MIDWEEK TUNE UP ON TAP AS UD HOSTS SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE

MIDWEEK TUNE UP ON TAP AS UD HOSTS SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

Looking for their fourth straight win, the University of Dayton Flyers host the Saint Joseph's Pumas 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 SAINT JOSEPH'S

The Saint Joseph's Pumas, a Division II program, enter the contest 4-4 overall but have lost three straight.
The Pumas showcase a high octane offense averaging 90.6 points per game.
Eric Gillespie leads the SJC attack averaging 16.5 points per game.

SERIES STUFF

Dayton leads the series 4-0.
The last time the two programs met was on Dec. 1, 1973 when the Flyers won 97-71.

SURGING SOPHOMORES

The active sophomore class of Xeyrius Williams, Sam Miller, Ryan Mikesell and John Crosby continue to make rapid strides.
In the first three games of the season, the group of four combined to average 4.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and shoot 5 of 24 from beyond the arc (.208) and 18 of 56 (.321) from the floor.
In the previous four contests, that foursome averaged 7.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and shot 14 of 31 (.451) from three and 38 of 84 (.452) on field goals.
Josh Cunningham, who is out until March, would have added to that group in the two games he played this season, averaging 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, while making 10 of 12 field goals.

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 83 victories in their first 113 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.

#TRENDING

This is Dayton's first game against a non-Division I opponent in the regular season since playing Arkansas-Monticello on Dec. 17, 2005.
Charles Cooke and Scoochie Smith are the only Flyers to have scored in double figures in every game this season.
Cooke has led the team in scoring in all but one game this year and that one game (at Alabama) was by one point.
Scoochie Smith has made 10 consecutive free throws in the last six games.
The Flyers have won 13 of their last 15 when Kyle Davis scores in double figures.
Kendall Pollard returned after missing the first six games of the year with a thigh bruise. Against Winthrop, he scored 12 points.
The Flyers are 35-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last five seasons.
UD has won 28 straight games scoring 80-plus points.
Dayton has won 26 of the last 30 games when three or more players score in double figures.
The Flyers are 21-3 the last three years when Darrell Davis connects on two or more three pointers in a game. UD is 2-0 this year.
In the first three games of the season, the Flyers forced 41 turnovers (13.7). In the previous four, opponents have committed 64 (16.0).
Dayton has hit at least one 3-point shot in 279 straight games.

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