Where: United Center, Chicago
What: Chicago Legends doubleheader
TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network; 1290 and 95.7 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Obi Toppin, 6-9, R-So., F, 20.1
Jalen Crutcher, 6-1, Jr., G, 12.5
Trey Landers, 6-5, Sr., G, 10.2
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, R-Sr., F, 10.9
Rodney Chatman, 6-1, R-Jr., G, 8.5
Probable Colorado starters
Tyler Bey, 6-7, Jr., G/F, 12.6
D’Shawn Schwartz, 6-7, Jr., G/F, 10.4
Evan Battey, 6-8, So., F, 9.7
McKinley Wright, 6-0, Jr., G, 11.3
Eli Parquet, 6-3, So., G, 2.0
Last game: Dayton beat North Texas 71-58 on Tuesday. Colorado State beat Prairie View 83-64 on Thursday.
Series history: Colorado leads 3-1. Colorado beat Dayton 78-73 in the first round of the NIT last season. Dayton lost 67-57 on Nov. 15, 2012, at the Charleston Classic. Colorado beat Dayton 77-59 at the CU Events Center on Jan. 10, 1987, when Dayton coach Anthony Grant was a senior at UD. The Flyers won the first meeting 67-66 on Jan. 8, 1986, at UD Arena.
Coaches: Anthony Grant is 44-30 in his third season at Dayton. Colorado coach Tad Boyle is 198-125 in 10 seasons.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews
About Dayton: Dayton has a 65 percent chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com, which predicts a 73-69 score. … Four Flyers are shooting better than 40 percent from 3-point range: Jhery Matos (7 of 14, 50 percent); Ibi Watson (21 of 47, 44.7); Obi Toppin (12 of 29, 41.4); and Trey Landers (7 of 17, 41.2). … Crutcher averages 32.1 minutes per game. He averaged 36.5 last season. … Opponents are shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range against Dayton. The Flyers rank 317th in the country in 3-point defense. They have faced three teams that rank in the top 15 in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage.
About Colorado: The Buffaloes played two games in China in November, beating Tsinghua University 109-42 and Arizona State 81-72. … Colorado was picked to finish second behind Oregon in the Pac-12 preseason poll. It was the highest it has ever ranked in the preseason poll. Bey and Wright were named to the first team. … Colorado ranks 297th in the country in 2-point field-goal percentage (44.9) and 110th in 3-point percentage (34.8).
Other game: Cincinnati plays Iowa at 9 p.m. in the second game of the doubleheader.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays Grambling State (6-6) at 7 p.m. Monday at UD Arena.
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