Flyers have fun on the run, rout 49ers

Associated Press

University of Dayton’s Marcus Johnson makes a screaming dunk that fired up the crowd Wednesday, Feb. 10, against Charlotte at UD Arena. Johnson had 13 points and five assists in the Flyers’ victory.

DAYTON, Ohio — Chris Wright scored a career-high 30 points Wednesday to lead Dayton to a 75-47 victory over Charlotte, tightening the Atlantic 10 race.

Dayton (17-6, 6-3), who was the preseason favorite to win the A10, has rebounded from consecutive one-point conference losses with three straight victories to help create a logjam of seven teams with either two or three losses.

Charlotte (18-6, 8-2) entered the game alone in first place but fell into a tie with Xavier and Richmond.

Dayton took control with a 13-3 run to start the second half, sparked by Wright’s 10 points, including consecutive 3-pointers, to push the lead to 43-30. Dayton’s lead grew to 73-44 with 2:20 to play.

Charlotte maintained a small lead for most of the first half until Wright and Chris Johnson ignited a 17-10 run over the final seven minutes to take a 30-27 lead at halftime.