LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Ta’Shia Phillips scored 26 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:31 to play, and No. 5 Xavier pulled away in the closing minutes for a 67-60 win over Dayton in the Atlantic 10 tournament title game Monday.
Xavier, which won the A10 tourney title for the fourth time in five years, earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.
Special Jennings had 17 points and Amber Harris overcame a rough shooting day to score 12 for Xavier (28-2).
Justine Raterman led the Flyers (21-11) with 19 points and Kristin Daugherty had 12.
After Raterman’s jumper tied it 60 with 2 minutes left, Phillips, who went 11 of 19 from the floor, scored in the lane. Harris then hit the first of two free throws before the Musketeers got the rebound on the miss.
