MAUI – The Dayton Flyers fell to a national team for the second straight game at the Maui Invitational.

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They lost to No. 5 Iowa State 89-84 on Tuesday night at the Lahaina Civic Center.

It came less than 24 hours after UD lost 92-90 to No. 12 North Carolina.

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Malachi Smith led the Flyers with a career-high 22 points and added nine assists to lead four Dayton Flyers in double figures. Enoch Cheeks had 16, Zed Key scored 15 points and Nate Santos added 12.

Dayton led 41-37 at halftime. But the Cyclones built a nine-point lead, 63-54.

UD battled back as Cheeks’ three-pointer regained the lead, 74-72, with 5:12 left. Iowa State scored five straight points to go up 77-74. Smith’s layup reclaimed the lead at 78-77 with 3:33 left.

Key’s dunk tied the game at 81-81 with 1:20 to play. But Key was called for a flagrant foul with 44 seconds left. Keshon Gilbert made both free throws and added a layup to increase the score to 85-81. The Cyclones never looked back.

Gilbert led all scorers with 24 points, while Curtis Jones added 19 for Iowa State.

Dayton’s final game in the Maui Invitational is early Thursday morning when they play No. 2 UConn at midnight.

The game will be broadcast on WHIO Radio. It is also published here on WHIO.com.

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