Dayton Flyers at Maui Invitational: What you need to know about Monday’s game

Teams meet for first time since 1973 in first round of Maui Invitational

Who: Dayton (3-0) vs. Georgia (4-0)

When: 2:30 p.m., Monday (9:30 a.m. Hawaii time)

Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Maui

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What: First round of Maui Invitational

TV/Radio: ESPN2; 1290 and 95.7 WHIO

Probable Dayton starters

Obi Toppin, 6-9, R-So., F, 23.7

Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, R-Sr., F, 14.0

Jalen Crutcher, 6-1, Jr., G, 11.0

Rodney Chatman, 6-1, R-Jr., G, 13.0

Trey Landers, 6-5, Sr., G, 9.3

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Probable Georgia starters

Anthony Edwards, 6-5, Fr., G, 19.3

Rayshaun Hammonds, 6-9, Jr., F, 17.3

Tyree Crump, 6-1, Sr., G, 12.3

Donnell Gresham, 6-3, Grad., G, 8.8

Amanze Ngumezi, 6-9, So., F, 8.3

Last game: Dayton beat Omaha 93-68 on Tuesday. Georgia beat Georgia Tech 82-78 on Wednesday.

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Series history: This is the second meeting. Dayton beat Georgia 63-55 on Dec. 21, 1973, at UD Arena.

Coaches: Anthony Grant is 38-29 in his third season at Dayton. Tom Crean is 14-21 in two seasons at Georgia. He's 370-252 in his career and previously coached at Marquette (1999-2008) and Indiana (2008-17).

About Dayton: Dayton has a 54 percent chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com, which predicts a 75-74 score. … Dayton is 7-2 in three Maui Invitational appearances (2000, 2003 and 2013) and 10-6 in Hawaii. It has played three times in tournaments in Honolulu. It went 2-1 at the Chaminade Christmas Classic in 1987, 0-2 at the Hawaii Tip-Off Tournament in Honolulu in 1991 and 1-1 at the United Airlines Classic in 1995. … Toppin has dunked 15 times in the first three games.

About Georgia: Gresham transferred to Georgia after graduating from Northeastern University, where he scored 733 points in four seasons. He redshirted with a hand injury after starting the first four games of his sophomore season. … Freshman forward Toumani Camara, who's averaging 3.3 points, picked Georgia over Dayton and Kansas State. … Georgia beat Delaware State 100-66 in its third game. Former Flyer John Crosby scored 22 points in that game for Delaware State.

Other first-round games: Michigan State plays Virginia Tech at 5 p.m. Monday (ESPN2). Kansas plays Chaminade at 9 p.m. (ESPNU). BYU plays UCLA at 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2).

Looking ahead: Dayton will play Michigan State or Virginia Tech on Tuesday. If Dayton beats Georgia, it will play in the semifinals at 8 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN). If it loses to Georgia, it will play in the consolation round at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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