Dayton holds off Rhode Island

DAYTON, Ohio -- Brian Roberts scored 23 points, and No. 17 Dayton withstood a furious second-half rally by No. 22 Rhode Island to capture a 92-83 victory Wednesday night in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams.

Dayton (13-1, 1-0) used its depth and a balanced scoring attack to turn back the Rams (14-2, 0-1), with four Flyers finishing in double figures.

Jimmy Baron had 26 points, many on open looks off screens, while Will Daniels added 25.