PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Dayton Flyers stay on the road, visiting Hawk Hill to face Saint Joseph's in Atlantic 10 Conference action Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Dayton is 12-2, with both losses in overtime to Top 25-caliber teams -- Kansas in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational final and Colorado in a buzzer-beater last Saturday at the Chicago Legends. The Flyers are 20th in the Associated Press poll and the 18th USA Today Coaches poll. UD won its A-10 opener Thursday 84-58 at La Salle.
The game will be carried by WHIO Radio and streamed on at CBSSports.com. Streaming audio, video and stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.
THE TRANSFORMED UD ARENA
The University of Dayton has completed a three-year, $76.2 million transformation project of UD Arena in time for the Arena's 50th anniversary season. The project transformed the 50-year-old facility into a state-of-the-art venue. The upgrade, the largest construction project in University history, modernizes the Arena without losing the "soul of the bowl" – the atmosphere that has made UD Arena one of the best places to watch college basketball.
#TRENDING
• UD began A-10 action with an 84-58 win at La Salle. The Flyers scored 84 points, but no player took more than 10 shots in the game. Five reached double figures, and seven had at least seven points.
Obi Toppin led with 20 points (7-9 FG, 5-5 FT) in 27 minutes of play.
Jalen Crutcher had 15 (6-6 FT) with four assists.
Ryan Mikesell had 11 points (5-6 FG),
Trey Landers had 10 with eight rebounds and six assists.
Ibi Watson also had 10 off the bench.
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Obi Toppin is on three national player of the year watch lists -- the USBWA's Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch Lis, the James Naismith Trophy and Lute Olson Award. The Preseason First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection is also on the Karl Malone Award Watch List, which goes to the top power forward. Jay Bilas listed him as his top breakout candidate this year.
• Toppin had his 100th career dunk during the Virginia Tech game in Maui, which was just his 20th start and 38th career game. He now has 130.
• UD was ranked as high as 13th earlier this year, its best since December, 1967, when the Flyers were ranked sixth.
• Dayton has been ranked in the Top 20 for five consecutive weeks for the first time since the last eight weeks of the 1957-58 season. WHIO's Bucky Bockhorn was the leader on that team.
• All nine Dayton home games left on the schedule are sellouts. That streak alone would break the previous Arena record for cap crowds in a season (8), but with five previous sold-out games, the record will be 14. UD is also projected to average a record 13,363 fans a game.
• UD is first nationally in FG% (.531, 433-815) and second in assists (19.8).
• Seven different Flyers have scored in double figures this season. Five have led UD in scoring.
UP NEXT
• UD is home on Jan. 11 vs. UMass at 12:30 p.m. ET. That is UD's annual Hall of Fame Game.
