Pollard, Davis each score 19 to lead Dayton over BU 78-62

Pollard, Davis each score 19 to lead Dayton over BU 78-62

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:44 a.m. ET

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Kendall Pollard and Darrell Davis each scored a career-high 19 points to help Dayton roll to a 78-62 victory over Boston University on Saturday night.

Davis was 5 of 5 from long range, and Pollard finished on 7-of-13 shooting with eight boards.

Jordan Sibert scored 11 points and dished out four assists, and Scoochie Smith had 10 points and matched a career-best with eight assists for Dayton, which shot 26 of 50 for 52 percent from the field.

Davis hit three-straight 3's to give Dayton (8-2) its largest lead of the second half, 57-45 with 13:12 left. Justin Alston scored to pull BU within 64-59 with 6:57 remaining before Dayton closed on a 14-3 surge to seal it.

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Cedric Hankerson scored 25 points, and Nathan Dieudonne had 16 points with 11 boards for Boston University (3-7).

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