The No. 17 Flyers go for their ninth straight victory and attempt to increase their lead atop the Atlantic 10 standings Friday at risky Rhode Island, where they have lost six in a row.
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Davis finished with eight points, while Dyshawn Pierre led the Flyers with 17 points and nine rebounds.
Dayton-Rhode Island Preview While a trip to Dayton continues to be an unpleasant journey for Atlantic 10 teams, it’s been a long time since the Flyers enjoyed visiting Rhode Island. They closed the game on a 19-5 run sparked by defense, forcing the Dukes into six missed shots and four turnovers over the final 5:50. “We showed the ability to dig down on a bad night”. The Flyers are allowing 61.3 points and 38.9 percent in conference play, the A-10’s best marks. They have dealt with not only the loss of nearly a guaranteed all-conference star in E.C. Matthews, but have been missing their tallest player in Kuran Iverson for several games until he was cleared to play Friday.
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The Rhode Island Rams come into this game with a 14-10 record and are now 7th in the A-10. Rhody is 5-5 over its last 10 games after suffering through multiple injuries, but have won two straight. The Flyers are 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 games overall. 500 in conference play. Through 24 games this season the leading scorer for the Rams has been Jarvis Garrett who is averaging 13.3 points per game and 4.3 assists with 4.0 rebounds. Garrett, who makes 44.6 percent from 3-point range, has scored 45 combined over the last two contests while Terrell is averaging 22.2 over his past five outings while making 40-of-78 from the field in that span. Senior Four McGlynn joins them on the perimeter and put up 25 points against George Mason on Tuesday, making 6-of-11 from behind the arc.
