Shulga and the VCU Rams take on conference foe Dayton

VCU Rams (18-5, 8-2 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (16-7, 6-4 A-10)

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

BOTTOM LINE: Max Shulga and VCU take on Enoch Cheeks and Dayton on Friday.

The Flyers have gone 13-1 in home games. Dayton has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Rams are 8-2 against A-10 opponents. VCU averages 78.6 points and has outscored opponents by 15.9 points per game.

Dayton averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game, 2.3 more made shots than the 5.7 per game VCU gives up. VCU has shot at a 45.0% rate from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 43.7% shooting opponents of Dayton have averaged.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Malachi Smith is averaging 10.1 points and 5.7 assists for the Flyers. Nate Santos is averaging 15.1 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 43.7% over the last 10 games.

Joseph Bamisile is shooting 48.1% and averaging 16.2 points for the Rams. Shulga is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 6-4, averaging 71.2 points, 28.9 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points per game.

Rams: 8-2, averaging 79.9 points, 35.2 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points.

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