DAYTON OPENS A-10 ACTION AGAINST LA SALLE

DAYTON OPENS A-10 ACTION AGAINST LA SALLE

The University of Dayton Flyers begin the conference portion of the schedule, hosting the La Salle Explorers on Friday at 6 p.m. ET.
The game will be carried by CBS Sports Network and is available with live streaming audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT LA SALLE

The La Salle Explorers, 6-4 overall, have won their last two games.
La Salle showcases the second-highest scoring offense in the A-10 at 84.2 points per game.
BJ Johnson, a transfer from Syracuse, leads the attack averaging 20.2 points per game.

SERIES STUFF

Dayton leads the series 27-16.
The two programs split last year with La Salle winning in Philadelphia, 61-57, and the Flyers taking the game in Dayton, 59-44.
Dayton has won 12 straight against La Salle at UD Arena.

AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10

SUPERIOR SENIORS

The senior class of Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith and Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history.
The trio has 87 victories in their first 118 games, three wins ahead of the pace of the Class of 2011 (Chris Wright, Devin Searcy, Peter Zesterman and Logan Nourse).
The Class of 2011 finished with 97 wins.

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Dayton closed non-conference action winning seven of its last eight.
Against VMI, UD tied a school record with 15 shots made from three-point range.
UD also had seven players score in double figures against VMI.
The Flyers have won 15 of their last 17 when Kyle Davis scores in double figures.
Davis is 31 of 42 (.738) inside the arc this year.
When Ryan Mikesell shoots 50 percent or better from the floor, UD is 6-0 this season.
The last four contests, Xeyrius Williams is shooting 7 of 12 from 3-point range (.583).
Sam Miller in the six December games is shooting 12 of 20 from the field (.600).
The Flyers are 22-3 the last three years when Darrell Davis connects on two or more three pointers in a game. UD is 3-0 this year.
Dayton is 8-0 this year shooting 40 percent or better from the floor.
The Flyers are 37-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last five seasons.
UD has won 30 straight games when scoring 80-plus points.
Dayton has won 29 of the last 33 games when three or more players score in double figures.
Dayton has hit at least one 3-point shot in 284 straight games.
The three Flyers losses this year are by a total of nine points.
Dayton has not been out-scored in the second half this season. After halftime, UD is out-scoring its opponents by 10.1 points per game.