DAYTON HOSTS RICHMOND IN A BATTLE OF TWO TOP A-10 TEAMS

DAYTON HOSTS RICHMOND IN A BATTLE OF TWO TOP A-10 TEAMS

The University of Dayton Flyers return home with a tough test on tap hosting the first place Richmond Spiders on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.
The contest will be carried by ESPNU and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT RICHMOND

The Richmond Spiders, 11-6 overall, enter the game in sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 with a 5-0 record.
Richmond is led by the trio of T.J.. Cline (17.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg), ShawnDre' Jones (16.8 ppg) and Khwan Fore (10.9 ppg).
The Spiders are the top shooting team in A-10 games connecting on .516 from the field and lead the league in assists (19.8).

SERIES STUFF

Dayton leads the series 16-9.
Last year the Flyers were victorious in both contests winning 82-80 in Richmond and 69-54 in Brooklyn during the A-10 Tournament.

AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10

Dayton is 55-16 since Feb. 1, 2014 against A-10 opponents.
The Flyers have won 40 of their last 51 A-10 regular season games.

SUPERIOR SENIORS

The senior class of Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith, Kendall Pollard, Charles Cooke, Joey Gruden and Jeremiah Bonsu are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history.
The Class of 2017 has 91 victories in their first 123 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

Dayton is one win away from 1,600 as a program and from 200 A-10 conference games.
Dayton has won 11 of its last 13 games.
Charles Cooke has scored in double figures in all but one game he's played this year.
The Flyers have won 18 of their last 21 when Kyle Davis scores in double figures.
When Ryan Mikesell shoots 50 percent or better from the floor, UD is 9-0 this season.
In the last four games, Xeyrius Williams is averaging 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest.
The Flyers have won 12 of their last 17 conference road contests.
Dayton is 12-0 this year shooting 40 percent or better from the floor.
UD is shooting .499 from the floor in victories this year and .342 in its four losses this season.
The Flyers are 39-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last five seasons.
UD has won 31 straight games when scoring 80-plus points.
Dayton has won 33 of the last 37 games when three or more players score in double figures.
The Flyers have had four or more players reach double figures six times this year.
Dayton has hit at least one 3-point shot in 289 straight games.
Dayton has been out-scored in the second half only once this season.
After halftime, UD is out-scoring its opponents by 8.2 points per game.
The Flyers have forced 10 or more turnovers all but one game this year.
Dayton's defense has forced an average of 17.0 turnovers per game in the past six contests.
UD also leads the A-10 in steals per game (10.2) in league only contests.
In A-10 only games, Kyle Davis, Kendall Pollard and Scoochie Smith are all tied for sixth in steals with 1.8 per game.