Mejia's 23 help DePaul stop Dayton: DEPAUL 61, DAYTON 54

DAYTON, Ohio -- Sammy Mejia scored 23 points, and Draelon Burnsadded 10 to lead DePaul to a 61-54 victory over Dayton on Saturdaynight.

Mejia converted a layup with 16:46 left to start a 12-3 run thaterased the Flyers' 34-32 lead.

Wilson Chandler grabbed 16 rebounds for DePaul (4-3), which shot44 percent from the field and held Dayton to 35 percent shooting.

Monty Scott had 11 points, and Norman Plummer finished with 10 forDayton (6-3), which led 28-27 at halftime.

The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Flyers, whoshot 3-for-17 from three-point range. It also was Dayton's first lossat home this season.

The Blue Demons outrebounded Dayton 37-34 and limited the Flyersto 28 percent shooting in the second half.