Where: Ryan Center
Radio: WHIO-AM (1290), WHIO-FM (95.7)
TV: WHIO (Channel 7)
Series: UD leads 12-9
Probable starters
| Dayton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Avg. |
| C. Wright | F | Sr. | 6-8 | 13.7 |
| C. Johnson | F | Jr. | 6-6 | 12.3 |
| J. Benson | F | So. | 6-9 | 5.3 |
| P. Williams | G | Jr. | 6-4 | 8.6 |
| J. Staten | G | Fr. | 6-0 | 8.4 |
| Rhode Island | ||||
| Player | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Avg. |
| D. James | F | Sr. | 6-8 | 18.0 |
| N. Malesevic | F | So. | 6-7 | 10.6 |
| W. Martell | C | Sr. | 7-0 | 7.0 |
| A. Richmond | G | So. | 6-1 | 9.8 |
| M. Jones | G | Sr. | 6-1 | 10.9 |
About the Flyers
UD won the NIT title last season by beating North Carolina, which knocked off Rhode Island in the semifinals in overtime. ... The Flyers, who were victorious at La Salle on Saturday, have not won back-to-back A-10 road games since beating Duquesne and George Washington two years ago. ... They lead the A-10 in rebound margin at plus-4.5 per game. ... In their 17 wins, the Flyers have trailed at halftime in eight of them. ... Chris Wright has 1,455 career points and needs 28 to pass hall-of-famer Jack Zimmerman for 19th on the all-time UD list. ... In his last six games, Josh Benson has averaged 9.3 points per game while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor.
About the Rams
Rhode Island, which beat Richmond on the road and has a win over Boston College, is staging a Pink-Out for the game. ... Delroy James is fifth in the league in scoring and eighth in rebounding (7.6). … Backup point guard Daniel West, who had missed the last two games because of academic problems, withdrew from school last week, leaving Marquis Jones as the only scholarship point guard on the roster. Walk-on Anthony Baskerville has become the backup, but Jones has played 38 and 39 minutes the last two games. ... The Rams have been getting outrebounded by 3.0 boards per game.
FYI
UD backup guard Josh Parker practiced Tuesday after sitting out Monday with a flu-like illness and should be ready to play. He’s tied for third on the team in scoring (8.6).
Quote
“They’re a very good basketball team. They can score points. Chris Wright and Chris Johnson are playing extremely well, but they’ve got a lot of pieces. They’re very physical, very aggressive and can really rebound the basketball.”
— Rhode Island coach Jim Baron on UD.
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