Where: UD Arena
TV/Radio: NBC Sports Network; 95.7 FM, AM 1290 WHIO
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Probable Dayton starters
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Sr., G, 12.9
Darrell Davis, 6-5, Jr., G, 6.0
Xeyrius Williams, 6-8, So., F, 7.7
Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Sr., F, 13.7
Charles Cooke, 6-5, Sr., G, 16.6
Probable St. Bonaventure starters
Jaylen Adams, 6-2, Jr., G, 21.0
Matt Mobley, 6-3, Jr., G, 19.2
Idris Taqqee, 6-4, Jr., G, 7.1
Denzel Gregg, 6-7, Sr., F, 12.7
Josh Ayeni, 6-8, Fr., F, 6.6
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 135-60 in his sixth season. Mark Schmidt is 162-141 in his 10th season at St. Bonaventure.
Series history: Dayton leads 22-10. The Flyers won 90-74 on Jan. 3 in Olean, N.Y . Dayton has won seven of the last eight meetings. The Bonnies won 79-72 at UD Arena last season.
About Dayton: Dayton shares first place with Virginia Commonwealth in the Atlantic 10 with five games to play. … Dayton's senior class has won 98 games. It broke the school record with an 85-63 victory Tuesday at Saint Louis . … Smith leads the Atlantic 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4). He ranks third in assists per game (5.0). … Dayton has won 11 straight home games. The Flyers are outscoring opponents by 17.1 points per game at UD Arena. … KenPom.com gives UD an 82 percent chance of winning and predicts a 78-67 score. … Kyle Davis ranks 25th in the country in two-point field-goal percentage (67.7) and 18th in effective field-goal percentage (65.3), which factors in the extra value of 3-pointers.
About St. Bonaventure: The Bonnies are 3-3 in the last six games. They won 83-65 at home against La Salle on Wednesday. They have not won consecutive games since beating Fordham, Saint Louis and St. Joseph's in January. … The Bonnies rank 97th in the RPI. Dayton is 29th . The Flyers are 10-4 against teams in the top 100. St. Bonaventure is 1-6. … Mobley leads the country in percentage of minutes played. He has been on the court for 95.2 percent of the total minutes played by the team. He has played every minute of 11 games. … Gregg scored a career-high 28 points against La Salle. … The Bonnies are tied for fourth place with Rhode Island and George Mason.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays George Mason at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Spectrum Sports TV) and plays at Davidson at 9 p.m. Feb. 24.
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