Dayton Daily News

TODAY’S GAME PREVIEW: DAYTON VS. TULSA

- PROBABLE STARTERS DAYTON HT. YR. POS. PPG

3:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., CBS Sports Network/AM 1290, News 95.7 WHIO

■ RECORDS: Dayton (5-4) vs. Tulsa (8-3)

■ SERIES HISTORY: Tulsa leads 2-0. Tulsa won 63-60 on Nov. 22, 1985, at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati and 84-71 in the first round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash.

■ COACHES: Anthony Grant is 19-21 in his second season at Dayton. Tulsa’s Frank Haith is 85-55 in his fifth season.

■ PREVIOUS GAME: Dayton lost 82-72 at No. 8 Auburn on Dec. 8. Tulsa beat New Orleans 70-60 on Thursday. chance of winning this game, according to KenPom, which predicts a score of 71-68 . ... Dayton is 2-5 on neutral courts in the past two seasons . ... Obi Toppin leads Dayton reserves with 12.1 points per game . ... Mikesell has made 8 of 16 3-pointers in the past three games after making 1 of 5 in the three games at the Battle 4 Atlantis . ... Cunningham has 915 career points, including 655 in three seasons at Dayton. At his current pace, he will hit the 1,000-point mark Jan. 9 against George Washington.

■ ABOUT TULSA: Scott played his freshman season at Charlotte. Tulsa also has Saint Louis transfer Zeke Moore and other transfers from UTEP and Nebraska on its roster . ... Tulsa ranks 250th in the country in 3-point percentage (31.5). Dayton ranks 155th (34.7). Tulsa ranks 72nd in the country in 2-point percentage (54.7). Dayton ranks 18th (57.5) . ... Six of Tulsa’s victories are against teams ranked below 200 in the Pomeroy rankings. Dayton has four victories against teams ranked below 190.

■ OTHER GAMES: In the first game of the Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase, Rhode Island (4-3) plays West Virginia (6-3) at 1 p.m. Quinnipiac (4-4) plays Drexel (5-5) at 6 p.m.

■ LOOKING AHEAD: Dayton plays Western Michigan at 7 p.m. Wednesday at UD Arena and plays Presbyteri­an at 2 p.m. Dec. 22 at UD Arena.

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