Vanderbilt squares off against Dayton in NIT matchup

Dayton Flyers (24-10, 14-4 A-10) at Vanderbilt Commodores (18-16, 7-11 SEC)

Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Dayton Flyers play in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Commodores are 7-11 against SEC opponents. Vanderbilt is 9-6 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Flyers’ record in A-10 action is 14-4. Dayton averages 69.3 points while outscoring opponents by 8.3 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Scotty Pippen Jr. is scoring 19.9 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Commodores. Jordan Wright is averaging 9.2 points and 4.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Vanderbilt.

Daron Holmes is shooting 64.3% and averaging 12.6 points for the Flyers. Koby Brea is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Dayton.

LAST 10 GAMES: Commodores: 5-5, averaging 79.1 points, 32.3 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.

Flyers: 8-2, averaging 72.1 points, 33.9 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 3.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 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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