Where: Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, N.Y.
TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network; 95.7 FM, AM 1290 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Sr., G, 13.7
Kyle Davis, 6-0, Sr., G, 7.9
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, So., F, 6.9
Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Sr., F, 12.5
Charles Cooke, 6-5, Sr., G, 17.4
Probable Fordham starters
Joseph Chartouny, 6-3, So., G
Antwoine Anderson, 6-1, Jr., G
Javontae Hawkins, 6-5, Sr., G, 14.2
Chris Sengfelder, 6-7, Jr., F, 11.9
Chuba Ohams, 6-8, Fr., F, 1.2
Series history: The Flyers lead 28-5. They have won 12 games in a row, including five straight at Rose Hill Gym. Dayton won 64-50 at Fordham last season.
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 130-60 in his sixth season. Jeff Neubauer is 26-26 in his second season at Fordham.
About Dayton: The Flyers rank 31st in the RPI. Fordham ranks 210th. Dayton's top win is against No. 47 Rhode Island. Fordham's top win was against No. 32 VCU and its worst loss was against No. 315 Sacred Heart. … Pollard needs 19 points to become the 47th player in UD history to score 1,000. … Dayton's last four opponents have shot 13.3 percent from 3-point range (10 of 75). … Smith leads UD in scoring in A-10 games, averaging 14.3. Cooke averages 14.0. Pollard averages 13.6. … Dayton and Fordham are tied for 11th in the A-10 rebounding margin (minus 2.9). … KenPom.com gives Dayton an 82 percent chance of winning and predicts a 68-58 score. Dayton is favored in all but one of its remaining games: the Feb. 10 game at Rhode Island.
About Fordham: The Rams rank 13th out of 14 teams in scoring offense in A-10 games (64.8) and ninth in scoring defense (71.4). They rank last in field-goal percentage defense (46.8). … Hawkins is a graduate transfer. He played his first two seasons at South Florida, sat out a season and then played one season at Eastern Kentucky. … Anderson graduated from Bishop Kearney High School in Rochester, N.Y. One of Dayton's 2017 recruits, Nahziah Carter, is a senior at Bishop Kearney. … Will Tavares, a 6-6 guard, is the team's top scorer off the bench (6.9). … Chartouny scored 21 points Saturday in an 84-66 loss to Davidson, which made a season-high 17 3-pointers.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays host to Duquesne at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (NBC Sports Network).
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