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FLYERS ROLL ON IN THE PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF AGAINST UCONN

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FLYERS ROLL ON IN THE PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF AGAINST UCONN
• The University of Dayton Flyers face their toughest test of the season against the defending national champion, Connecticut Huskies, on Friday in the semifinals of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Tip is at 2:30 p.m. ET.
• The game will be televised by nationally by ESPN2, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live video, stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT UCONN
• The Connecticut Huskies won the 2014 NCAA Tournament and ranked No. 17 in both the AP & USA Today polls.
• The Huskies are 2-0 and led by Ryan Boatwright, American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year and a unanimous Preseason First Team All-Conference.

SERIES STUFF
• Dayton leads the all-time series 2-0. The Flyers defeated UConn 80-66 in the Maui Invitational on Nov. 20, 2000.

IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS
• Since 2003, UD has won three of the six early-season basketball tournaments it has played in.
• The Flyers won the 2011 Old Spice Classic after defeating Wake Forest, Fairfield and Minnesota.
• UD won the 2003 EA Sports Maui Invitational.
• In 2008, the Flyers defeated No. 15 Marquette in the finals of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
• Last season, the Flyers knocked off No. 10 Gonzaga and Cal to place in third at the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
• In four exempt tournaments, Archie Miller's teams are 8-2.

THE 'D' BACK IN DAYTON
• Dating back to last season, Dayton has not allowed an opponent to score 70 or more points in seven of the last 10 games. The Flyers are 13-0 the past two years when limiting opponents to less than 60 points in a game.

UP NEXT
• Dayton will continue on in the bracket on Sunday, Nov. 23 in the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
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