Where: Ryan Center, Kingston, R.I.
TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network; 1290 and 95.7 WHIO
Probable Dayton starters
Obi Toppin, 6-9, R-So., F, 19.8
Jalen Crutcher, 6-1, Jr., G, 14.8
Trey Landers, 6-5, Sr., G, 10.7
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, R-Sr., F, 8.7
Rodney Chatman, 6-1, R-Jr., G, 7.9
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Probable Rhode Island starters
Fatts Russell, 5-10, Jr., G, 18.9
Jeff Dowtin, 6-3, Sr., G, 14.2
Tyrese Martin, 6-6, So., G, 13.9
Cyril Langevine, 6-8, Sr., F, 9.7
Jermaine Harris, 6-8, So., F, 3.9
Last game: Dayton beat Davidson 82-67 on Saturday at UD Arena. Rhode Island lost 72-62 at home to Saint Louis on Sunday.
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Series history: Dayton leads 19-17. The Flyers won 81-67 on Feb. 11 at UD Arena. The teams split two games last season. Dayton won 77-48 at Rhode Island on Feb. 2. Rhode Island won 72-70 at Dayton on March 1.
Coaches: Anthony Grant is 62-31 in his third season at Dayton. David Cox is 38-23 in his second season at Rhode Island.
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About Dayton: Dayton has an 66 percent chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com, which predicts a 76-71 score. … Dayton has won 18 games in a row. It has one longer winning streak in its history, not counting streaks that carried over from one season to the next. In 1952, it won 20 straight games from January to March. … Dayton is the first team to start 16-0 in the A-10 since George Washington, which finished the conference schedule with a perfect 16-0 mark in 2006. Dayton has won three of its last 10 A-10 road finales. It has won eight of its last 10 final home games in the regular season.
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About Rhode Island: Rhode Island ranks 51st in the NCAA Evaluation Tool. Dayton is third. This is a Quadrant 1 game for Dayton because it's a road game against a top-75 team. … The Rams rank 277th in the country in effective field-goal percentage (47.3). Dayton ranks first (59.7). … Russell set a Rhode Island single-game record with eight steals against Saint Louis. He ranks second in the nation with 3.0 per game. … This will be Senior Night for Rhode Island. It will honor Dowtin, Langevine and two walk-ons: Eric Dadika and Jordan Green.
Looking ahead: Dayton plays George Washington at 7 p.m. Saturday at UD Arena.
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