This will be the 122nd sellout in the 49-year history of UD Arena. There were five sellouts last season, and the Flyers were 3-2 in those games.
This season, because of renovations at UD Arena, the attendance for a sellout will be 13,174. Last season, the number was 13,350. Prior to the beginning of the three-year renovation project, the number was 13,455.
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Prior to last season, Dayton had won five sold-out games in a row and 15 of the last 17.
The Flyers are 4-2. This is their first game since they finished fourth in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The Bulldogs, who are playing at UD Arena for the first time since 1975, are 5-1. Dayton lost 61-59 at Mississippi State last season.
COVERAGE NOTES: Watch Mike Hartsock's weekly series "Flyer Nation" for a special look behind the court. It's available on our WHIO app for your TV streaming player: whio.com/watch.
• Hear coverage of Friday’s game starting at 6 pm on AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO. You can listen online here: on.whio.com/WHIORadio.
Dayton and Mississippi State play Friday for the second season in a row. The first meeting came in 1975 in the UD Invitational Tournament. Gary Hooker, of MSU, hit a shot at the buzzer to beat the Flyers 56-54. Here's the @daytondailynews coverage. pic.twitter.com/DGILvI3a8l
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