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Dayton rallies to close eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie game at 46
Dayton's Ben Kleck prepares to drive against a Tri-Cities Prep defender during a game last month.
DAYTON – The Dayton boys launched a rally in the fourth quarter against DeSales on Wednesday, outscoring the Irish 16-8 in the final frame to tie the game and send it to overtime.
But DeSales recovered and outscored the Bulldogs 11-8 in the extra period to pull out a 57-54 win.
Dayton played even with the Irish in the first half, and the game was tied at 25 at intermission. The Irish outscored the Bulldogs 13-5 in the third, before Dayton came back to tie the game at 46 apiece at the end of regulation.
For the game, Ben Kleck had 15 points, including three three-point shots. Tanner Bren added 13, and Junior Helm had 10. Bren also pulled down nine rebounds.
The Bulldogs were set to play makeup games against Liberty Christian at home on Tuesday, and at Mabton on Thursday.
DeSales 14 11 13 8 11 - 57
Dayton 9 16 5 16 8 - 54
DeSales - Montero 3-3 5-8 12, C. Lelahy 0-1 0-0 0, Buckley 0-0 0-0 0, Z. Leahy 8-17 3-6 19, J. Rodriguez 2-3 3-4 7, Baumgart 3-12 1-2 10, Wuylie 1-6 0-0 3, Miedema 2-5 2-7 6; Totals 19-47 14-27 57
Dayton - Helm 5-7 0-2 10, Dieu 1-1 1-2 3, Martin 1-4 2-3 4, Willis 3-7 0-0 8, Klec 6-13 0-0 15, Bryaon 0-0 1-4 1, Bren 5-12 2-3 13; Totals 21-45 6-14 54
3-point goals - DeSales (Montero, Baumgart 3, Wylie), Dayton (Willis 2, Kleck 3, Bren); Total fouls - Dayton 21, DeSales 13; Fouled out - Dayton (Martin, Kleck, Bren); Rebounds - DeSales 27 (Z. Leahy 8), Dayton 27 (Bren 9); Turnovers - DeSales 16, Dayton 16
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