Week in Review: Flyers storm back behind Antetokounmpo, Landers, stop St. Louis; Then fall to Rhode Island after 2nd half surge

Could Kostas Antetokounmpo be the wild card for Flyers?

If the Dayton Flyers are going to make any March Madness noise this season, the game against the Billikens might be the one that changed the tone of the season for the Flyers.

 Dayton trailed by as many as 13 in the game before rallying in the 2nd half to knock off St. Louis 53-50 before a big home crowd in a nationally televised game.

 With the arrival of 6'11 big Kostas Antetokuonmpo, the younger bro of All-Star Giannis of the Milwaukee Bucks, the Flyers could be a sleeper team come A-10 Tourney time. He scored 12 points, with 4 boards and some key blocked shots and interior defense which was huge, as St. Louis tried to pound it inside all night.

While the offense wasn't great, it was  a nice sight to see the highly touted Antetokuompo be able to have a major impact on the floor.

 Flyers Head Coach Anthony Grant had talked about his energy, his vibe coming into the game.
"He knew he would have to be aggressive against a physical team like St. Louis. They beat us up last game, so he was mentally ready this game.

If Antetokounmpo can contine to have that type of energy and presence, the Flyers could make a run for a A-10 tournament title.

Star Players: Kostas Antetokounmpo, Josh Cunningham

#18 Rhode Island rolls past UD after 2nd half surge 

Despite losing by a wide margin at Rhode Island Friday, the Flyers showed a little promise. It featured a first half that saw the Flyers go toe to toe with the A-10 Regular Season Champs.

If the Flyers can find a silver lining?
Rhode Island won't be playing the A-10 Championship at home. And Grant knows that anything can happen in March.

The Flyers committed 13 turnovers in the 1st half against the Rams, and still was only down 2.
However Rhode Island came out firing in the 2nd half, and went on a 21-8 run to push the lead to 15 (57-42) in which they would never look back.

Trey Landers dropped a double double (10 pts,10 reb) in the loss while Freshman PG Jalen Crutcher added 12 to lead the Flyers in the loss. Kostas Antetokounmpo had 8pts, 4 boards, and 2 blocks in 25 minutes of play.

If Landers and Cunningham can keep producing, the addition of Antetokoumpo and maybe a Xeryius Williams to the frontcourt rotation could be huge come tourney time.

Flyers now go to 1-9 on the road as they take on LaSalle Wednesday before finishing its final home game this weekend.

Star Players:  Jalen Crutcher, Trey Landers

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