DAYTON -- The University of Dayton Flyers return home to host the first ranked team to visit UD Arena in almost two years, when the 25th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs come to town on Friday, Nov. 30. Game time is 7:00 p.m. ET. Dayton finished fourth in last week's Bad Boy Mowers Battle4Atlantis, beating Butler 69-64 in the first round, and losing to No. 4 Virginia 66-59 in semifinals and 65-54 to Oklahoma.
The game will be carried by WHIO Radio, and televised by CBS Sports Network. Streaming audio, streaming video 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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Jalen Crutcher was Dayton's top performer at the Battle4Atlantis, reaching double figures all three games, and averaging 15.0 points 5.2 assists per contests.
• Crutcher scored 20 in the Butler win, and has 61 points in his last four games. He scored 18 in the first two games of the season. He has made 13 of 27 3-pt. FG (.481) after missing his first six three-pointers of the season.
• Cunningham scored 18 (7-11 FG) and added eight rebounds in 35 minutes vs. Butler.
• Dayton shot .543 (25-46) in the Virginia game, the highest FG% against UVa. in the last two seasons.
• 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.
• 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 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 remains home to host Detroit Mercy on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
• The Flyers then go on the road for their third game against a ranked team in five games when they play at No. x Auburn on Saturday, Dec. 8.
• After exam week, UD will play Tulsa in the Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Classic on Sunday, Dec. 16. That game is part of a tripleheader at Mohegan Sun Casino.
