Dayton’s opening run lasted the first 4½ minutes. It stretched the lead to 20-2 before Bowling Green’s comeback began. Bowling Green outscored Dayton 10-2 in the last 2:25 of the first quarter. It was a 39-39 game at halftime.
Bowling Green took control late in the third quarter and pushed its lead to double digits in the fourth. Wayne grad Olivia Trice, who scored 17 points, helped clinch the victory by making two free throws with 11 seconds left.
Erin Whalen led Dayton with 28 points. Tenin Magassa scored 18.
Dayton finished the season with a 14-5 record. Bowling Green (21-7) will play one final game in the NIT consolation bracket Monday.
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