PITTSBURGH - Duquesne cut a 19-point second half deficit to two in the final minute, but couldn't close the gap in falling to No. 7 (AP) Dayton, 73-69, at PPG Paints Arena.

Obi Toppin scored 22 points and Jalen Crutcher added 18 to lead UD, while the interior tandem of Michael Hughes and Marcus Weathers led four Dukes in double figures with 19 and 17 points respectively

Dayton (19-2, 8-0), one of four Division I teams without a road loss, ended Duquesne's (15-5, 5-3) home win streak at eight. It was Duquesne's third consecutive Atlantic 10 setback.

The Flyers, who took control with a 10-0 run that spanned both halves, went up 55-36 on a Toppin fast break dunk with 13:12 left.

Tavian Dunn-Martin, who finished with 14 points - including four 3-pointers, started a 21-6 Duquesne run with a pair of makes from beyond the arc. Sincere Carry, who finished with 11, added another 3-pointer before Weathers converted a fast break dunk to make it 61-57.

Duquesne cut the lead to four once again before Dayton answered with four points from Toppin and three from Landers to make it 71-60.

Hughes and Weathers combined for a 9-0 run to make it 71-69 on a pair of Weathers free throws with 34 seconds left.

Duquesne, which was under the limit, fouled three times to send Toppin to the line with 15.7 seconds left.

Toppin made both to make it 73-69.

DU had a pair of 3-point attempts in the closing seconds, but was unable to convert.

Dayton, which shot 64 percent in the first half, took a 31-21 lead on a Ryan Mikesell layup with just over five minutes left.

Duquesne cut it to five on a banked in Hughes 3-pointer. Crutcher banked in a 3-pointer of his own from the top of the key to make it 38-30 at the first half horn.

Crutcher opened the second half with another 3-pointer, followed by a put-back dunk from Toppin to make it a 13-point game.

Toppin had another dunk off a Dayton miss to make it 45-30 at the 17:26 mark.

Dayton finished at 59.2 percent to 45.8 percent for Duquesne.

Dayton finished with 29 field goals to 27 for Duquesne. The Flyers went 7-of-7 from the foul line, while DU finished 7-of-13. The two teams finished with eight 3-pointers each.

Hughes and Dunn-Martin both posted career highs in steals with four each for DU which forced 17 Dayton turnovers.

Duquesne returns to action on Sunday, when it hosts La Salle at 2:00 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena (ESPN+).

NOTES

• The loss ended Duquesne's home win streak at eight.
• The interior tandem of Marcus Weathers (17 points on 7-of-11 shooting) and Michael Hughes (19 points on 7-of-13 shooting) was a combined 14-of-24 from the field. The twosome scored 24 of DU's 39 second-half points.
• Hughes and Tavian Dunn-Martin both set new career highs with four steals each.
• Dayton finished with 29 field goals to 27 for Duquesne. The Flyers went 7-of-7 from the foul line, while DU finished 7-of-13.
• Dayton's largest lead was 19 at 55-36 with 12:45 left ... Duquesne trailed by two (71-69) with 17 seconds remaining, but never led.