Atlantic 10 foes will lock horns when the Dayton Flyers (12-3) face off against the Davidson Wildcats (10-4) at University of Dayton Arena. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and can be seen on CCS.
The Flyers are hoping to rebound after their 61-57 loss to La Salle on Saturday. Charles Cooke was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off an 81-75 win against George Mason on Saturday. Jack Gibbs was the game’s top scorer, registering 26 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
Over the last five games, Cooke has taken his game to another level for the Flyers, averaging 19.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 3.2 three-pointers.
Notes
The Davidson Wildcats rank 76th for their offensive rating of 111.1. The Dayton Flyers have a defensive rating of 95.9 (ranked 55th).
The Davidson Wildcats average a field goal percentage of 44.2% this season. The Dayton Flyers have a winning 2-1 record in games where opponents have a FG% of 44.2% or greater.
The Dayton Flyers rank higher based on their field goal percentage (83rd) than their effective field goal percentage (89th). The Davidson Wildcats rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (92nd) than their field goal percentage (173rd).
Dayton ranks 80th in assists, recording 15.3 per game. Davidson ranks 56th with 16.1 assists per game.
Dayton, the 63rd-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.8 per game. Davidson does worse, ranked 218th with 3.1.
On average, Dayton makes 6.3 steals per game. Davidson has a winning 6-3 record when it gives up at least 6 steals.
