VCU Basketball to face Daytona in Atlantic 10 Tournament
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.
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.
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