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Game Notes In PDF FormatQUICK TURNAROUND FOR DAYTON, AT DUQUESNE ON SATURDAY• The University of Dayton Flyers zip back on the road for a contest against the Duquesne Dukes on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
• The game will be televised on NBCSN, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live video, stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT DUQUESNE• The Duquesne Dukes come into the game 8-16 overall and 3-10 in the Atlantic 10.
• The Dukes have one of the best 1-2 punches in the league with Derrick Colter (12.5 ppg) and Micha Mason (11.6 ppg) leading the way.
• This is Duquesne's best 3-point shooing team (.366) since 2003 (.366). The school record is .375 set in 1990.
SERIES STUFF• Dayton leads the all-time series 49-21 and has won the last four meetings.
• The Flyers won the first meeting of the year, 81-55, at UD Arena. All five Dayton starters scored in double figures in that game.
SMALL BALL SUCCESS• Dayton is 13-3 over the last 16 games.
• UD is averaging 70.9 points and 14.8 assists per game.
• The Flyers are also shooting a blistering .488 from the floor and .399 from three-point range during that span.
• Three Flyers are scoring in double figures during this run:
Jordan Sibert (17.1 ppg),
Dyshawn Pierre (13.8 ppg) and
Kendall Pollard (12.3 ppg).
• With no one over 6-6, UD is being out-rebounded just 32.2 to 30.9.
AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10• Dayton is 33-8 since Feb. 1, 2014.
• Dating back to last season, the Flyers have won 20 of their last 24 A-10 regular season games.
• UD at 10-3 in the league and in a three-way tie for first with VCU and Rhode Island.
WIN BABY WIN• When the Flyers win, it is with defense. UD allows 57.5 points per game in its victories.
• UD shoots .477 from the floor and are limiting opponents to .393 from the field.
• Dayton's top three scorers in victories are
Jordan Sibert (15.6 ppg),
Dyshawn Pierre (13.8 ppg) and
Kendall Pollard (11.6 ppg).
1,000 POINT WATCH LIST• In the win versus Saint Joseph's,
Dyshawn Pierre became the 44th member, 1,000 career point milestone.
• Another Flyer,
Jordan Sibert, is closing in on the milestone as well. Sibert currently has 980 for his college career, 857 at UD.
UP NEXT• Dayton returns home to host the George Mason Patriots on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.