Atlantic City, NJ (Sports Network) - Marcus Johnson scored 15 points to lead the third-seeded Dayton Flyers to a 69-64 win over the sixth-seeded Richmond Spiders in quarterfinal play of the Atlantic 10 Tournament at Boardwalk Hall.

Luke Fabrizius also added 11 points for the Flyers (26-6), while Chris Johnson checked in with 10 points and nine rebounds.

The Spiders (18-15) were paced by Kevin Anderson, who scored a game-high 24 points in a losing effort. Ryan Butler also added 13 points for Richmond.

Despite shooting just 36.7 percent from the field in the first half, Dayton still managed to take a 28-25 lead at the break.

The Flyers connected on 54.5 percent of their shots from the floor in the second half en route to a five-point win.

The Dayton bench proved to be the difference in this game, outscoring the Richmond reserves 27-7 on the night.

With the win, the Flyers move on to face Duquesne in Friday's semifinal round.