Dayton shot 46 percent from the field (23-of-50) and hit 22-of-28 free throws. UD connected on 54.5 percent (12-of-22) in the second half, including four-of-six from three-point range.

Saint Joseph's (9-9 overall, 3-5 A-10) was led by Abdulai Jalloh's 20 points, while Dwayne Lee and Chet Stachitas each added 13. Jalloh hit nine of 10 free throws.

The Hawks jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first 3:07 behind four free throws from Jalloh and a three from Dwayne Lee. Plummer's tip in and a pair of Williams' free throws cut it to 10-6 before Charles Little tipped in a missed basket to make it a 6-0 UD run. After back-to-back Hawk hoops, Marques Bennett hit a three-pointer from the corner, and Jimmy Binnie hit a three of his own from the wing to tie the game at 14-14 with 11:34 in the first.

The Flyers took the lead on a lay-up by Desmond Adedeji and SJU answered with a three from Jalloh. But Binnie hit a three from the corner for a 19-17 UD lead with 9:32 left in the half. After a three from Lee, Williams hit a three for the Flyers before Jalloh's lay-up tied the game at 22-22.

In response to two SJU baskets, Plummer scored an `and-one' and another bucket inside for a 27-26 lead, but Chet Stachitas beat the shot clock with a three-pointer. Williams tied the game at 29-all with a jumper with 58 seconds left in the half and Roberts hit a three-pointer as the half ended for a 32-29 Dayton lead at the break.

Plummer and Williams each finished the first half with seven points. The Flyers connected on five of 11 three-point attempts. Binnie's two three-pointers gave him six for the half. Plummer and Chris Alvarez each had four rebounds. SJU's Jalloh led all scorers at intermission with 11 points, as he went six-for-six from the free throw line.

At the start of the second half, Williams was fouled in the act of scoring and converted the three-point play for a 35-31 lead. The Hawks charged back to take a 38-37 lead, but Roberts took over for the next five minutes.

With his teammates providing stops on defense, the sophomore guard scored 15-straight UD points over a 4:50 span giving Dayton a nine-point lead and the Hawks never got closer than seven beyond that.

After a reverse lay-up from Bennett, the Flyers took their first double-digit lead of the game on a three from Binnie to make it 57-47 with 10:57 to go.

The Hawks cut the lead to seven before Plummer scored on a high-low feed from Little. After a loose ball scrum that saw virtually every player on the floor literally on the floor, Williams hit an acrobatic lay-up while being fouled. The ensuing free throw gave the Flyers a 66-53 lead with 5:27 remaining.

Williams beat the shot clock with an inside move for two and a 13-point lead, but Lee pulled the Hawks to within 11 with 2:23 to go. But Dayton held on by hitting seven of 11 free three attempts.

The 22 free throws made by the Flyers are the most UD has made all season. Dayton scored 16 points off 12 Saint Joseph's turnovers to beat the Hawks for the fifth time in eight games at UD Arena. UD holds a 14-9 mark in the all-time series, including 8-3 in Dayton.

The Flyers are back in action on Saturday at Charlotte. The Flyers' first A-10 meeting in Charlotte begins at 2:00 p.m. from Halton Arena, and can be seen nationally on ESPN2