ST. LOUIS – Making their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the Dayton Flyers participated in the open practice and media sessions prior to the first round game against the Syracuse Orange.

Friday's game at 12:15 p.m. ET will be televised on CBS, carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live video, stats and streaming audio at DaytonFlyers.com.

Dayton has won five NCAA Tournament games the previous two years, one of six schools (Kentucky, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan State and UConn) to accomplish that feat.

UD has been powerful against the power conferences. Dayton is 30-11 in the last nine years against the power five programs. The Flyers are 4-0 in 2015-16 against power five schools after wins over No. 21/16 Vanderbilt, Alabama, Arkansas and Iowa.

The Flyers have also won the last eight against the ACC.