Where: UD Arena
TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network; AM 1290, News 95.7 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Jr., G, 11.2
Kyle Davis, 6-0, Jr., G, 8.0
Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Jr., F, 11.8
Charles Cooke, 6-5, Jr., G, 14.4
Steve McElvene, 6-11, Fr., C, 7.7
Probable Arkansas starters
Jabril Durham, 6-1, Sr., G, 6.2
Anthlon Bell, 6-3, Sr., G, 17.1
Manuale Watkins, 6-3, Jr., G, 7.5
Moses Kingsley, 6-10, Jr., F, 16.1
Keaton Miles, 6-7, Sr., F, 4.6
Series history: Arkansas leads 2-0, including a 69-55 win at home last year.
Last game: Dayton beat Miami 64-63. Arkansas topped North Florida 97-72.
Next game: Dayton plays at Duquesne at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, while Arkansas plays at Texas A&M.
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 99-49 in his fifth season. … Mike Anderson is 92-53 in his fifth season at Arkansas. He is one of 11 current Division I head coaches with 10-plus years of coaching and no losing seasons.
About Dayton: Dayton has won 12 of its last 15 games against SEC opponents and is 3-0 this season against teams from the power-five conferences. The Flyers are 11th in RPI and No. 42 in the KenPom.com rankings. KenPom.com gives Dayton a 75-percent chance of winning with a final score prediction of 79-72. … Dayton has trailed at halftime in three of its last four games, including wins against Miami and No. 21/16 Vanderbilt and a 61-59 loss to Chattanooga. … Senior forward Dyshawn Pierre is expected to make his season debut after coming off a university suspension Dec. 20 and not dressing against Miami last week, though Miller was non-committal. … Dayton assistant Tom Ostrom served as an assistant at Arkansas for four years before taking a job with the Flyers in 2011.
About Arkansas: The Razorbacks, who made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament last season, are No. 82 in the KenPom.com rankings. … They rank ninth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (43.0), and are shooting 47.1 percent from the field. Anthlon Bell has made 33 treys, and Dusty Hannahs has made 28. … Moses Kingsley, a reserve last year, is one of 26 players in the country averaging a double-double with 16.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. He also has 31 blocks and has five-plus blocks in three games. … Arkansas ranks 10th nationally with 19.0 assists per game. … North Florida is the only common opponent between Arkansas and Dayton, and both teams beat the Ospreys by double digits.
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