Men's Basketball 2/1/2018 11:04:00 AM

@DaytonMBB Opens February At UMass

FLYERS OPEN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT UMASS

Looking to get back in the win column, the University of Dayton Flyers go on the road to face the Massachusetts Minutemen on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
The game will be televised on NBC Sports Boston and Spectrum Sports and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.

SERIES STUFF

Massachusetts leads the all-time series 13-12 and won earlier this year, 62-60, at UD Arena.
The last time the Flyers won at the Mullins Center was on March 8, 2011 in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship.

AMAZING IN THE A-10

Since the 2012-13 season, Dayton has the most conference regular season wins with 71.
VCU is next with 70, followed by St. Bonaventure (62), Richmond (60), Saint Louis (57), George Washington (56) and Saint Joseph's (56).
The Flyers have won the Atlantic 10 regular season title in back-to-back seasons.

#TRENDING

Dayton is 9-1 this year when scoring 71 or more points, 1-10 when scoring 70 or fewer.
In January, Dayton shot .652 on 2-point field goals, third-best in the NCAA during that time.
The Flyers have shot over 60 percent from the field in three of the last six games.
UD is 10-0 in 2017-18 when leading with five minutes left in regulation.
An opponent's bench has out-scored Dayton's bench in nine of the last 10 games.
Dayton is averaging 81.6 points per game and 15.9 made free throws in its victories. In Flyer losses, UD averages 64.1 points and 9.2 free throws made per contest.
Josh Cunningham, a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, leads the Flyers with six double-doubles this season. He is third in the A-10 with 8.7 rebounds per game.
Cunningham leads the A-10 and ranks 10th in the NCAA in field goal percentage (.676).
Cunningham has scored in double figures in 10 straight contests and 13 of the last 14 games.
Darrell Davis has scored in double figures in 10 straight contests.
In A-10 only games, Davis ranks 12th in scoring (16.4 ppg) and is 11th overall (16.5 ppg).
Davis tied Damon Goodwin's record with 36 consecutive free throws from Dec. 16 to Jan. 20.
Davis leads the Atlantic 10 in free throw percentage overall (75 of 86, .874) and in conference play (35 of 37, .947).
Trey Landers has scored in double figures in four of his last six games.
Jalen Crutcher has a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (44 assists, 22 turnovers) in A-10 play.
Crutcher has scored in double figures in six of his last eight games. He reached double figures in points twice in his first 13 contests.
In road games, Crutcher averages 11.8 points per game, while at home he averages 7.7.

UP NEXT

Dayton returns home to host the Duquesne Dukes on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

#0 Josh Cunningham: F; 6' 7"; Redshirt Junior

#1 Darrell Davis: G; 6' 5"; Senior

#3 Trey Landers: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#10 Jalen Crutcher: G; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#0 Josh Cunningham
: 6' 7"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#1 Darrell Davis
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

#3 Trey Landers
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Jalen Crutcher
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: G