		Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Conner steals)
3:23		Luke Hunger personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-18
3:23	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-19
3:13		Wildcats turnover (10-second violation)
3:02		Malachi Smith turnover (out of bounds)
2:47		Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot
2:45		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
2:38	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	29-19
2:16		Jacob Conner turnover (lost ball) (Angelo Ciaravino steals)
1:58		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
1:56		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
1:51		Jacob Conner blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
1:49		Nate Santos defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup	29-21
1:23		Angelo Ciaravino turnover (out of bounds)
1:08	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Zed Key assists)	29-24
0:52		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:45	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot	32-24
0:16		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
0:14		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NW
Wildcats
34
DAYT
Flyers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup (Zed Key assists)	32-26
19:15	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (K.J. Windham assists)	35-26
19:06		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
19:04		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
18:53		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
18:51		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
18:29		Nate Santos misses two point layup
18:27		K.J. Windham defensive rebound
18:15		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
18:13		Nate Santos defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	35-28
17:46		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
17:44		Zed Key defensive rebound
17:20	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Zed Key assists)	35-31
16:52	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (K.J. Windham assists)	37-31
16:32	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	37-34
16:17		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
16:15		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
16:08		Matthew Nicholson turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
16:05		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
15:56		Angelo Ciaravino personal foul (Flyers draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:42		Enoch Cheeks turnover (back court violation)
15:32	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point jump shot (K.J. Windham assists)	39-34
15:07		Javon Bennett turnover (out of bounds)
14:55		K.J. Windham misses two point jump shot
14:53		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
14:47		Enoch Cheeks turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
14:33		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-34
14:33	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-34
14:16	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup (Amaël L'Etang assists)	41-36
13:59		Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot
13:57		Angelo Ciaravino offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup	43-36
13:30		Justin Mullins shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
13:30		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:30	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-37
13:04	+2	K.J. Windham makes two point jump shot	45-37
12:47		Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot
12:45		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot	47-37
12:16	+2	Jacob Conner makes two point layup (Amaël L'Etang assists)	47-39
12:16		K.J. Windham shooting foul (Jacob Conner draws the foul)
12:16		Jacob Conner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:16		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
11:55	+2	K.J. Windham makes two point layup (Luke Hunger assists)	49-39
11:40		Posh Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
11:33		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
11:31		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:31		TV timeout
11:30		Nate Santos personal foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
11:16		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
11:14		Nate Santos defensive rebound
11:02		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-40
11:02	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-41
10:50	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup (Jalen Leach assists)	51-41
10:26	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Nate Santos assists)	51-43
9:55		Matthew Nicholson offensive foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
9:55		Matthew Nicholson turnover (offensive foul)
9:34	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	51-45
9:24		Nate Santos personal foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
9:15		Nick Martinelli offensive foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
9:15		Nick Martinelli turnover (offensive foul)
9:00	+3	Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	51-48
8:43		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:43		TV timeout
8:22		Enoch Cheeks blocks K.J. Windham's two point jump shot
8:20		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point layup	51-50
7:56		Malachi Smith shooting foul (K.J. Windham draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56		K.J. Windham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:56	+1	K.J. Windham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
7:44		Luke Hunger personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
7:44	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
7:44	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-52
7:27		Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
7:20	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point dunk	52-54
7:14		Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals)
7:12		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
7:09		Wildcats defensive rebound
6:52		Malachi Smith personal foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul)
6:44		Posh Alexander blocks Luke Hunger's two point layup
6:42		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
6:12		Zed Key turnover (lost ball) (Ty Berry steals)
6:12		Zed Key personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
6:12		Nick Martinelli turnover (traveling)
6:03		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
6:01		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
5:39		Luke Hunger misses three point jump shot
5:37		Zed Key defensive rebound
5:11		Zed Key misses two point hook shot
5:09		Jacob Conner offensive rebound
4:59	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup	52-56
4:24		K.J. Windham turnover (bad pass) (Javon Bennett steals)
4:13		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
4:11		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
4:08		Enoch Cheeks turnover (out of bounds)
3:48	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	54-56
3:20	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Javon Bennett assists)	54-58
3:20		Angelo Ciaravino shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-59
3:00		Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Cheeks steals)
3:00		Flyers 30 second timeout
2:32	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point jump shot	54-61
2:14		Javon Bennett personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
2:14	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
1:50	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	56-64
1:33		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
1:31		Nate Santos defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	56-66
0:56		Zed Key personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
0:56	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
0:52		Malachi Smith turnover (out of bounds)
0:48		Zed Key shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
0:48		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Nate Santos defensive rebound
0:43		Blake Smith personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-67
0:43		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:43		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
0:35		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
0:32		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
0:29		Angelo Ciaravino personal foul (Jacob Conner draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Jacob Conner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
0:29		Jacob Conner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
0:20	+2	K.J. Windham makes two point layup	61-68
0:20		Wildcats 60 second timeout
0:19		Blake Smith personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
0:19		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
0:11		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
0:11	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
0:11		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
0:11	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
0:05	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	66-71
0:03		Angelo Ciaravino personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
0:03		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Justin Mullins defensive rebound