When: 4 p.m. Thursday.
What: Consolation round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
TV/Radio: ESPNews/95.7 and 1290 WHIO.
Series: The programs have met only once. On Dec. 28, 1959, Dayton won 36-32 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.
Coaches: Anthony Grant is 105-54 in his sixth season at Dayton. Kevin Keatts is 94-68 in six seasons at N.C. State.
Last game: Dayton lost 43-42 to Wisconsin in the first round Wednesday, and N.C. State lost 80-74 to No. 3 Kansas.
KenPom.com odds: Dayton has an 61% chance of winning. The website predicts a final score of 60-57. Dayton ranks 37th in the Pomeroy ratings after starting the season at No. 24. N.C. State is No. 67.
Dayton beat N.C. State 36-32 in 1959 in Raleigh the last time the programs played. It's also the only meeting. Until tomorrow. Just throwing this out there in case anyone wants to guess that score in the contest tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/nrXfLChuEN
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) November 24, 2022
Probable Dayton starters
Name, Ht., Class, Pos., Points per game
DaRon Holmes II, 6-10, So., F, 12.4
Kobe Elvis, 6-2, R-So., G, 12.2
Toumani Camara, 6-8, Jr., G, 7.0
R.J. Blakney, 6-6, R-So., G, 5.6
Malachi Smith, 6-0, So., G, 3.5
Probable N.C. State starters
Jarkel Joiner, 6-1, Sr., G, 17.0
Casey Morsell, 6-3, Sr., G, 16.0
Terquavion Smith, 6-4, So., G, 19.0
Jack Clark, 6-8, Sr., F, 10.6
Dusan Mahorcic, 6-10, Sr., F, 8.4
About Dayton: Dayton’s scoring total against Wisconsin tied for the 11th-lowest total in school history. It was Dayton’s lowest scoring since a 34-point game against Cincinnati in 2010. The combined total of 85 points tied for the seventh-lowest score in a Dayton game since 1950. ... Dayton will either be 3-3 for the third time Grant’s six seasons after this game or 4-2 for the third time. ... Mustapha Amzil leads the team in 3-point shooting percentage (9 of 22, 40.9). Kobe Elvis has made 7 of 30 3s (23.3) after shooting 36.2% last season. R.J. Blakney has made 2 of 16 3s (12.5) after shooting 35.2% last season.
About N.C. State: Clark was at La Salle the last four years and scored 741 points in three seasons on the court. Dayton recruited him in 2018. ... The Wolfpack were picked to finish 10th out of 15 teams in the ACC preseason poll. ... N.C. State finished 11-21 last season, and its winning percentage has declined four seasons in a row. It has not played in the NCAA tournament since 2018. ... N.C. State opened the season with four victories against teams 198th or worse in the Ken Pomeroy ratings: Austin Peay; Campbell; Florida International; and Elon. ... Morsell scored 21 points against Kansas, and Smith had 19. ... Joiner played against Dayton the last two seasons while at Mississippi and scored 22 points in the two games.
Looking ahead: The winner of this game will play in the fifth-place game at 10 p.m. Friday on ESPN2. The loser will play at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the seventh-place game.
The possible opponents are Brigham Young (3-2), which lost 82-76 to USC (4-1) in the first round, and Butler (3-2), which lost 71-45 to Tennessee (3-1).
Other Thursday games: In the semifinals, Kansas plays Wisconsin at 11 a.m. on ESPN, and USC plays Tennessee at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2. In the consolation bracket, BYU plays Butler at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN3.
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