Dayton Daily News

TODAY’S GAME: WESTERN MICHIGAN AT DAYTON

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7 p.m., ESPN+/AM 1290, News 95.7 WHIO, UD Arena ■ RECORDS: Western Michigan (5-5); Dayton (5-5)

■ SERIES HISTORY: Dayton leads 1-0. The Flyers won 85-80 on Feb. 12, 1972, at UD Arena. Donald Smith led the Flyers with 23 points in that game.

■ Anthony Grant is 19-22 in his second season at Dayton. Steve Hawkins is 275-224 in 16 seasons at Western Michigan.

■ Dayton lost 72-67 to Tulsa on Sunday. Western Michigan lost 70-62 at Michigan. stretch since January 2014 when they started 1-5 in Atlantic 10 play . ... Forward Obi Toppin ranks fifth in the nation in field-goal percentage (69.7, 53 of 76).

... Landers leads the team in rebounding average (7.4). ... Dayton and Western Michigan have one common opponent: Detroit Mercy. Dayton beat the Titans 98-59. Western Michigan beat them 89-76 . ... Dayton’s strength of schedule ranks 52nd in the country . ... Dayton ranks 316th in the country in average possession length (18.8 seconds). The national average is 17.1.

■ The Broncos finished 17-15 last season. Their last NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2014 . ... Dugan ranks 21st in the country with 9.9 rebounds per game . ... Western Michigan ranks last in the Mid-American Conference in turnover margin (minus-5.0). The Broncos rank 42nd in the country in free-throw attempts. They average 25.3 attempts . ... Dugan had 32 points and 22 rebounds against Detroit Mercy . ... Printy is the team’s top 3-point shooter (20 of 48, 41.7 percent) . ... The Broncos are 0-3 against teams ranked in the top 100 of the Pomeroy ratings, losing 90-64 to No. 59 Mississipp­i, 78-52 to Cincinnati and also to No. 4 Michigan. Dayton ranks 86th. Dayton is 1-4 against top-100 teams

■ Dayton plays Presbyteri­an at 2 p.m. Saturday at UD Arena.

— DAVID JABLONSKI

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