Where: Belk Arena, Davidson, N.C.
TV/Radio: ESPN2; 95.7 FM, AM 1290 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Sr., G, 13.3
Darrell Davis, 6-5, Jr., G, 5.9
Xeyrius Williams, 6-8, So., F, 7.9
Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Sr., F, 13.7
Charles Cooke, 6-5, Sr., G, 16.3
Probable Davidson starters
Jon Axel Gudmundsson, 6-4, Fr., G, 8.1
Jack Gibbs, 6-0, Sr., G, 21.2
KiShawn Pritchett, 6-6, Fr., G, 3.9
Will Magarity, 6-11, Jr., F, 9.1
Peyton Aldridge, 6-8, Jr., F, 20.7
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 137-60 in his sixth season. Davidson's Bob McKillop is 530-325 in his 28th season.
Series history: Davidson leads 4-1. Dayton won 80-74 last season at UD Arena and lost 77-60 two seasons ago in its last game at Davidson.
About Dayton: Dayton has won seven games in a row. It shares first place with Virginia Commonwealth in the Atlantic 10 with three games to play. … Dayton's senior class is 100-33. … KenPom.com gives Dayton a 59 percent chance of winning and predicts a 73-71 score. … Dayton ranks 24th in the RPI. That's the highest it has ranked this season. Dayton has beaten two teams that have climbed back into the top 50: No. 47 Vanderbilt and No. 49 Rhode Island. Davidson ranks 108th. … Dayton is 6-0 in February. A victory gives the Flyers their first unbeaten February since they were 8-0 in February 1971. … Dayton has won 16 of its last 22 conference road games.
About Davidson: Magarity has missed the last two games with concussion symptoms. … Davidson is 7-4 at home this season. It has lost to Rhode Island, George Mason, Fordham and Richmond at home. Its best victory came at home against VCU, 69-63 on Jan. 14. VCU then beat Davidson 74-60 in Richmond. … Aldridge and Gibbs rank fifth (37.5) and eighth (36.7) in the A-10 in minutes played per game. In the last four games, Gibbs has played all but three minutes. Aldridge has played all 40 minutes in two of the last three games. … Gudmundsson is from Iceland. Magarity is from Sweden. … Davidson ranks 13th out of 14 teams in the A-10 in 3-point defense (39.1). Dayton ranks second (30.9).
Looking ahead: Dayton plays Virginia Commonwealth in its final home game of the regular season at 8 p.m. Wednesday and closes the regular season at George Washington at 8 p.m. March 4.
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