DAYTON -- The University of Dayton Flyers will play their second consecutive SEC opponent Saturday when the Flyers return to UD Arena to face Ole Miss.  Game time is 2:30 p.m. ET.  

Dayton is 3-1, after a come-from-behind 85-82 double overtime win over Mississippi State Saturday in Atlanta.  Jalen Crutcher led UD with 23 points, making four free throws in the finals 15.8 seconds.  Ibi Watson was right behind with 21 points and five assists.  Watson made UD's last two buckets, a three-pointer to tie and a degree-of-difficultly floater to make it a three-point game.  Chase Johnson (6-8 FG) and Rodney Chatman (6-9 FG) each had 15 points.  

The game will carried by WHIO Radio, televised on the NBC Sports Network and streamed at nbcsports.com/live.  Streaming audio, video and stats will be available at DaytonFlyers.com.

#TRENDING 
• Moving into a more visibly primary role this year, Jalen Crutcher is getting the kind of attention from the media during the preseason that he will no doubt get from opponents during the season.  He is on the Naismith, Wooden NABC and Bob Cousy Award Watch Lists. 
• Crutcher, a four-year starter, was ranked the 12th-best player in the country by ESPN, 16th in CBSSports.com's top college basketball players.  The Athletic rated him sixth among its top 20 guards in the country.  He was also named Second Team Preseason All-America by Stadium.  
• Keep in mind that Crutcher was UD's co-MVP last season, sharing the honor with the national player of the year and an NBA lottery pick, as well as his roommate and best friend, Obi Toppin.
• Crutcher needs five assists to become the first Flyer with 1,200 points, 500 assists and 200 three-pointers.
• He has lived up to his nickname of "Clutcher" in all three of Dayton's wins, scoring UD's final points in the last seconds at the line to clinch the victories.    
• Rodney Chatman is the only returnee who started every game last season.  An elite defender, he held several of the best guards UD faced last year well under their average, including NBA top draft pick Anthony Edwards, Saint Mary's Jordan Ford and Rhode Island's Fatts Russell.  He had a career-high four steals in the EIU win and two blocked shots vs. SMU.
• Ibi Watson has led all scorers in all three Flyer home games this season.  The Michigan transfer had is fifth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (19.8) and first in minutes (40.8) 
• Chase Johnson's 153 minutes played this year are more than he played in 14 games over parts of three seasons at Florida and Dayton (134).  He had his first career double-double (16 & 10) in the NKU win.  He leads the A-10 in FG% (.706, 24-34) and is third in 3-pt. FG% (.714, 5-7).
• Jordy Tshimanga was +16 in +/-vs. EIU, with 10 points and eight rebounds, and was +8 against SMU, with eight points, 12 rebounds and three steals. 
• Freshman R.J. Blakney has played 50 minutes in the last two games, filling the stat sheet with nine points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals, with zero turnovers.
• Coach Anthony Grant was the consensus national coach of the year in 2019-20, the first UD basketball coach to earn that honor. He received his Naismith Trophy while in Atlanta Friday.

UP NEXT 
• The Flyers hope to play one more non-conference game next week.  After that, moves into Atlantic 10 Conference play, hosting La Salle at the Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET.