Where: UD Arena
TV/Radio: Spectrum News One/AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO
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Probable Dayton starters
Josh Cunningham, 6-8, R-Sr., 14.3
Obi Toppin, 6-9, R-Fr., F, 13.9
Jalen Crutcher, 6-1, So., G, 13.1
Jordan Davis, 6-2, So., G, 10.3
Ryan Mikesell, 6-7, R-Jr., F, 9.6
Probable La Salle starters
Saul Phiri, 6-4, Jr., G, 11.8
Isiah Deas, 6-6, Jr., G, 12.4
Traci Carter, 6-1, R-Jr., G, 6.4
David Beatty, 6-2, So., G, 7,7
Ed Croswell, 6-8, Fr., F, 4.8
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Series history: Dayton leads 28-16. La Salle won 71-53 last season at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia. La Salle has lost 13 straight games to the Flyers at UD Arena. The Explorers' last win in Dayton came on Feb. 27, 1999.
Coaches: Anthony Grant is 33-27 in his second season at Dayton. Ashley Howard is 9-19 in his first season at La Salle. Howard was hired in April after serving as an assistant coach at Villanova the last five seasons.
Last game: Dayton lost 72-70 at home to Rhode Island on Friday. La Salle lost 72-62 at Saint Joseph's on Saturday.
About Dayton: Dayton has an 89 percent chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com , which predicts a 77-63 score. … Dayton ranks 62nd in the Pomeroy ratings and 73rd in the NCAA Evaluation Tool. La Salle ranks 217th and 206th, respectively. … Toppin was named A-10 Rookie of the Week for the sixth time Monday. He ranks fourth in the country in field-goal percentage (67.9) and has dunked a school-record 73 times this season. If his scoring average holds up, he would tie Johnny Davis for the highest average by a freshman in school history.
About La Salle: Starting point guard Pookie Powell, who leads the team with 16.2 points per game, has missed the last two games with a lower body injury. His status has been listed as day to day. … Freshman guard Jack Clark, a player Dayton recruited, averaged 10.6 points in 10 games after debuting in December but hasn't played since Jan. 16 because of a "lower body injury." … The Explorers rank 17th in the country in free-throw percentage (76.6) but 325th in 2-point field-goal percentage (45.6). Dayton ranks 256th in free-throw percentage (68.6) and third in 2-point percentage (59.5).
Looking ahead: Dayton plays at Duquesne at 7 p.m. Saturday at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. TV: ESPN+.
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