NEW YORK (AP) --  Jalen DeLoach posted a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double as top-seeded VCU downed No. 2 overall Dayton 68-56 on Sunday to secure the program's second-ever Atlantic 10 Championship and first since 2015.

Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 points and seven assists, sending the Rams (27-7) to the NCAA Tournament with a nine-game winning streak and a title that has often alluded them during an otherwise impressive run of consistency.

VCU had played in the A-10 final six times from 2013-21, winning just once in 2015 when the Rams defeated Dayton.

DaRon Holmes II tried to carry the Flyers (22-12) to their first A-10 title since 2003 and first NCAA bid in six years, racking up 28 points and 16 rebounds. The 6-10 sophomore was named the championships's Most Outstanding Player, averaging 22 points in three games at Barclays Center.

The Rams and Flyers split two regular-season games, decided by a total of three points. The rubber match was more of the same.

The Flyers bolted to a 10-point lead early in the second half, but Baldwin tied it at 47 with a 3 with 11:50 left in the second half and the Rams slowly edged away from that point on.

VCU converted three straight second-chance opportunities into seven points in the final three-and-a-half minutes, with DeLoach's work on the offensive glass spurring the effort. Brandon Johns muscled in a layup that gave the Rams a 65-56 lead with 1:57 left.

A day after Dayton's Toumani Camara went 12-for-13 from the floor in the semifinals against Fordham, the junior got into foul trouble and went scoreless in the first half against VCU. He fouled out with six points and six rebounds.

The 6-9 Mustapha Amzil stepped up to pair with Holmes to wear out the Rams inside. The two bigs combined to shoot 10-for-14 from the floor and score 29 points as Dayton took a 36-30 lead at halftime.

The Atlantic 10 All-Championship team featured Baldwin, Holmes and Camara along with VCU's Jamir Watkins, Fordham's Khalid Moore and Saint Joseph's Erik Reynolds II. Dayton standout Holmes garnered the championship's Most Outstanding Player honor for his notable performance throughout the week.