The Fliers dominated the late stages of the first half and they took a 51-33 lead into the locker room. Things got even worse for the North Carolina basketball team in the early stages of the second half as Dayton was able to grow the lead to 21. Then, the Tar Heels started to make a comeback.

The Dayton Flyers (5-0) and No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1) meet Monday in a first-round game of the holiday-week Maui Invitational in Honolulu. The opening tip at the Lahaina Civic Center is slated for 11:30 p.

After falling behind by 21 points, North Carolina mounted a big comeback to stun Dayton and move on in the Maui Invitational. They did it behind a strong performance from Seth Trimble and RJ Davis in the second half. While things looked bleak for a while, UNC was able to orchestrate that second-half comeback with a few runs.