DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's basketball team welcomes Florida State to UD Arena, the Epicenter of College Basketball, for the first time since 1981 in an important non-conference showdown on Tuesday night.
Tuesday night's game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and tip at 7 p.m.
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The Flyers (8-3) got back on the right track with a rout of North Florida on Saturday night, defeating the Osprey 84-61. Florida State (5-5) fell to former Atlantic 10 member Massachusetts, 103-95, as part of the Orange Bowl Classic.
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Junior
De'Shayne Montgomery led UD 23-point output against UNF, shooting 9-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-4 from three. Sophomore
Amaël L'Etang registered his second double-double of the season, scoring 14 points and pulling down a career-best 14 rebounds.
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UD is wearing the classic edition of its Chapel Blue jerseys on Tuesday night. The color has been used periodically throughout the Flyers' history, and is officially named after the dome of the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in the heart of the University's campus.
