Men's Basketball 1/25/2017 8:42:00 AM

TWO TOP 50 RPI PROGRAMS FACE OFF FRIDAY AS UD VISITS VCU

TWO TOP 50 RPI PROGRAMS FACE OFF FRIDAY AS UD VISITS VCU

The top two RPI teams in the Atlantic 10 square off as the University of Dayton Flyers face the VCU Rams on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
The contest will be carried by ESPN2 and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT VCU

The VCU Rams enter the game 15-5 overall and 5-2 in the Atlantic 10.
JeQuan Lewis (14.9 ppg), Justin Tillman (11.6 ppg) and Mo Alie-Cox (9.8 ppg) lead the VCU attack.
In league only games, VCU leads the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage (.486), rebounding (39.6), rebounding margin ( 6.0) and offensive rebounding (13.0).
VCU has been tough at the Siegel Center with a 9-1 record this season.

SERIES STUFF

VCU leads the series 6-3 and has won three of the five meeting since joining the A-10.
Last year, UD won the A-10 regular season title at home with a 68-67 overtime victory.

AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10

Dayton is 57-16 since Feb. 1, 2014 against A-10 opponents.
The Flyers have won 42 of their last 53 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 93 victories in their first 123 games, four 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 13 of its last 15 games.
Against A-10 teams with winning records in conference (La Salle, Richmond, St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island), the Flyers are 4-0.
In the past three games, opponents are shooting 8 of 60 from three (.133).
In the last two games, UD is shooting .809 (38 of 47) from the line.
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 10-0 this season.
Scoochie Smith the past three games is shooting .560 from the field, .563 from three while averaging 15.3 points.
The Flyers are 23-3 the last three years when Darrell Davis connects on two or more three pointers in a game. UD is 4-0 this year.
The Flyers have won 12 of their last 17 conference road contests.
Dayton is 14-0 this year shooting 40 percent or better from the floor.
UD is shooting .495 from the floor in victories this year and .342 in its four losses this season.
The Flyers are 41-1 when limiting opponents to 60 points or less in the last five seasons and 7-0 this year.
UD has won 31 straight games when scoring 80-plus points.
Dayton has won 34 of the last 38 games when three or more players score in double figures.
The Flyers have had four or more players reach double figures seven times this year.
Dayton has hit at least one 3-point shot in 291 straight games.
Dayton has been out-scored in the second half only once this season (18 of 19).
The Flyers have forced 10 or more turnovers all but one game this year.
Dayton's defense has forced an average of 16.3 turnovers per game in A-10 games.