Where: Siegel Center, Richmond, Va.
TV/Radio: ESPN2; 95.7 FM, AM 1290 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Scoochie Smith, 6-2, Sr., G, 13.9
Darrell Davis, 6-5, Jr., G, 5.3
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, So., F, 7.1
Kendall Pollard, 6-6, Sr., F, 12.0
Charles Cooke, 6-5, Sr., G, 17.8
Probable VCU starters
JeQuan Lewis, 6-1, Sr., G, 14.9
Justin Tillman, 6-7, Jr., F, 11.6
Jonathan Williams, 6-1, Jr., G, 8.8
Mo-Alie Cox, 6-7, Sr., F, 9.8
Jordan Burgess, 6-5, Sr., G, 5.5
Series history: VCU leads 6-3. Dayton won 68-67 in overtime on March 5, 2016, at UD Arena. Dayton won the last matchup at the Siegel Center, 59-55 on Feb. 28, 2015.
Coaches: Dayton's Archie Miller is 130-59 in his sixth season. Will Wade is 40-16 in his second season at VCU.
About Dayton: The Flyers have won three games in a row and eight of their last nine. … Kendall Pollard has 962 career points. … KenPom.com gives Dayton a 42 percent chance of winning this game and predicts a 70-68 score. … Sophomore forward Xeyrius Williams is the top scorer off the bench (7.5). He's UD's most accurate 3-point shooter (20 of 48, 41.7). … The Flyers topped 80 percent from the free-throw line in back-to-back games for the first time this season in their last two games. They're shooting 67.5 percent. Last season, they shot 66.8. Among players who have shot at least 20 free throws, Darrell Davis is the most accurate (21 of 28, 75 percent). … Smith led the Flyers with 29 points against VCU last season.
About VCU: The Rams broke a two-game losing streak with a 90-52 victory at La Salle on Sunday. It was VCU's largest margin of victory in a conference game since it joined the A-10. … VCU expects its 94th straight sellout Friday. It's billing the game as a blackout and urging fans to wear black. … Freshman guard Samir Doughty (8.4 points per game) is the top scorer off the bench. … Lewis is the team's top 3-point shooter (53 of 131, 40.5). … VCU returns three starters from last year's game vs. Dayton: Cox, Lewis and Williams. Cox had 12 points in that game. … Cox and Burgess are fifth-year seniors.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays at Fordham at 9 p.m. Tuesday in New York City. CBS Sports Network will televise the game. UD returns home at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4 against Duquesne (NBC Sports Network).
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