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Posted March 22, 2009 1:26 p.m. CST
By Cory Griffin
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MINNEAPOLIS- The final horn has sounded and the Kansas Jayhawks have defeated the Flyers 60-43.
In the closing minutes of the game, the Flyers substituted walk-ons Dan Fox and Luke Hendrick into the game and then also replaced senior Charles Little with Luke Fabrizius.
When Little exited the court, he got a standing ovation from Flyers fans for his career with Dayton.
Although the season has come to a close, the Flyers finished at 27-8 and should be commended for their season.
Kansas will play the winner of USC and Michigan State which will take place next here at the Metrodome.
More will be posted on Flyernews.com and in Tuesday's edition of the Flyer News
Posted March 22, 2009 3:27 p.m. CST
By Cory Griffin
cory.griffin@gmail.com
MINNEAPOLIS- With just 3:49 left in his Dayton career, Charles Little is eight points shy of 1,000 for his career. The big bruiser will probably not get to the milestone at this point unless the team completely changes gears in the final minutes.
At this point, the Flyers are out of reach, down 19 with only a few minutes left, and scoring 20 more points would be substantial considering the trouble the Flyers have had just scoring today.
In the last several minutes, the game has become lopsided, and KU fans have started celebrating in the stands realizing they will be making the trip to Indianapolis for the Sweet 16 tomorrow.
Although Little will not likely reach 1,000 points for his career, he's going to be remembered as someone that bleeds red and blue. At Senior Night a few weeks ago, Little's emotions showed in his last game at UD Arena as tears filled his eyes following his presentation.
Little just now scored his second bucket of the afternoon to give him four points and moves him six points away, but he will still likely fall short.
Kansas 57, Dayton 38 with 2:22 to go.
Posted March 22, 2009 3:16 p.m. CST
By Cory Griffin
cory.griffin@gmail.com
MINNEAPOLIS- Barring nothing short of a miracle, the Flyers will most likely be seeing their season come to a close this afternoon.
Despite going full-bore for the entire game, Dayton can't seem to get a late run put together, and seem to be slowly tiring out. Should the candle burn out today, the Flyers should not hang their heads, it has been a fantastic season nonetheless.
