Where: UD Arena
TV/Radio: ESPN2; FM 95.7, AM 1290 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Sr., G, 13.4
Kyle Davis, 6-0, Sr., G, 8.8
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, So., F, 7.4
Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Sr., F, 13.4
Darrell Davis, 6-5, Jr., G, 5.0
Probable Rhode Island starters
Hassan Martin, 6-7, Sr., F, 15.4
Kuran Iverson, 6-9, Sr., F, 8.9
E.C. Matthews, 6-5, Jr., G, 15.3
Jarvis Garrett, 6-0, Jr., G, 8.2
Jared Terrell, 6-3, Jr., G, 14.6
Series history: Dayton leads 16-14. The Flyers won 68-66 at Rhode Island on Feb. 12, 2016. Rhode Island won 75-66 at UD Arena on Feb. 27, 2016.
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 126-58 in his sixth season. Dan Hurley is 72-68 in his fifth season.
About Dayton: Dayton has won four straight games, the last three by double digits. It won 90-74 at St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. Dayton seniors Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith and Kendall Pollard finished their careers 4-0 at the Reilly Center in Olean, N.Y. … Charles Cooke has missed two of the last three games with back and wrist injuries, and his status for this game is in question. Darrell Davis has started in his place in games against VMI and St. Bonaventure. … KenPom.com gives Dayton a 64 percent chance of winning and predicts a 71-67 score. … Dayton jumped from No. 44 to No. 27 in the RPI after beating the Bonnies. Rhode Island ranks 35th. The Flyers are 0-3 against top-50 teams with losses to No. 31 Saint Mary's, No. 46 Northwestern and No. 48 Nebraska.
About Rhode Island: Martin returned to action Tuesday in an 88-58 victory over Massachusetts. He had missed five games with a quadriceps injury. He had 10 points, five rebounds and four blocks. … The Rams have won four in a row. … Matthews missed last season with a knee injury. He last played against Dayton two years ago in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament and scored 16 points. … Stanford Robinson is the team's top scorer off the bench (5.6 points per game). … Rhode Island has the A-10's only victory over a team ranked in the top 25 of the RPI. The Rams beat No. 22 Cincinnati 76-71 on Nov. 19. Rhode Island's losses are to Duke, Valparaiso, Providence and Houston, which are all ranked in the top 60.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays at Massachusetts (10-5, 0-2) at 7 p.m. Wednesday and at Duquesne (8-7, 1-1) at noon Jan. 14. CBS Sports Network will televise both games.
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