Dayton Flyers play the UMass Minutemen on 4-game win streak

Published Feb. 23, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

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UMass Minutemen (12-13, 5-8 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (19-8, 11-3 A-10)

Dayton, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Dayton -12; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: Dayton heads into a matchup with UMass as winners of four games in a row.

The Flyers have gone 11-4 in home games. Dayton ranks eighth in the A-10 with 13.8 assists per game led by Malachi Smith averaging 5.1.

The Minutemen are 5-8 in A-10 play. UMass leads the A-10 shooting 39.1% from deep. Cairo McCrory leads the Minutemen shooting 100.0% from 3-point range.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Smith is averaging 9.1 points, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Flyers. Daron Holmes is averaging 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks over the last 10 games for Dayton.

Noah Fernandes is shooting 42.3% and averaging 14.5 points for the Minutemen. Rich Kelly is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UMass.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 8-2, averaging 67.3 points, 32.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.9 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.3 points per game.

Minutemen: 5-5, averaging 72.3 points, 30.8 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 points.

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