Dayton Daily News

DAYTON VS. ST. BONAVENTUR­E GAME PREVIEW

- - David Jablonski, Staff Writer

Who: Dayton (12-8, 8-7) at St. Bonaventur­e (13-3, 11-3)

Where: Reilly Center; Olean, N.Y.

When: 5 p.m. Monday.

TV: ESPNU/1290 and 95.7 WHIO. Series: Dayton leads 26-10. UD has won five straight games in the series and five straight games at the Reilly Center. Last season, Dayton beat the Bonnies 86-60 at UD Arena. In their last trip to Olean, the Flyers won 89-86 in double overtime in 2019.

Last game: Dayton lost 97-84 to Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday in Philadelph­ia. St. Bonaventur­e beat George Washington 88-41 on Friday.

Coaches: Anthony Grant is 76-39 in four seasons at Dayton. Mark Schmidt is 242183 in 14 seasons at St. Bonaventur­e.

About Dayton: KenPom.com gives Dayton a 24 percent chance of winning and predicts a 70-62 score . ... With a loss, Dayton would fail to finish with a winning record in A-10 play for the second time in four seasons and the 11th time in 26 seasons. It was 8-10 in 2018. This would be its fourth 8-8 record. It finished 8-8 three times during Brian Gregory’s eight seasons as coach.

About St. Bonaventur­e: The Bonnies didn’t start the season until Dec. 15 because of COVID-19 issues and beat Akron and Hofstra in their only nonconfere­nce games . ... Adaway is a transfer from Miami University. He sat out last season after making 46 starts in two seasons with the RedHawks . ... The Bonnies recorded the most lopsided victory over an A-10 program in school history by beating George Washington by 47 points in their last game. It was their second-largest margin of victory over any Division I program.

Looking ahead: The Atlantic 10 Conference tournament starts Wednesday in Richmond, Va., with Dayton most likely opening play in the second round on Thursday.

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