Keep on the lookout for our recap of this game coming up shortly. Thank you for joining us here at VAVEL USA. I am Matthew Evans, join me tomorrow for live coverage of the evening session from Portland, Oregon. Good night!
Our VAVEL USA Player of the Game is Dayton forward Kendall Pollard. He scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds on the evening.
A controversial ending there as the contact was very evident but the officials kept their whistles in their pockets. Interesting to say the least.
Final Score: Dayton 56, Boise State 55
2nd (0:00): Marks looks to draw contact on his three-point attempt but there is no call and the shot is missed. Game over.
The ruling on the court stands. Boise ball.
The play is under review
2nd (0:05): Marks is trapped in the corner, the ball is out of bounds off Dayton. Boise ball.
2nd (0:14): Alford cannot get the layup to drop. Pollard is fouled on the play. He will go to the line. His first shot is no good! His second shot is no good!
2nd (0:34): THREE! JORDAN SIBERT!!! He drains a big bucket from distance! Timeout Boise State! 56-55 Dayton
2nd (0:45): Alford drives to the bucket and draws the foul. He will go to the free throw line. His first shot is good. A big shot there. The second shot is good. 55-53 Boise
2nd (1:02): Marks turns the ball over. Sibert is fouled. His first shot is good. His second shot is good. 53-53
2nd (1:23): Pollard drives to the bucket and is fouled. He will take free throws. The first shot is no good. The second shot is good. 53-51 Boise
2nd (1:28): Scoochie Smith hits the deck and grabs the ball, he calls timeout and it is Dayton basketball.
2nd (1:48): Rob Heyer pulls down a HUGE offensive rebound to extend the possession.
2nd (2:22): Pierre with the drive from the corner and the bucket is good. 53-50 Boise. Timeout Boise State
2nd (3:23): Pollard with the bankshot on the drive. 53-48 Boise
2nd (3:43): Derrick Marks is fouled on the drive to the basket. He will shoot one-and-one. The shot is good. The second attempt is no good. 53-46 Boise
2nd (3:56): Kyle Davis at the free throw line, he hits the first. The second attempt is no good. 52-46 Boise
Media Timeout: Boise State 52, Dayton 45
2nd (4:13): DUNK! James Webb gets open in the post and finishes on the jam. 52-45 Boise.
2nd (4:38): Marks rushes a three with the shot clock running out that misses but Boise gets the offensive rebound and a fresh 35.
2nd (5:12): Kendall Pollard with the layup that is good after a goaltending call. 50-45 Boise
2nd (6:05): Dyshawn Pierre with a tough move to the basket. He finishes the layup. 50-43 Boise
2nd (7:00): Dyshawn Pierre with a big offensive rebound that leads to a three from Darrell Davis. Derrick Marks answers with a three on the other end. 50-41 Boise
2nd (7:33): Webb sneaks in behind the defense but cannot convert the layup.
During the technical difficulty, Rob Heyer converted a beautiful up and under layup to bring the score to 47-38.
Media Timeout: Boise State 47, Dayton 38
2nd (7:52): Jordan Sibert is called for a touch foul to bring us to the next media timeout.
2nd (8:04): Kendall Pollard earns a foul on a rebounding attempt. 47-38 Boise
2nd (9:21): Scoochie Smith draws a foul as he drives to the basket. His first shot is no good. The second shot is good. 45-38 Boise
2nd (9:29): Alford called for a foul, that is six for Boise State.
2nd (10:39): THREE! Rob Heyer connects from straight away. 45-37 Boise
2nd (11:06): Marks gets the friendly roll on the mid-range jumper. 42-37 Boise
Media Timeout: Boise State 40, Dayton 37
2nd (12:08): Marks goes coast-to-coast with the steal and the layup. 40-37 Boise
2nd (12:44): DUNK! Webb makes up for it with a followup jam on the next possession. 38-37 Boise
2nd (13:30): James Webb goes up for a dunk and he is rejected by the rim. That will show up on Sportscenter's Not Top 10 this week.
2nd (14:08): THREE! Smith hits another three but Derrick Marks lays a bucket up and in to answer. 37-36 Dayton
2nd (14:15): Sibert drives to the basket when he draws a foul.
2nd (14:49): THREE! Scoochie Smith sinks a three from the elbow. 34-34
2nd (15:17): Alford takes his eyes off the ball, turnover Boise State.
Media Timeout: Boise State 34, Dayton 31
2nd (15:41): Pollard called for a moving screen and that brings us to the media timeout.
2nd (16:05): Dyshawn Pierre backs down to the hoop and makes a short shot. 34-31 Boise
2nd (16:16): Scoochie Smith gets the favorable roll on the layup. Hadziomerovic picks up his third foul on the inbounds and will head to the bench
2nd (16:36): Sibert misses a three. On the other end, Hadziomerovic is fouled, he misses the first free throw. The second attempt is good. 34-27 Boise
2nd (17:15): Hutchison beats the shot clock with a contested layup. 33-27 Boise
2nd (17:50): Sibert with a hard drive to the bucket, he draws the contact and the foul. His free throw is good. 31-27 Boise
2nd (18:40): Derrick Marks slides into an opening in the defense and finishes the layup. 31-24 Boise
2nd (19:06): Kyle Davis is the steal and the bucket. Timeout Boise State. 29-24 Boise
2nd (19:42): Kendall Pollard backs down Nick Duncan and converts the layup. 29-22 Boise
2nd (20:00): Dayton inbounds the ball and we are back for the second half.
Boise State came out struggling to hit baskets but they finally started feeling it after Jordan Sibert went out with his third foul.
Halftime: Boise State 29, Dayton 20
1st (0:00): Dayton gets a good look but misses their shot. James Webb grabs the rebound and puts up a shot at the buzzer that is off the rim and out.
1st (0:33): Kendall Pollard lines up a three point attempt that is short. Timeout Boise
1st (1:22): Alford with the long distance three that is tipped out of bounds by Dayton.
1st (1:54): Kendall Pollard hits the free throw. 29-20 Boise
Media Timeout: Boise State 29, Dayton 19
1st (1:54): Kendall Pollard takes advantage of the misplayed save attempt from Webb. Pollard lays it in and is fouled. 29-19 Boise
1st (2:08): Hutchison gets out ahead of the fast break on the turnover, he lays it up and it. 29-17 Boise
1st (3:20): DUNK! James Webb throws it down on the great pass. Derrick Marks with the spin move and the layup after a missed Dayton shot. 27-17 Boise
1st (4:12): Derrick Marks with the dribble drive and he extends the lead. 23-17 Boise
1st (4:37): Kendall Pollard gets a good look inside but cannot finish.
1st (5:14): Derrick Marks earns a friendly roll for the three in transition. 21-17 Boise. Timeout Dayton
1st (5:46): Alford sinks another three! 18-17 Boise
1st (6:08): Derrick Marks answers with the floater. 15-15.
1st (6:28): Kendall Pollard works hard for the bucket down low. 15-13 Dayton
1st (6:47): Jake Ness is called for a foul going for an offensive rebound.
1st (7:33) Chandler Hutchison draws a foul. Jordan Sibert just picked up his third foul already. That is not good for the Flyers. Alford sinks a three to tie the game. 13-13
Media Timeout: Dayton 13, Boise State 10
1st (7:44): Dyshawn Pierre is called for a foul down low to bring us to the media timeout.
1st (8:04): Webb attempts to answer at the other end but his three pointer is off the mark.
1st (8:41): Kendall Pollard sinks a three pointer off the window. A little kiss of the glass. 13-10 Dayton
1st (9:15): DUNK! James Webb gets in behind the defense and throws down a jam. 10-10
1st (10:09): THREE! Montigo Alford with the long three pointer from the top of the key. 10-8 Dayton
1st (11:21): Nick Duncan makes one of two free throws. 10-5 Dayton
Media Timeout: Dayton 10, Boise State 4
1st (11:21): Jordan Sibert is called for a foul to bring us to the media timeout.
1st (12:33): Boise State just missed their fifth three-pointer of the game so far. A great attempt to save the ball from James Webb. Kendall Pollard scores on the other end. 10-4 Dayton
1st (13:08): Jordan Sibert nails a three from the corner. 8-4 Dayton
1st (13:31): Both teams not shooting well at all to start this game. Boise State is hitting the boards hard though.
1st (14:43): Mikey Thompson looks for contact on the drive but his layup is no good. Rob Heyer is called for the defensive foul on the other end.
Media Timeout: Dayton 5, Boise State 4
1st (15:36): Marks is fouled on the drive and that brings us to the first media timeout.
1st (15:57): Dyshawn Pierre sinks a three-pointer after the foul. 5-4 Dayton
1st (16:26): Missed shots on the next possessions for each team. Derrick Marks finishes on the layup. Hadziomerovic picks up his second foul on the other end.
1st (17:23): Hadziomerovic with the lovely stepback jumper. 2-2
1st (18:35): Dayton takes a quick 2-0 lead as we return from technical difficulties. Derrick Marks draws a foul on Kyle Davis, that is an early second foul for him. The first free throw is no good. The second shot is no good.
1st (20:00): Boise State wins the tip and we are underway.
The Boise State Broncos are technically the home team because they were "seeded" higher than Dayton. Therefore, Boise State will be wearing their home white uniforms while Dayton is wearing their road red uniforms.
Dayton has not lost at home since February 25th, 2014 when they were beaten by 26 points by the Saint Joseph's Hawks.
It may be a very difficult game for Boise State seeing as though it is a home game for Dayton. The Broncos do have a few good road wins this year over Saint Mary's and San Diego State.
The teams are out on the floor for warmups ahead of our game tonight.
The betting lines have Dayton as a four-point favorite coming into tonight.
Robert Morris holds on and will advance to play against Duke. We are now about 30 minutes to tip off from our game which will come at about 9:20 pm ET.
Wow a big turnover there from North Florida, a shot clock violation with 2:18 to go down by six points.
Dayton has played in five games against NCAA Tournament teams, they are 2-3 in those games.
The Boise State Broncos have played in six games against NCAA Tournament teams this year, they have a record of 2-4 in those games.
We will be back in a few moments with some more coverage of tonight's game.
Robert Morris is on an 11-0 run to cut the lead down to 44-42 North Florida.
The game before ours has just reached the half with North Florida leading Robert Morris 35-29. You can follow my colleague Evan Petzold's coverage of that game right here.
Dayton uses seven players. That is just about it. If one of these starters needs a break or gets into foul trouble you will see either Darrell Davis (6’4, Fr) or Bobby Wehrli (6’6, Jr) come onto the floor. Fatigue may play a big part in this game with the team coming off of a draining game against Virginia Commonwealth just three days ago. Will Boise State push the tempo in an effort to tire out these Flyers?
G – Scoochie Smith (6’2, Soph, 9.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG)
G – Kyle Davis (6’0, Soph, 8.1 PPG, 1.9 RPG)
G – Jordan Sibert (6’4, Sr, 17.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG)
F – Kendall Pollard (6’6, Soph, 14.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG)
F – Dyshawn Pierre (6’6, Jr, 12.9 PPG, 9.8 RPG)
Here is a look at the projected starting lineup for the Dayton Flyers. Stats included are from the team’s last ten games.
The team evolved though and players like Dyshawn Pierre and Kendall Pollard stepped up in the post to provide somewhat a low presence for the Flyers.
They were a big part of the team, no pun intended. Both of the players were 6-foot-9 forwards, their absence left the team without a true post player.
Archie Miller added that he was “extremely disappointed” in the two athletes.
The direct quote from the University of Dayton’s Director of Athletic stated that, “These two individuals have failed to meet the expectations and standards that we have for our student-athletes and as representatives of this university.” Quote via daytonflyers.com
The biggest story of the season for Dayton though came back in December. It was announced in mid-December that junior forwards Jalen Robinson and Devon Scott had been dismissed from the team.
It would be a road loss to Davidson that would start them on a second half slump which saw them lose six of their last 16 games to fall into the First Four. Some of those losses were not very good for the Flyers resume including losses on the road to Massachusetts, George Washington, Duquesne, and La Salle. The La Salle loss denied the Flyers a share of the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Title.
Dayton started out the season 15-2 with their only losses coming on a neutral floor to Connecticut and on the road against Arkansas. Their first five conference games were not too terribly difficult with games against Duquesne, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, La Salle, and Saint Louis.
The Dayton Flyers come into the NCAA Tournament off of a loss in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game to Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday. It was a very entertaining game that went to the Rams by a score of 71-65.
One thing that will be interesting to watch for the Broncos will be if they allow their big men to play out of the post. Dayton does not have a player on its roster taller than 6-foot-6 which gives the Broncos a significant height advantage. Will they keep their big men in the post or still give them the freedom to pop out for three point attempts? Another name to keep in mind for Boise State is that of Robert Heyer. The 6-foot-3 senior is averaging 25.2 minutes played in the last ten games while contributing 7.6 points per game.
G – Derrick Marks (6’3, Sr, 18.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG)
G – Igor Hadziomerovic (6’4, Sr, 5.9 PPG, 3.4 RPG)
F – Chandler Hutchison (6’7, Fr, 4.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG)
F – James Webb III (6’9, Soph, 12.1 PPG, 9.7 RPG)
F – Nick Duncan (6’8, Soph, 10.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG)
Here is a look at the projected starting lineup for the Boise State Broncos. Stats included are from the team’s last ten games.
Boise State advanced into the semifinals where they fell to Wyoming in overtime. The Broncos just could not seem to find the shots they were making a day earlier. BSU shot just 38.6% from the floor after a 50.0% effort the day before. The loss was a very nervy one for Boise State whose fate was now in the hands of the Selection Committee.
Sophomore forward Nick Duncan had a monster game scoring 23 points, just three points off of his season high. He connected on 7-of-15 three-point attempts, he shot 1-of-3 from inside the arc.
The Broncos squared off with the #8 seeded Air Force Falcons in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament. Boise State had beaten Air Force by a combined 34 points in their previous two meetings during the season and this game was not any different as the Broncos won 80-68.
A Valentine’s Day loss at Fresno State would turn out to be the only blip on the radar for Boise State through the rest of the conference schedule as they would clinch a share of the regular-season championship with San Diego State with a 14-4 record.
This win became the springboard for Boise State as they would go on to win their next seven game games including home wins over Colorado State and San Diego State.
The turning point of the Broncos season came in their win over UNLV on January 13th. Boise State trailed in the final moments of the game until point guard Derrick Marks made a turnaround shot to send the game into overtime. The Broncos outscored the Rebels 14-5 in overtime to win 82-73 bringing their conference record to 1-3.
The start of Mountain West play though was a rocky one for the Broncos. They lost their three opening games including a home loss to Utah State. The other two losses were on the road to #24 Colorado State and Wyoming by six and 11 points respectively.
Boise State’s road to the NCAA Tournament started pretty well this season with wins over teams like Montana (20-13) and Saint Mary’s (21-9). They did lose three games in non-conference play but two of those were to teams who made the NCAA Tournament (Wisconsin and NC State).
The Boise State Broncos come into tonight’s game off of a loss in the Mountain West semi-finals to the eventual champion Wyoming Cowboys. It was the first loss in almost a month for the Broncos and only the second loss in two months.
Tonight’s game is part of the East Region where the winner will become the 11th seed. They will travel to Columbus, Ohio for a second round matchup with the #6 seed Providence Friars. Join VAVEL USA writer Evan Petzold for live coverage of that game on Friday Night with an approximate tip time of 9:57 pm ET.
Good evening and welcome to VAVEL USA’s live coverage of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Tonight we bring to you the second game of our Wednesday Night First Four doubleheader as the Boise State Broncos (25-8) from the Mountain West Conference take on the Dayton Flyers (25-8) from the Atlantic 10 Conference live from Dayton, Ohio. My name is Matthew Evans and I will be your host for tonight’s action.