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COL BKB: Dayton 63, Illinois State 42

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 09:31 by Rakhi

Daytona, Ohio -- Chris Johnson scored 13 points Wednesday to pace No. 3 seed Dayton to a 63-42 victory over Illinois State in a first-round NIT contest.

Chris Wright hauled down 11 rebounds and scored nine points as the Flyers (21-12) used a stifling defense to hold Illinois State to a paltry 33.3 first-half field goal shooting percentage, allowing Dayton to post a 30-19 halftime lead.

Osiris Eldridge led the sixth-seeded Redbirds (22-11) with 12 points despite shooting just 4-of-15 from the field, and collected five caroms in the loss.

With the win, Dayton advances to play No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the second round.

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