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DAYTON HEADS TO RICHMOND FOR A TUESDAY TUSSLE









DAYTON HEADS TO RICHMOND FOR A TUESDAY TUSSLE
The University of Dayton Flyers seek their eighth road win of the year against the Richmond Spiders on Tuesday at 7:30 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 RICHMOND
The Richmond Spiders have lost three of their last four as well and enter the game 15-13 overall and 7-9 in the Atlantic 10.
The Spiders are the best shooting team in conference-only games at .489 and have the top assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.7.
Terry Allen (18.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg), T.J. Cline (17.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg) and ShawnDre' Jones (14.9 ppg, 3.8 apg) lead the Richmond attack.

SERIES STUFF
Dayton leads the all-time series 14-9.
The Flyers won at home last season, 63-60.
UD has lost six straight at the Robins Center.

QUALITY RESUME
Dayton's RPI profile is one of the best in recent years. UD has an overall RPI of 25 and its non-conference strength of schedule is sixth.
The Flyers have three Top 50 RPI victories (all away from home: Iowa, St. Bonaventure and Vanderbilt), eight wins over RPI Top 100 programs and are 7-2 on the road.
With a full roster available, Dayton is 9-0 this season.

#TRENDING
The Flyers are 33-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last three seasons, including an 8-0 mark this year.
In A-10 only games, UD leads the league in scoring defense at 63.9 points per game.
UD is 9-1 this season when Kyle Davis scores in double figures.
The Flyers are 11-1 this year when both Kendall Pollard and Dyshawn Pierre play.
Pierre has recorded double-digit rebounding performances in four straight games.
UD is 18-2 this year when out-rebounding teams.
Charles Cooke has scored 20-plus points 11 times this season. The Flyers are 9-2 when he scores 20 or more points.
Steve McElvene is four blocks away from tying UD's single-season record.
Dayton has shot 29-of-103 (.282) from three in the previous five games.
In the first half, Dayton is shooting .425 (337-793) from the field, but in the second half their marksmanship improves to .499 (373-747).

ROAD WARRIORS
Dayton is 7-2 this year on the road.
The seven victories are tied for the most in the Archie Miller era.
The last time Dayton won eight regular season road games was in the 1966-67 season when the Flyers were the NCAA Runner Up.
UD scored 98 points at George Mason on Feb. 6. It was the most points scored on the road since UD tallied 110 at Loyola Chicago on Feb 3, 1973.

UP NEXT
Dayton concludes the regular season at home against the VCU Rams on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. ET.
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Players Mentioned

Charles Cooke

#4 Charles Cooke

G
6' 5"
Junior
Kyle  Davis

#3 Kyle Davis

G
6' 0"
Junior
Steve McElvene

#5 Steve McElvene

C
6' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Dyshawn  Pierre

#21 Dyshawn Pierre

F
6' 6"
Senior
Kendall  Pollard

#25 Kendall Pollard

F
6' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Charles Cooke

#4 Charles Cooke

6' 5"
Junior
G
Kyle  Davis

#3 Kyle Davis

6' 0"
Junior
G
Steve McElvene

#5 Steve McElvene

6' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
C
Dyshawn  Pierre

#21 Dyshawn Pierre

6' 6"
Senior
F
Kendall  Pollard

#25 Kendall Pollard

6' 6"
Junior
F