Day Day Thomas poured in 20 points and Shon Abaev added 14 to lead Cincinnati past visiting Dayton 74-62 in an electric atmosphere on Tuesday.

The rivalry between the two basketball-rich southwest Ohio schools separated by 35 miles returned to a campus rotation for the first time since 2010 after spending the past two seasons at a neutral site in downtown Cincinnati.

Baba Miller added eight points and 10 rebounds for Cincinnati (3-0), which led wire to wire.

Amael L'Etang had 14 points and eight rebounds while De'Shayne Montgomery contributed 13 points and eight boards to lead Dayton (2-1).

Montgomery had a three-point play and a thunderous dunk with just under 10 minutes left to help the Flyers close out an 8-0 run and bring them within 48-46.

Cincinnati, which overcame 24 turnovers,

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