Dayton Daily News

DAYTON AT DUQUESNE GAME PREVIEW

- — David Jablonski, Staff Writer

Who: Duquesne (18-7, 8-5) at No. 5 Dayton (24-2, 13-0)

When: 2 p.m. today

Where: UD Arena

TV/Radio: Fox Sports Ohio; 1290 and 95.7 WHIO

Last game: Dayton won 66-61 at Virginia Commonweal­th on Tuesday. Duquesne lost 70-67 at home to George Washington on Wednesday.

Series history: Dayton leads 56-24. The Flyers have won seven of the last eight games. Dayton won the first matchup this season 73-69 on Jan. 29 in Pittsburgh. Dayton beat Duquesne 68-64 last season at UD Arena.

Coaches: Anthony Grant is 59-31 in his third season at Dayton. Keith Dambrot is 53-36 in his third season at Duquesne.

About Dayton: Dayton has a 91% chance of winning this game, according to KenPom.com, which predicts a 79-64 score . ... Dayton’s record is its best through 26 games in its history. The 1957-58 team has the second-best mark (23-3). That was also the last Dayton team to win at least 15 games in a row in one season. It won 16 straight. Dayton, which has not lost since Dec. 21, can match that with a victory . ... Dayton is the first to start 13-0 in the A-10 since Rhode Island in 2017-18. The last team to start 14-0 was George Washington, which finished the conference schedule 16-0 in 2006.

About Duquesne: The Dukes seek their first road victory against a ranked team since Feb. 27, 2014, when they beat No. 10 Saint Louis. They have never beaten a top-five team on the road. Their last victory against a top-five team in Pittsburgh came against No. 4 Providence in 1966. Dambrot is 0-18 in his career against ranked teams. All but two of those games were played on the road or on a neutral court . ... Duquesne leads the A-10 with 5.8 blocks per game, and it ranks fifth in the country in block percentage (16.1).

... The top scorer off the bench is guard Tavian Dunn-Martin, who averages 10.0 points and leads the team with 59 made 3-pointers.

Looking ahead: Dayton plays at George Mason (14-12, 3-10) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio.

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