December 21, 1999
Mark Ashman scored 17 points to lead five Dayton players in double figures as the Flyers beat Texas A&M 81-68 on Tuesday night for their best start in 18 years.
Edwin Young had 14 for Dayton (9-1), David Morris added 13, and Brooks Hall and Tony Stanley had 12 apiece.
Bernard King led Texas A&M (3-5) with 19 points, and Larry Scott had 14, making 4-of-7 three pointers. A&M forward Aaron Jack tied his career-high with 11 rebounds for the second straight game.
Stanley hit a 3-pointer nine seconds into the game, and Dayton never trailed. The Flyers led 40-25 at halftime, following a 9-0 run in which Hall hit three consecutive 3-pointers.
A pair of free throws by Yuanta Holland gave the Flyers their biggest lead at 22 with 6:46 to play. Morris scored the final six points of the game, all on free throws, after the Aggies had pulled within seven with a late 19-4 run.
Dayton has not been 9-1 since the 1981-82 season.