Men's Basketball 1/2/2017 3:31:00 PM

DAYTON FACES A TOUGH ROAD TEST AT ST. BONAVENTURE

DAYTON FACES A TOUGH ROAD TEST AT ST. BONAVENTURE

The University of Dayton Flyers play their first road game of conference action against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
The game will be carried by the American Sports Network and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT ST. BONAVENTURE

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies enter the contest 9-4 overall and 1-0 in A-10 play.
Jaylen Adams, a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection, leads the conference in scoring averaging 23.4 points per game.
The Bonnies showcase the highest scoring offense in the conference averaging 85.1 points.

SERIES STUFF

Dayton leads the series 21-10.
The two programs split last year with each team winning on the road: Dayton won 85-79 at the Reilly Center and SBU victorious at UD Arena, 79-72.
Dayton has won six of the last seven meetings.

AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10

Dayton is 52-15 since Feb. 1, 2014 against A-10 opponents.
The Flyers have won 37 of their last 47 A-10 regular season games.
Last year, UD won a share of the conference regular season championship, along with St. Bonaventure and VCU.

SUPERIOR SENIORS

The senior class of Kyle Davis, Scoochie Smith and Kendall Pollard are on pace to be the winningest class in UD history.
The trio has 88 victories in their first 119 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 has won eight of its last nine games.
Charles Cooke has scored in double figures in every game he's played this year.
The Flyers have won 16 of their last 18 when Kyle Davis scores in double figures. He's scored 26 points in the last two games, making 7 of 9 shots from inside the arc.
Davis is 34 of 46 (.739) inside the arc this year.
In his last three games, Kendall Pollard is shooting 16 of 27 from the field (.593) and has a 4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio (nine assists, two turnovers).
When Ryan Mikesell shoots 50 percent or better from the floor, UD is 7-0 this season.
John Crosby is shooting 6 of 11 (.545) from the floor and has eight assists with only one turnover in the last two games.
The Flyers are 22-3 the last three years when Darrell Davis connects on two or more three pointers in a game. UD is 3-0 this year.
Dayton is 9-0 this year shooting 40 percent or better from the floor.
UD is shooting .507 from the floor in victories this year and .352 in its three losses this season.
The Flyers are 38-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last five seasons.
UD has won 30 straight games when scoring 80-plus points.
Dayton has won 30 of the last 34 games when three or more players score in double figures, including its current three-game winning streak.
Dayton has hit at least one 3-point shot in 285 straight games.
The three Flyers losses this year are by a total of nine points.
Dayton has not been out-scored in the second half this season. After halftime, UD is out-scoring its opponents by 9.3 points per game.

UP NEXT

The Flyers return home to face the Rhode Island Rams on Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Charles Cooke: G; 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

#1 Darrell Davis: G; 6' 5"; Junior

#3 Kyle Davis: G; 6' 0"; Senior

#33 Ryan Mikesell: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore

#25 Kendall Pollard: F; 6' 6"; Senior

#11 Scoochie Smith: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#15 John Crosby: G; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#4 Charles Cooke
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#1 Darrell Davis
: 6' 5"; Junior
: G

#3 Kyle Davis
: 6' 0"; Senior
: G

#33 Ryan Mikesell
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: F

#25 Kendall Pollard
: 6' 6"; Senior
: F

#11 Scoochie Smith
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#15 John Crosby
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: G