NASSAU, Bahamas -- The University of Dayton Flyers will finish their trip to the Bahamas Friday morning when they take on Oklahoma in the third place game of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle4Atlantis. Game time is 11:30 a.m. ET. Dayton fell to No. 4 Virginia 66-59 on Thanks giving Day, after beating Butler 69-64 in the first round.
The game will be carried by WHIO Radio, and televised by ESPN2. Streaming audio, streaming video (on ESPN+) and stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.
THE NEARLY-TRANSFORMED UD ARENA
The University of Dayton is past the halfway point of a $72 million renovation of its Arena. The transformation of University of Dayton Arena will occur in three phases – from 2017 to 2019.
Phase II included new entrances on three of the four sides, a new box office, new seats in the 300 and 400 levels on the east side and a new and expanded concourse on the east side.
#TRENDING
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Josh Cunningham (15 points),
Obi Toppin (13, points 6-7 FG) and
Jalen Crutcher (11 points, 7 assists, 1 turnover) all scored in double digits in Thursday's 66-59 Battle4Atlantis semifinal loss to No. 4 Virginia.
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Jalen Crutcher and Cunningham combined for 38 points (13-28 FG) in Wednesday's win over Butler in the first round of the Battle4Atlantis.
• Crutcher scored 20 in the Butler win, and has 49 points in his last three games. He scored 18 in the first two games of the season. He has made 11 of 18 3-pt. FG after missing his first six of the season.
• Cunningham scored 18 (7-11 FG) and added eight rebounds in 35 minutes vs. Butler.
• After missing the first two games of the year with a hand injury, Cunningham led UD with 20 points (9-10 FG) and eight rebounds in his 2018-19 debut vs, Purdue Fort Wayne.
• This is the 11th consecutive season Dayton has played in an exempt tournament.
• UD's season opener against North Florida was the 300th consecutive Dayton regular season game with a crowd of at least 11,000 fans. That crowd was 12,522. UD was 23rd in Division I attendance last season with an average of 12,996.
• Dayton returns four starters –
Josh Cunningham,
Trey Landers,
Jalen Crutcher and
Jordan Davis -- from last year's 14-17 team.
• Dayton took the court against North Florida without Cunningham, who was injured in practice the day before. Taking his place in the lineup was redshirt freshman
Obi Toppin, who merely scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with four dunks in his college debut.
• Toppin was named co-Rookie of the Week in the Atlantic 10 Conference after Week One.
UP NEXT
• Dayton is home for two games -- Nov. 30 against No. 15 Mississippi State and Dec. 4 vs. Detroit before a trip to No. 8 Auburn on Dec. 8. Game time for both home games is 7:00 p.m. ET.
