Where: UD Arena
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Probable Dayton starters
Sam Miller, 6-9, Fr., F, 3.9
Dyshawn Pierre, 6-6, Sr., F, 13.2
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Jr., G, 10.2
Kyle Davis, 6-0, Jr., G, 8.0
Charles Cooke, 6-5, Jr., G, 16.0
Probable St. Bonaventure starters
Jaylen Adams, 6-2, So., G 17.9
Marcus Posley, 6-0, Sr., G, 18.7,
Idris Taqqee, 6-4, So., G, 4l.4
Dion Wright, 6-7, Sr., G, 16.1
Jordan Tyson, 6-10, Fr., F, 2.5
WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Dayton falls at St. Joe’s
PHOTO GALLERY: Dayton at St. Joe’s
VIDEO: Video of UD taking on St. Joe’s
INTERVIEW: Mike Hartsock talks to Archie Miller
NOTES: Wehrli makes rare appearance; Pollard may need procedure
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Series history: Dayton leads 21-9. The Flyers won 85-79 in Olean, N.Y., on Jan. 19. Dayton has won six straight and 15 of the last 16.
Last game: On Wednesday, Dayton lost 79-70 at St. Joseph's, and St. Bonaventure lost 71-64 at La Salle.
Next game: Dayton plays at Saint Louis at 8 p.m. Tuesday. St. Bonaventure hosts Duquesne at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 111-51 in five season. St. Bonaventure's Mark Schmidt is 141-130 in nine seasons.
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About Dayton: Dayton has won 20 straight A-10 home games. … Sam Miller has started the last two games in place of Kendall Pollard, who remains questionable with knee pain. … Kyle Davis played a season-low 14 minutes at St. Joseph's. … Dayton ranks 11th in the RPI. St. Bonaventure is 51st. KenPom.com gives Dayton a 78 percent chance of winning and predicts a 74-67 score. … Pierre leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game. Pierre has 1,330 career points. He passed Chip Hare (1,323, 1991-95) in the last game and ranks 25th in UD history. The next player he can catch is Gary Roggenburk (1,398, 1959-62).
About St. Bonaventure: The Bonnies are tied with Oakland for the national lead in free-throw percentage (77.9, 402 of 516). … La Salle shot 11 of 22 from 3-point range against the Bonnies. Posley scored 21 points on 6-of-17 shooting. Adams had 12 points and played all 40 minutes. The loss ended a five-game winning streak. … Wright leads the A-10 with 11 double-doubles. He ranks second in rebounding (9.0). … Adams is tied for the A-10 lead in 3-point percentage (45.7). He shot 32.4 lst season.
— David Jablonski
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