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Game Notes In PDF FormatDAYTON HOSTS BOWLING GREEN ON TUESDAY• The University of Dayton Flyers close out their three-game stretch of Mid-American opponents by hosting the Bowling Green Falcons on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
• The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and SNY in the New York area, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live video, stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT BOWLING GREEN• Bowling Green comes into the game 5-1 overall.
• The Falcons have out-scored their opponents by 93 points (176-83) in bench points on the year.
• No team has scored more than 63 points against the Falcons this year.
• Senior Richaun Holmes, a 2014-15 MAC East Division All-MAC Preseason Team selection, leads the Falcon attack averaging 12.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
SERIES STUFF• Dayton leads the all-time series 15-8, but the two schools have not played since Dec. 1, 1971.
• Bowling Green was also Dayton's first opponent at UD Arena Dec. 6, 1969. Dayton won the game 72-70 before 13,450 fans.
WELCOME BACK• The first Flyer basketball game at UD Arena featured Dayton and Bowling Green on Dec. 6, 1969. Dayton won the game 72-70 before 13,450 fans.
• The Flyers lead the all-time series 15-8, but the two schools have not played since Dec. 1, 1971.
SEASON'S GREETINGS• The month of December has been kind to the Flyers in recent years. Dayton has had a winning record in the month of December in the last 15 seasons.
• UD is also 41-9 (.820) in the month of December dating back to the 2007-08 campaign.
DEFENSIVE STALWARTS• Dayton is 6-0 this season when limiting opponents to less than 70 points in a game.
• Dating back to last year, Dayton has not allowed an opponent to score 70 or more points in 11 of the last 15 games.
• The Flyers are 16-0 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less the previous two seasons.
• Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage defense (.370) and ranks third in scoring defense, averaging a paltry 57.1 points per game.
SHARE THE WEALTH• In the Eastern Michigan win, Dayton had 17 assists on 21 field goals. It was the highest ratio of the year for the Flyers.
• Dayton is third in the Atlantic 10 in assists per game averaging 14.0.
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Scoochie Smith is UD's top distributor averaging 4.1 dimes per game, good for fifth in the conference.
POLLARD POWER•
Kendall Pollard continues to be a dynamic force off the bench for the Flyers. He set a career high with 16 points and matched a career high with nine rebounds in the win over Eastern Michigan.
• Pollard is Dayton's third-leading scorer, averaging 11.0 points per game.
UP NEXT• Dayton will hit the road to face the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2.