Richmond upsets VCU to earn rematch with Dayton in A-10 semifinals

Flyers have won nine straight games in series
Richmond's Jacob Gilyard and Andre Gustavson celebrate after a steal by Gustavson late in their Atlantic 10 quarterfinal game against Virginia Commonwealth on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. David Jablonski/Staff

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Richmond's Jacob Gilyard and Andre Gustavson celebrate after a steal by Gustavson late in their Atlantic 10 quarterfinal game against Virginia Commonwealth on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. David Jablonski/Staff
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March 12, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The No. 2 seed Dayton Flyers (23-9) will play No. 6 seed Richmond (21-12) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament at Capital One Arena.

After losing twice to Virginia Commonwealth in the regular season, Richmond beat the No. 2 seed Rams 75-64 in the final quarterfinal of the day Friday. Jacob Gilyard scored 32 points and made 7 of 12 3-pointers for Richmond.

Dayton won 55-53 at Richmond on a last-second dunk by R.J. Blakney on March 1.

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Dayton leads the series 21-9 and has won nine straight games, including three straight games at the Robins Center.

Dayton and Richmond last played in the A-10 tournament 2016. Dayton won 69-54 in the quarterfinals. The teams played in the championship game in 2011. Richmond won 67-54.

Dayton advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2016 with a 75-72 victory on Friday.

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