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Preview: Ball State (6-4) at Dayton (10-3)

Flyers can’t afford lapses if they want to impress NCAA

By Doug Harris, Staff Writer Updated 11:35 PM Monday, January 4, 2010

When: 8 p.m.

TV: WHIO (Channel 7)

Radio: WHIO-AM (1290) and WHIO-FM (95.7)

Series: UD leads, 4-1

Probable starters

Dayton	Yr	Pos.	Ht	PPG
Chris Wright	Jr.	F	6-8	14.3
Paul Williams	So.	F	6-4	6.3
Kurt Huelsman	Sr.	C	6-10	4.1
Mickey Perry	Sr.	G	6-2	6.8
London Warren	Sr.	G	6-0	3.6
Ball State	Yr	Pos.	Ht	PPG
Malik Perry	So.	F	6-4	9.7
Jarrod Jones	So.	F	6-9	15.1
Randy Davis	So.	G	5-11	5.8
Jauwan Scaife	Fr.	G	6-2	10.5
Pierre Sneed	So.	G	6-4	3.6

About the Flyers

Seniors Huelsman, Warren and Marcus Johnson have won all 35 nonleague home games during their careers with one to go. ... Wright, who missed about half of his freshman season with a fractured ankle, is 35-0 in UD Arena as a Flyer. ... UD has a plus-7.7 rebounding edge in its last six games. ... Average attendance is 13,026 with three sellouts in seven home games. ... Coach Brian Gregory said Monday, Jan. 4, “there could be some changes” in the starting lineup but hadn’t made up his mind yet. Chris Johnson and Marcus Johnson had been starters before being sidelined with injuries. They’ve come off the bench the last two games.

About the Cardinals

This will be their first true road game since Dec. 12 at Tennessee Tech. ... They were picked to finish fourth in the MAC West. ... They lead the league in 3-point percentage (.385), while their average of 3.2 treys per game is last in the conference. ... They’re not a fast-tempo team, averaging 60.8 points while giving up 61.4. ... Jones has had three straight double-doubles.

FYI

Flyers fans can see two games for one price. The UD women (11-3) host Navy (8-6) at 5 p.m. All parking at UD Arena requires passes. There is a public lot and a shuttle service at the former Delphi plant on the west side of I-75 near the arena.

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