TOP TIER SHOWDOWN ON TAP AS UD HOSTS RHODE ISLAND

TOP TIER SHOWDOWN ON TAP AS UD HOSTS RHODE ISLAND

Two Top 50 RPI programs square off as the University of Dayton Flyers host the Rhode Island Rams on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
The game will be carried by ESPN2 and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

ABOUT RHODE ISLAND

The Rhode Island Rams enter the contest 10-4 overall and 2-0 in A-10 play.
Rhode Island is led by the trio of Hassan Martin (15.3 ppg), E.C. Matthews (15.3 ppg) and Jared Terrell (14.6 ppg).
The Rams showcase the best overall scoring defense in the conference, averaging 64.0 points.
In A-10 play, Rhode Island possesses the best scoring offense (89.0 ppg) and scoring defense (57.0 ppg).

SERIES STUFF

Dayton leads the series 16-14.
The two programs split last year with each team winning on the road: Dayton won 68-66 at the Ryan Center and Rhode Island was victorious at UD Arena, 75-66.
Dayton has won four of the last five meetings.

AWESOME IN THE ATLANTIC 10

Dayton is 53-15 since Feb. 1, 2014 against A-10 opponents.
The Flyers have won 38 of their last 48 A-10 regular season games.

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 89 victories in their first 120 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 nine of its last 10 games.
Charles Cooke has scored in double figures in every game he's played this year.
The Flyers have won 17 of their last 19 when Kyle Davis scores in double figures. He's scored 42 points in the last three games, making 9 of 14 shots from inside the arc.
Davis is 36 of 51 (.705) inside the arc this year.
In his last four games, Kendall Pollard is shooting 22 of 35 from the field (.629) and is 14 of 18 from the free throw line (.778).
When Ryan Mikesell shoots 50 percent or better from the floor, UD is 8-0 this season.
John Crosby has nine assists with only one turnover in the last three games.
Xeyrius Williams is averaging 8.7 points on 10 of 17 shooting from the floor (.588) to go with 7.0 rebounds in the past three contests.
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 10-0 this year shooting 40 percent or better from the floor.
UD is shooting .508 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 31 straight games when scoring 80-plus points.
Dayton has won 31 of the last 35 games when three or more players score in double figures, including its current four-game winning streak.
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 286 straight games.
The three Flyer 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 9.5 points per game.

UP NEXT

The Flyers zip back on the road to face the Massachusetts Minutemen on Wednesday, Jan. 11 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

#20 Xeyrius Williams: F; 6' 8"; Sophomore

#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

#20 Xeyrius Williams
: 6' 8"; Sophomore
: F

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