Xavier extends streak to 30 years over Dayton

Published Jan. 15, 2011 9:07 p.m. ET

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By Doug Tifft

Special to FOX Sports Ohio

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011

The streak continues.

At the end of a back-and-forth game with 15 lead changes and 10 ties, Xavier hit five consecutive free throws and got a leaner in the lane from Tu Holloway with 27.6 seconds remaining to pull away from Dayton for an 81-76 win Saturday night in front of 10,250 at Cintas Center.

It was the 26th consecutive time Xavier has beaten Dayton in Cincinnati, with Dayton