Dayton takes on La Salle after Holmes' 34-point performance

Published Feb. 27, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

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La Salle Explorers (13-16, 7-9 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (19-10, 11-5 A-10)

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

BOTTOM LINE: Dayton hosts the La Salle Explorers after Daron Holmes scored 34 points in Dayton's 74-69 loss to the George Mason Patriots.

The Flyers have gone 13-2 in home games. Dayton is third in the A-10 with 32.9 points per game in the paint led by Holmes averaging 12.6.

The Explorers are 7-9 against A-10 opponents. La Salle ranks third in the A-10 with 9.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Fousseyni Drame averaging 2.2.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Sharavjamts is averaging 5.9 points for the Flyers. Holmes is averaging 19.4 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 61.2% over the last 10 games for Dayton.

Khalil Brantley is averaging 13.9 points and 4.1 assists for the Explorers. Josh Nickelberry is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for La Salle.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 6-4, averaging 70.7 points, 30.3 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game.

Explorers: 5-5, averaging 73.0 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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