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It was a tale of two halves as the Dayton Flyers took care of their second big game in a row with another stellar performance.

Chris Wright treated the Flyer faithful to a sizzling career high 30 point, 9 rebound performance while Chris Johnson added 14 and Marcus Johnson 13 en route to a 75-47 dismantling of former A-10 leader Charlotte. It was the 49ers' lowest point total of the season.

"We played and beat tonight a very talented, very motivated and very well-coached team," head coach Brian Gregory said.

UD (17-6, 6-3 Atlantic 10) outscored the 49ers 45-20 in the second half and pulled to within just one game in the loss column of the leaders in A-10 play.

It was an energetic but low-scoring start for both teams. Dayton shot just 39 percent from the field in the first half, including 1-9 on three-pointers, but Charlotte was worse, shooting a miserable 25 percent (2-9 from downtown).

After battling for most of the first half with, the Flyers went on a key 8-2 run down 20-19. Capped by a half-court alley-oop pass from London Warren to Wright which forced a Charlotte timeout and a 27-22 UD lead. The Flyers had finally found their stroke as they went into the half.

"We were able to get in there and ... grind it out and then we finally busted it open," Wright said. "Now we just got to keep it going."

Dayton forced a turnover on each of Charlotte's first three possessions, and turned those into a 10-0 run to open the half. Seven of the points came from Wright, whose three pointer with 17:13 left forced Charlotte head coach Bobby Lutz to take his second timeout of the half.

The Charlotte front line of Chris Braswell and Phil Jones was in foul trouble all game long, which gave Wright the ability to score at will on the inside. He supplemented that with a couple three pointers to give him an excellent all-around performance, going 11-15 from the field.

"You're starting to see better decisions, more poise on offense and even a higher, greater focus on the defensive end [from Wright]," Gregory said.

After opening up the 13 point lead Dayton's pace slowed, but they did not allow Charlotte back into the game. Instead, they opened things up even more.

The rest of the Flyers got involved in the second half scoring, as Chris Johnson and Mickey Perry each hit threes to give Dayton a 53-34 advantage with 10:41 to play.

Charlotte's leading scorer Shamari Spears came into the game averaging better than 16 points per contest. After scoring 10 in the first half, he was shut down by the Dayton defense and finished with 12 points on 5-13 shooting.

The Flyers did not slow down in what had gone from a close game to an all-Dayton domination. When Marcus Johnson stretched out as much as his 6'4'' frame allowed and finished off a Rob Lowery alley-oop, the score was 58-38.

"Rob did throw that one pretty high," Johnson said. "With my athleticism, though, I can bring anything down."

Johnson has now scored in double figures in the last three games, all coming off the bench. It is a new role for the senior, but he has no qualms about his position.

"I'll do whatever it takes to help out the team," Johnson said. "I'm not worried about who's starting and who's on the bench, just whatever is good for the team."

After that things lulled a bit, but Dayton continued to outscore the 49ers, who could do nothing in the second half, turning it over 10 times. Their shooting did not get any better, as they attempted only 16 shots in the half, making four of them.

Red Scare and the rest of the fans in UD Arena enjoyed the opportunity to see the "Iron Five" as Gregory called them-a lineup consisting of Dan Fox, Luke Hendrick, Logan Nourse, Pete Zestermann and Matt Kavanaugh-on the court for the final two and a half minutes. Hendrick scored on a layup on an assist from Kavanaugh as time ran down, and the celebration in the stands continued as the final buzzer sounded.

It was another important win for the Flyers, who will now have to prove they can do it on the road as they turn their attention to a matchup at St. Louis (15-8, 6-3) Saturday.