Dayton vs. UMass Lowell: What to know about Saturday’s game

When: 6 p.m. Saturday

TV/Radio: ESPN+/95.7 and 1290 WHIO.

Series: This is the first meeting. Dayton is 2-0 against the America East Conference with victories against Maryland-Baltimore County and Vermont.

Last game: Dayton beat Illinois-Chicago 64-54 on Tuesday. Lowell beat Division III Rivier 91-55.

Coaches: Anthony Grant is 79-41 in five season at Dayton. Pat Duquette is 96-139 in nine seasons at Lowell.

Probable Dayton starters

Name, Ht., Class, Pos., Points per game

R.J. Blakney, 6-6, R-Fr., G, 9.0

Koby Brea, 6-6, R-Fr., G, 6.0

Kobe Elvis, 6-2, Fr., G, 10.0

Toumani Camara, 6-8, So., F, 15.0

DaRon Holmes II, 6-10, Fr., F, 9.0

Probable Lowell starters

Everette Hammond, 6-3, Sr., G, 18.0

Allin Blunt, 6-7, Sr., F, 8.0

Max Brooks, 6-7, So., F, 7.0

Kalil Thomas, 6-5, Jr., G, 5.0

Ayinde Hikim, 5-11, So., G, 5.0

About Dayton: KenPom.com gives Dayton a 93 percent chance of winning this game and predicts a 76-60 score. ... Dayton has won 17 straight season-opening games. It is 10-6 in the second game of the season since 2005. It is 7-1 in that same span when the second game of the season takes place at home. The loss came last season: 66-64 to Southern Methodist. ... Dayton made 2 of 14 3-pointers in the first game. The last time it made fewer than three 3-pointers in a game was the Atlantic 10 Conference championship game on March 15, 2015. Dayton made 2 of 12 in a 71-65 loss to Virginia Commonwealth.

About Lowell: The River Hawks rank 276th in the Ken Pomeroy ratings. Dayton’s first opponent, UIC, ranks 262nd. No. 35 Virginia Tech is the only non-conference opponent out of eight that will play at UD Arena that ranks in the top 200. ... Hammond led the team with 18 points in the opener. Three players scored in double figures off the bench: 6-0 guard Justin Faison (12 points); 6-7 forward John Hall (11); and 6-7 guard/forward Quinton Mincey (10).

Around the A-10: Thirteen of the 14 A-10 teams won on the opening night of the college basketball season. Only La Salle lost. Sacred Heart made a last-second 3-pointer to send the game to overtime and then beat the Explorers 86-81 at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia.

Looking ahead: This is the second of four non-conference home games for Dayton before it travels to Orlando, Fla., for the ESPN Events Invitational in the last week of November. The Flyers play Lipscomb (1-0) at 7 p.m. Wednesday and then Austin Peay (1-0) at 2 p.m. Nov. 20.