DAYTON — Nate Santos could not miss from the outside Saturday for the University of Dayton men’s basketball team.
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Santos made all six three-point attempts as UD beat Lehigh, 86-62.
The Flyers have now won 23 straight home games at the UD Arena.
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Santos led Dayton with 24 points while Malachi Smith added 17. Enoch Cheeks scored 14 points and Zed Key scored 12.
UD made 28 of 49 shots, 57%, from the field.
The Flyers started by making three treys to start the game to go up 9-2. Javon Bennett, Smith, and Cheeks each hit from beyond the arc.
Smith scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half as Dayton led, 41-25, at the break.
Cheeks’ three gave UD its largest lead, 57-29, with 14:21 remaining.
Lehigh got as close as 15 points, 66-51. They never got closer.
Santos made back-to-back three-pointers to go up, 82-56, with 2:20 to play.
Dayton improves to 7-2 overall.
They are back in action on Dec. 14 when they host No. 5 Marquette at the UD Arena at 7 p.m.
The game will be broadcast on WHIO Radio. It will also be carried here at WHIO.com.
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