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Dayton thumps 1st-place Charlotte 75-47

Feb 11, 2010 - 2:27 AM DAYTON, Ohio(AP) -- Chris Wright scored a career-high 30 points Wednesday to lead Dayton to a 75-47 victory over Charlotte, tightening the Atlantic 10 race.

Dayton (17-6, 6-3), who was the preseason favorite to win the A10, has rebounded from consecutive one-point conference losses with three straight victories to help create a logjam of seven teams with either two or three losses.

Charlotte (18-6, 8-2) entered the game alone in first place but fell into a tie with Xavier and Richmond.

Dayton took control with a 13-3 run to start the second half, sparked by Wright's 10 points, including consecutive 3-pointers, to push the lead to 43-30. Dayton's lead grew to 73-44 with 2:20 to play.

Charlotte maintained a small lead for most of the first half until Wright and Chris Johnson ignited a 17-10 run over the final seven minutes to take a 30-27 lead at halftime.