DAYTON VS. SAINT JOSEPH’S: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY’S GAME

■ Who: Dayton (12-7, 8-6) at Saint Joseph’s (2-14, 1-9)

■ Where: Hagan Arena, Philadelphia.

■ When: 6 p.m. today

■ TV: ESPN+/1290 and 95.7 WHIO

■ Series: Dayton leads 23-19. The Flyers won the last matchup 80-67 on Jan. 20, 2020, ending a nine-game losing streak at Hagan Arena.

■ Dayton beat Saint Louis 76-53 on Friday. Saint Joseph’s beat La Salle 91-82 in overtime on Saturday at Hagan Arena.

■ Coaches: Anthony Grant is 76-38 in four seasons at Dayton. Billy Lange is

8-40 in two seasons at Saint Joseph’s.

Last game:

Probable Dayton starters

Name Ht. Class Pos. Jalen Crutcher 6-1 Sr.

Ibi Watson 6-5 R-Sr.

Rodney Chatman 6-1 R-Sr. JordyTshimanga 6-11 R-Sr.

Zimi Nwokeji 6-7 R-Fr. Probable Saint Joseph’s starters Ryan Daly 6-5 Sr. G Taylor Funk 6-8 Jr. F Jordan Hall 6-7 Fr. G/F Dahmir Bishop 6-5 So. G Cameron Brown 6-5 So.G, 7.2

■ About Dayton: KenPom.com gives Dayton a 79% chance of winning this game and predicts a 76-67 score . ... 18.9 15.7 9.5 6.8 5.7

19.3 16.4 9.3 7.9

Crutcher moved into 18th place in school history in scoring on Friday (1,529 points), passing Keith Waleskowski (1,515) and Ryan Perryman (1,524). Crutcher also moved into second in Dayton history in assists (563), passing David Morris (562). ... Crutcher has struggled from 3-point range in the last six games, making 8 of 37 (21.6%). His season percentage has fallen from 45.1 to 37.0.

■ About Saint Joseph’s: Hall was named the A-10 rookie of the week Monday after recording the fourth triple-double in school history on Saturday: 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 22 points . ... Saint Joseph’s ranks 259th in the NCAA Evaluation

Tool. It’s the lowest-ranked A-10 team. Dayton ranks 79th. It’s the sixth-ranked A-10 team . ... Daly had 22 points and 11 rebounds against Dayton last season.

■ Looking ahead: Dayton plays at Saint Bonaventure (11-3, 9-3) on Monday. The game time has not been announced. It will be televised on one of the ESPN networks. The game was originally scheduled to take place Sunday. It will be Dayton’s last regular-season game. The Atlantic 10 Conference tournament starts March 3 in Richmond, Virginia with Dayton most likely opening play in the second round March 4.