Getty Obi Toppin and the Dayton Flyers take on the La Salle Explorers Thursday. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
The No. 20 ranked Dayton Flyers (11-2) will kick off Atlantic Conference play Thursday night when they visit the La Salle Explorers (9-3) at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia.
The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on CBS Sports Network. If you don’t have cable or don’t have that channel, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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CBS Sports Network is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
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If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
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Dayton vs La Salle Preview
The Flyers have gotten off to a great start this season. Dayton has been shooting lights out, and they boast the best field goal percentage in the nation, making 63.1% of their shots from the floor. Obi Toppin leads the Flyers in scoring, averaging 19.8 points a game, and he is one of five Dayton players averaging in double figures.
Junior guard Jalen Crutcher is averaging 12.9 points, and he leads the team in assists with 5.1 per game, while Ibi Watson (11.3 points), Trey Landers (10.1 points), and Ryan Mikesell (10) are all averaging over 10 points per contest. Dayton is also shooting well from beyond the arc, hitting 39% of their three-points shots so far this year.
The Flyers have won two straight after losing a tight game to Colorado, 78-76. Dayton’s other loss on the season came at the hands of the formidable Kansas Jayhawks on November 27.
The Explorers haven’t lost since December 1, when they lost to a then 10th ranked Villanova, 83-72. La Salle started the season slow, going 1-2 in their first three games, but they have come on lately and are riding a bit of a hot streak entering this game. The Explorers’ other two losses came to two unranked teams: Penn and Temple.
Senior guard Isiah Deas leads La Salle in scoring, averaging 11.8 points per game. Guard David Beatty is the only other player to hit double digits for the Explores, scoring 10 points per contest. La Salle’s aren’t as explosive as the Flyers, and they aren’t shooting near as well as Dayton entering this one. The Explorers are hitting just 43.1% of their shots from the field, while making 35.5% of their three-point shots.
La Salle could hold an advantage with their defense of three-point shots, however. Opposing teams are making just 27.1% of their long range shots against the Explorers, so that could be something to watch in this one.
La Salle is 5-1 at home so far this year.