Zed Key and Javon Bennett each had 15 points and led a second-half lead that helped host Dayton erase a 13-point deficit and beat No. 6 Marquette 71-63 on Saturday night.

Key had four dunks in the second half for the Flyers (9-2), who shot 55.6 percent from the field after halftime after making just 36 percent of their shots in the first half and were 36 at halftime :26. Enoch Cheeks added 14 points for Dayton, giving the Golden Eagles (9-2) an overall shooting percentage of 35.7 percent after halftime and a 21-10 second-chance advantage for the game.

Chase Ross had 19 points and star Kam Jones added 18 for Marquette, the highest-ranked team to visit Dayton since Pittsburgh, then also ranked No. 6, lost there in December 2007.

Dayton trailed 39-26 after Jones opened the second half with a three-pointer. However, that basket apparently woke up the Flyers, who then used a 7-0 spurt – part of a larger 14-2 run – to get back into the game. Bennett led the attack with two three-pointers.

The hosts trailed 53-49 before Malachi Smith (11 assists) and Bennett made layups to tie the game with 7:43 left. A layup and dunk from Key followed, giving Dayton a four-point lead that never trailed again.

Key opened the scoring in the first half with a shot from deep, but Marquette controlled the rest of the period. At one point, the Golden Eagles’ stout defense held the Flyers without a point for more than four minutes while the offense went on a 15-2 run to take an 18-5 lead with 9:34 remaining before halftime.

Jones, who was on the bench for two fouls in the first half, scored six points in that run, and after the outburst was over, Ross later hit two free throws after Dayton coach Anthony Grant called a technical foul in response to a non -Call on Amael L’Etang’s dunk.

Dayton’s Nate Santos finished the game with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

–Field level media