Where: A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV/Radio: ESPN+/AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO
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Probable Dayton starters
Josh Cunningham, 6-8, R-Sr., 14.3
Obi Toppin, 6-9, R-Fr., F, 14.1
Jalen Crutcher, 6-1, So., G, 12.9
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, R-Jr., F, 10.1
Jordan Davis, 6-2, So., G, 9.8
Probable Duquesne starters
Eric Williams Jr., 6-6, So., G, 13.4
Sincere Carry, 6-1, Fr., G, 12.3
Michael Hughes, 6-8, So., C, 11.2
Marcus Weathers, 6-5, So., F, 9.9
Frankie Hughes, 6-4, So., G, 9.1
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Series history: Dayton leads 53-23. The teams split two games last season. Duquesne won 70-62 in Pittsburgh. Dayton won 88-73 at UD Arena. Dayton beat Duquesne 68-64 on Feb. 2 at UD Arena.
Coaches: Anthony Grant is 34-27 in his second season at Dayton. Keith Dambrot is 35-27 in his second season at Duquesne.
Last game: Dayton beat La Salle 70-39 on Wednesday at UD Arena. Duquesne lost 85-75 at Saint Louis on Wednesday.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews
About Dayton: Dayton has an 66 percent chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com, which predicts a 73-68 score. … Dayton ranks 58th in the Ken Pomeroy ratings and 70th in the NCAA Evaluation Tool. Duquesne ranks 166th and 164, respectively. … Dayton and Duquesne each average 73.3 points per game, the best number in the A-10. In conference games, Virginia Commonwealth leads with 72.8 points per game. Duquesne averages 72.2. Dayton averages 71.6.
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About Duquesne: Freshman point guard Sincere Carry, who had missed the last two games, returned to action Wednesday a week after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee. He had 13 points on 4-of-11 shooting in 34 minutes. … This will be the last men's basketball game at the Palumbo Center before it undergoes a $45 million renovation in the offseason. It will be renamed the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. …. The A-10 women's basketball tournament is being held at the Palumbo Center all weekend and will conclude with the championship game at noon Sunday. … Duquesne has shot 451 3-pointers, the second-highest total in the A-10. It ranks sixth in 3-point percentage (32.6).
Looking ahead: Dayton will play in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament at 6 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. TV: NBC Sports Network.
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