NO. 22 FLYERS LOOK TO SNAP A TWO-GAME LOSING SKID AT SAINT LOUIS• A tough road test awaits as the No. 22 ranked University of Dayton Flyers faces the Saint Louis Billikens on Tuesday at 8 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 SAINT LOUIS • The Saint Louis Billikens are on a roll, winning two straight after dropping five in a row.
• SLU comes into the contest 10-16 overall and 5-9 in the conference.
• Three Billikens in league play average in double figures: Ash Yacoubou (12.5 ppg), Jermaine Bishop (12.3 ppg) and Mike Crawford (10.9 ppg).
• Seven of Saint Louis' 10 victories have come at home, which included wins over George Washington and Davidson.
SERIES STUFF• Dayton leads the all-time series 29-25.
• The Flyers have won four straight and defeated Saint Louis at home earlier this year, 73-37.
JUBILANT JUNIORS• The junior class of
Kyle Davis,
Scoochie Smith and
Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history.
• The trio has 74 victories in their first 99 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.
• Counting redshirt junior
Charles Cooke, the juniors are also four of Dayton's top scorers: Cooke, 16.2 ppg; Pollard, 11.0 ppg, Smith, 10.5 ppg; and Davis, 7.7 ppg.
#TRENDING• Dayton's two defeats last week snapped a streak of 77 consecutive games without two straight losses.
• UD has not lost three straight since it had a four-game losing skid from Jan. 18, 2014 to Jan. 29, 2014.
• Opponents have shot 34-of-82 (.415) from three-point range the past four games.
• Meanwhile Dayton shot 22-of-79 (.278) from three in the previous four games.
• The Flyers are 11-0 this year when both
Kendall Pollard and
Dyshawn Pierre play.
• Pierre has recorded back-to-back double-doubles in the last two games.
• UD is 17-1 this year when out-rebounding teams and has won seven straight.
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Steve McElvene is 15-of-20 from the field (.750) in the previous four games.
• McElvene is five blocks away from tying UD's single-season record.
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Darrell Davis has been terrific on the road this year averaging 8.0 points and shooting 12-of-28 from three (.429). At home, those numbers drop to 6.6 points and 18-of-59 (.305) from beyond the arc.
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Charles Cooke has scored 20-plus points 11 times this season. The Flyers are 9-2 when he scores 20 or more points.
• In the first half, Dayton is shooting .432 (320-741) from the field, but in the second half their marksmanship improves to .507 (349-688).
NATIONAL RANKING NOTES• Dayton earned the No. 22 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week.
• This is the fourth straight week the Flyers have been ranked this season.
• UD is 131-45 all-time as a ranked team.
• The last time the Flyers were ranked No. 22 in the Coaches Poll was last season on Jan. 19, 2015.
UP NEXT• Dayton returns home to host the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday, Feb. 27 at noon ET.
