DAYTON-MIAMI RIVALRY RETURNS TO UD ARENA ON TUESDAY• The University of Dayton Flyers host one of their longest rivals, the Miami RedHawks, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
• The game will be carried by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT MIAMI• The Miami RedHawks enter the game 6-5 overall, but looking for their first road win of the year.
• Leading the way is the duo of Eric Washington (13.5 ppg) and Geovonie McKnight (11.3 ppg).
SERIES STUFF• UD leads the all-time series 70-61.
• Last year, UD came away with a 66-62 victory behind
Kendall Pollard's 15 points in Oxford.
JUBILANT JUNIORS• The junior class of
Kyle Davis,
Scoochie Smith and
Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest in UD history.
• The trio has 62 victories in the first 83 games, one win ahead of the Class of 2011 (Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Peter Zesterman and Logan Nourse) during that number of contests.
• The Class of 2011 finished with 97 wins.
• Counting redshirt junior
Charles Cooke, the juniors are also Dayton's top four scorers: Cooke, 13.7 ppg; Pollard, 12.2 ppg; Smith, 12.0 ppg; and Davis, 7.6 ppg.
ON THE PLUS SIDE• Plus-minus measures how teams perform with a certain player on and off the court, and calculates the overall impact that player has on team success.
• Dayton's top plus-minus players
Steve McElvene (+12.20),
Charles Cooke (+11.60) and
Scoochie Smith (+9.60).
WELCOME BACK PIERRE• After serving a university suspension during the first semester,
Dyshawn Pierre retruns to the Flyers and will be available for action.
• Pierre was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection last season after averaging 12.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
DECEMBER DELIGHT• Dayton has 16 consecutive seasons with a winning record in December.
• UD is also 49-11 (.817) in the month of December dating back to the 2007-08 campaign.
• Coach
Archie Miller is 23-8 all-time in December.
CONTROL THE GLASS• In Dayton's eight wins, the Flyers out-rebound opponents by 11.0 per contest.
• In the two losses, the Flyers' rebounding margin is negative 8.5.
• UD is 8-0 this year out-rebounding teams.
• Dayton out-rebounded Furman 20-3 in the second half.
UP NEXT• The Flyers will close the four-game homestand hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. ET.
