DAYTON, Ohio -- Josh Cunningham caught a lob from Xeyrius Williams and laid it in with one second left, and Dayton opened the Anthony Grant era with a 78-77 win over Ball State in Friday night's season opener for both teams.
Tayler Persons' layup with three seconds to go put the Cardinals up 77-76 before Williams threw the ball down court and Cunningham made the winner.
Cunningham scored 22 points for Dayton, the defending Atlantic-10 regular season champion, which led 36-33 at halftime behind his 10 points. Cunningham was limited to 11 games last year because of an ankle injury.