DAYTON FACES SAINT JOSEPH'S IN THE A-10 SEMIFINALS• The University of Dayton Flyers will face the Saint Joseph's Hawks in the 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Semifinals on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
• The games will be televised on CBS Sports Network, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH'S• The Saint Joseph's Hawks, 25-7 overall, enter the contest as the No. 4 seed and advanced to the semifinals after an 86-80 win over George Washington on Friday.
• The Hawks are led by the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, DeAndre' Bembry. Bembry was also named to the All A-10 First Team and All-Defensive Team.
SERIES STUFF• Dayton leads the all-time series 20-17.
• The Flyers fell at Saint Joseph's, 79-70, on Feb. 17, 2016.
• UD is 4-2 all-time against the Hawks in the A-10 Tournament.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY• This is Dayton's 21st season in the Atlantic 10 and in each of those years earned a bid to the A-10 Championship.
• Last year, Dayton defeated St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island, but fell to VCU in the title game.
• The Flyers have a 25-19 overall record in the tournament.
• Dayton has won the championship once (2003), placed second three times (2004, 2011, 2015), and tied for third three times (2000, 2002 and 2009).
• Dayton is 5-4 all-time under coach
Archie Miller in the A-10 Championship.
#TRENDING• Dayton won the A-10 regular season championship for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
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Scoochie Smith earned the A-10 Co-Player of the Week on March 7 and NCAA.com Player of the Week on March 8. He led the Flyers averaging 27.5 points per game last week.
• UD is 12-0 this season with a full roster.
• The Flyers are also 10-0 this year scoring 80 or more points.
• Dayton is 8-1 in games decided by three points or less.
• The Flyers are 14-1 this year when both
Kendall Pollard and
Dyshawn Pierre play.
• Pierre has recorded double-digit rebounding performances in six of the last seven games.
• Dayton is 10-1 this year when
Kyle Davis scores in double figures.
• UD is 20-2 this year when out-rebounding teams.
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Charles Cooke has scored 20-plus points 12 times this season.
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Steve McElvene tied UD's single-season record for blocks at 53. He is tied with Chris Wright.
• The Flyers are 34-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last three seasons, including an 9-0 mark this year.
• In the first half, Dayton is shooting .426 (371-870) from the field, but in the second half their marksmanship improves to .495 (410-829).
• UD had nine different players score in the first half of Friday's Richmond win.
UP NEXT• The 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship continues on Sunday, March 13.
