Trey Green's 3-point display leads No. 21 Saint Louis over Dayton

Field Level Media|published: Fri 30th January, 22:37 2026

Indiana State Sycamores head coach Josh Schertz is interviewed Wednesday, March 20, 2024, after the first round of the NIT at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute. The Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Southern Methodist Mustangs, 101-92.

Trey Green had 23 points and shot 7-for-10 on 3-point attempts, helping No. 21 Saint Louis roll to a 102-71 victory over visiting Dayton in Atlantic 10 play Wednesday.

Ishan Sharma added 18 points on six made 3-pointers off the bench for the Billikens (21-1, 9-0 A-10), who extended their best start to a season in program history. Quentin Jones scored 18 and Dion Brown chipped in 13 points for Saint Louis, which made 17 of its 28 (60.7%) 3-point attempts in the blowout win.

De'Shayne Montgomery led Dayton (14-8, 5-4) with 23 points, while Amael L'Etang scored 12. Reserve Malcolm Thomas finished with 11 points for the Flyers, who dropped their fourth straight game after a 5-0 start in conference play.

Facing a 17-point halftime deficit, Dayton opened the second half on a 12-5 run, pulling within 10 on Bryce Heard's mid-range jumper with 16:22 left.

From there, Saint Louis opened the lead back up as Green and Sharma drilled consecutive triples to stamp a 12-0 run, giving the Billikens a 63-41 edge.

Saint Louis continued the onslaught, as Green's seventh 3-pointer pushed the advantage to 75-50 with 9:39 remaining.

Sharma gave the Billikens their largest lead of the game with the team's 17th 3-pointer, putting Saint Louis ahead 97-62.

Robbie Avila opened the game with a triple before Green's 3-pointer gave Saint Louis an 8-0 lead. Jaiun Simon's layup cut Dayton's deficit to 15-9, but another Green trey began a 7-0 spurt to give the Billikens a 22-9 edge.

After Sharma drilled a 3-pointer to put the Billikens ahead by 17, Dayton's mini 4-0 run trimmed the deficit to 32-18.

With four minutes remaining in the opening half, Jones hit Saint Louis' seventh 3-pointer, extending the lead to 42-18. Dayton finished the first half on a 9-2 run, trimming the margin to 17 at halftime. Saint Louis shot 63% (17-for-27) from the field in the first half and was led by Green's 14 points. Javon Bennett and Montgomery paced Dayton with seven first-half points apiece.

--Field Level Media

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