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Atlantic 10 Tournament, Dayton Vs. Virginia Commonwealth (March 8, 2018): Game Time Start, TV Channel Info

The Dayton Flyers men’s basketball team earned the No. 9 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament and will face No. 8 seed Virginia Commonwealth in the second round at noon Thursday.

Dayton vs. VCU A-10 men’s basketball preview

The matchup will take place at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The winner will play top seed Rhode Island in the quarterfinals at noon Friday. NBC Spots Network will televise the game.

Dayton defeated VCU 106-79 on Jan. 12 at UD Arena and lost 88-84 in overtime in Richmond on Feb. 10. The Rams and Flyers previously played in the A-10 Championship Game in 2015: VCU won in Brooklyn, New York that year.

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Dayton (14-16, 8-10 A-10) ended the regular-season with an 88-78 victory over George Washington on Saturday. The last time the Flyers had the No. 9 seed in 2011, they reached the championship game before losing to Richmond. 

VCU (17-14, 9-9 A-10) beat Fordham 83-58. The Rams ended up tied for fifth with Saint Louis, Richmond and George Mason.
The Flyers had the top seed the last two years and lost in the quarterfinals in 2017 and the semifinals in 2016.
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