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#UDMBB Visits Mississippi State For A Sunday Showdown












DAYTON VISITS MISSISSIPPI STATE ON SUNDAY
  • The University of Dayton Flyers will play their first true road game of the year visiting the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET.
  • The game will be carried by the SEC Network and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

SERIES STUFF
  • Mississippi State leads the all-time series 1-0.
  • The Bulldogs won the only meeting, 56-54, on Dec 19, 1975.

POWER FIVE PROMINENCE
  • The Flyers have won 15 of the last 19 contests against SEC opponents.
  • Dayton is 32-15 in the last 10 years against programs from the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac 12 Conferences.

#TRENDING
  • Dayton is 3-0 this year against Mid-American Conference opponents (Ball State, Ohio and Akron), but 0-3 against everybody else.
  • Dayton returns the 11th-fewest number of minutes played in Division I (2,020). Only Mississippi Valley State (386), Pitt (648), North Carolina Central (862), Kentucky (890), Austin Peay (1,392), Robert Morris (1,612), Iowa State (1,728), Memphis (1,825), James Madison (1,881) and Chattanooga (1,909) have fewer.
  • Josh Cunningham leads the Atlantic 10 in rebounding (10.3 rpg) and has reached double figures in boards in his last three games.
  • Darrell Davis has scored in double figures in every game this season.
  • Davis' 19.7 scoring average is fifth in the Atlantic 10 and 14.2 points higher than last year.
  • Kostas Antetokounmpo has a team-best 11 blocks, the best start in school history through six games.
  • Jalen Crutcher has a 12 to 1 assist-to-turnover ratio in the last three contests.
  • Trey Landers returned from a two-game absence to register career-bests 12 points and three steals versus Auburn.
  • In Dayton victories Xeyrius Williams is averaging 10.0 points with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.67. In the losses, Williams' averages drop to 7.0 points and 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
  • Jordan Davis averages 10.3 points while shooting 14 of 23 from the field (.609) and 10 of 17 (.588) from beyond the arc in the last four contests.
  • Dayton is one of 19 schools to have made the last four NCAA Tournaments.

UP NEXT
  • Dayton begins a three-game homestand hosting the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. ET. 
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Players Mentioned

Kostas  Antetokounmpo

#13 Kostas Antetokounmpo

F
6' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Josh  Cunningham

#0 Josh Cunningham

F
6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Darrell Davis

#1 Darrell Davis

G
6' 5"
Senior
Trey Landers

#3 Trey Landers

G
6' 5"
Sophomore
Xeyrius Williams

#20 Xeyrius Williams

F
6' 9"
Junior
Jordan Davis

#4 Jordan Davis

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Jalen Crutcher

#10 Jalen Crutcher

G
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kostas  Antetokounmpo

#13 Kostas Antetokounmpo

6' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Josh  Cunningham

#0 Josh Cunningham

6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
F
Darrell Davis

#1 Darrell Davis

6' 5"
Senior
G
Trey Landers

#3 Trey Landers

6' 5"
Sophomore
G
Xeyrius Williams

#20 Xeyrius Williams

6' 9"
Junior
F
Jordan Davis

#4 Jordan Davis

6' 2"
Freshman
G
Jalen Crutcher

#10 Jalen Crutcher

6' 1"
Freshman
G