ORLANDO, Fla. — In each of the first two outings in the Old Spice Classic, Dayton had to rely on its toughness down the stretch to hold onto single-digit victories.

Sunday, the Flyers’ hot shooting, combined with some bad luck on the other side made for a relatively stress-free night as they ran past Minnesota 86-70.

Kevin Dillard had 19 points, Chris Johnson added 18 and Dayton hit 12 3-pointers as the Flyers rode a hot-shooting performance and a feisty defense to claim the tournament title.

“We knew coming in that we weren’t going to get that much respect, but you gotta earn it,” said Dillard, who also had 10 assists and seven steals. “Nothing’s gonna be given…So we’re gonna take this title as momentum for our next game.”

The Flyers (5-1) connected on 12 of their 27 3-point attempts and shot 46 percent overall (28 of 60). Dillard took home Most Valuable Player honors after scoring in double-figures in all three tournament games.

Austin Hollins led the Golden Gophers, who suffered their first loss of the season, with 14 points. Julian Welch chipped in 12 for Minnesota.

As good as the Flyers played Sunday, they did catch a break early in the second half.

Minnesota (6-1) played the final 17 minutes without leading scorer and rebounder Trevor Mbakwe.

Mbakwe left the game with Minnesota trailing 45-36 after he appeared to land awkwardly on his leg while battling for a rebound. He stayed down on for several minutes afterward while being attended to by trainers. When he got to his feet he avoided putting any pressure on the leg as he was helped off the floor.

Mbakwe later returned to bench with an ice pack over his right shin and knee. He left the arena on crutches and Minnesota coach Tubby Smith said he will have an MRI to find out the extent of the injury.

The 6-foot-8 forward came into Sunday’s game averaging a team-high 14.8 points and 10 rebounds.

Smith said it was hard not to let the big man’s loss affect how his team approached the remainder of the game.

“You try not to talk about it, or in fact, we didn’t even mention it because you’re trying to coach,” Smith said. “You’re hoping for the best. But, Trevor’s a tough guy. When’s down there in pain, you know it’s serious. So, yeah, it does a take a toll on your guys. (But) Dayton was kicking our butt while he was in the game. It does (take a toll), I’m sure it does because it takes a toll on me.”