ORLANDO — Freshman Daron Holmes II scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half, Elijah Weaver scored all 14 of his points in the second half as Dayton cruised past Miami 76-60 on Thursday at the ESPN Events Invitational.
Weaver finished 4 of 5 from long distance as the Flyers hit 11 of 19 from beyond the arc. Malachi Smith, another freshman, scored 14 points with seven assists and Mustapha Amzil added three 3-pointers and 11 points for Dayton (2-3).
Dayton led 36-25 at halftime. Miami scored the opening six points of the second half, but Smith and Weaver combined to score the next 10 points, with two 3-pointers from Weaver, and Dayton led by double figures the rest of the way.