Illinois State (23-12), coached by Ohio native Ryan Pedon, who grew up in Bexley, advanced to the NIT semifinals for the first time. The Redbirds became the first team besides Virginia Commonwealth to beat the Flyers since the end of January.

The Flyers score at the rim and at the foul line in our Illinois State vs. Dayton predictions and NIT picks for March 25.

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team dominated Bradley in their game of the 2026 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Senior guard Javon Bennett led all scorers with 25 points as he made 8-of-13 shots as Dayton won, 80-66, at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois.

Oklahoma Sooners guard Dayton Forsythe underwent successful ankle surgery and will miss the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.

VCU and Dayton clash in an A-10 finale with plenty of postseason weight. Jason Logan calls for a busy night on the scoreboard, as both teams can knock it down from outside and cash in at the stripe. Depending on your prescribed method of “Bracketology ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Road for many basketball players starts right here in Dayton during March and The Big Hoopla is gearing up! In this sponsored segment, Hoopla Volunteer Chair, Terry Slaybaugh and Executive Director of UD Arena Scott DeBolt ...

The Saint Louis Billikens bounced back from their first A-10 loss this season by beating the VCU Rams on Friday night. They have another challenging test ahead of them tonight when they hit the road to take on the Dayton Flyers. Dayton has strung together ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Amael L'Etang scored a career-high 26 points and Javon Bennett added 17 as Dayton beat No. 23 Saint Louis 77-62 on Tuesday night. Saint Louis has lost two of its last three games since winning 18 straight. The Billikens were 25-2 for ...

The Miami University men's basketball team plays SMU in an NCAA Tournament First Four game at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in Dayton.