Dayton Flyers vs. Wichita State Shockers: What you need to know about tonight’s game

Dayton leads all-time series 2-0

Who: No. 7 seed Dayton (24-7) vs. No. 10 Wichita State (30-4)

What: First round of NCAA tournament

When: 7:10 p.m. Friday

Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

TV/Radio: WHIO Ch. 7; 95.7 FM, AM 1290 WHIO

Probable Dayton starters

Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Sr., G, 13.5

Kyle Davis, 6-0, Sr., G, 8.1

Xeyrius Williams, 6-8, So., F, 8.4

Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Sr., F, 14.1

Charles Cooke, 6-5, Sr., G, 16.1

Probable Wichita State starters

Conner Frankamp, 6-1, Jr., G, 9.2

Markis McDuffie, 6-8, So., F, 11.8

Landry Shamet, 6-4, Fr., G, 11.1

Shaquille Morris, 6-8, Jr., C, 9.5

Zach Brown, 6-6, Jr., F, 7.2

Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 139-62 in his sixth season. Wichita's Gregg Marshall is 260-89 in 10 seasons.

Series history: Dayton leads 2-0. Dayton won 42-19 in the 1941-42 season and 79-71 on March 15, 1962, in the first round of the NIT at Madison Square Garden.

About Dayton: Dayton has lost two games in a row after a nine-game winning streak. … The Flyers have a 25 percent chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com. The website predicts a 77-70 score. … After a seven-game streak in which it shot at least 24 free throws, Dayton made 5 of 10 on March 10 in a 73-67 loss to Davidson in the A-10 tournament. Dayton shot better than 70 percent nine times in a 12-game stretch. In its last two games, it made 22 of 41 (53.7). … Dayton is one of 18 schools to have played in the last four NCAA tournaments. … Smith has played in 137 straight games. He's tied for the school record for consecutive games played and is one game away from tying the record for most games played in his career (138).

About Wichita State: Darral Willis Jr., a 6-9 junior forward, is the top scorer off the bench (9.5 points per game). … Frankamp played in 27 games as a freshman at Kansas in 2013-14. He sat out the following season when he transferred to Wichita State. … Ten players average double-figure minutes. None average more than 27 minutes. … Frankamp (70 of 157, 44.6) and Shamet (69 of 152, 45.4) are the team's top 3-point shooters. … Morris is a fourth-year junior. He redshirted as a freshman. … Morris and Brown started last season in the NCAA tournament.

Looking ahead: The winner of this game plays No. 2 seed Kentucky or No. 15 seed Northern Kentucky in the second round on Sunday at a time to be announced. Kentucky and NKU play after Dayton and Wichita State on Friday.

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