Cincinnati vs. Dayton Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

Two ranked, Ohio-based programs collide on Friday when the No. 19 Cincinnati Bearcats (8-1) take on the No. 22 Dayton Flyers (10-2).

The Flyers have picked up two huge wins in their last four games, beating then-No. 2 UConn 85-67 in late November's Maui Invitational, and most recently, beating then-No. 6 Marquette at home.

Cincinnati has faced a much easier schedule, and Friday's game will be the Bearcats' first against a ranked team this season. Their one loss was on the road to Villanova.

How to watch Cincinnati vs. Dayton, TV channel and streaming

Cincinnati vs. Dayton will be broadcast on ESPNU, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Cincinnati vs. Dayton start time, date and venue

Cincinnati vs. Dayton is scheduled to tip off at 8:30 PM ET/7:30 PM CT on Friday, December 20 with the game taking place at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati vs. Dayton predicted lineups

Cincinnati: Jizzle James, Simas Lukosius, Connor Hickman, Dillon Mitchell, Aziz Bandaogo

Dayton: Malachi Smith, Enoch Cheeks, Javon Bennett, Zed Key, Nate Santos

Cincinnati vs. Dayton stats

• The Dayton Flyers rank 26th out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams with an offensive rating of 119.5 points scored per 100 possessions, but they rank 183rd in defensive rating with 102.1 points allowed per 100 possessions.
• The Cincinnati Bearcats are 20th in offensive rating at 119.8, and they're 12th in defensive rating at 88.7.
• Dayton has three players shooting over 40 percent from three on at least two attempts per game: Enoch Cheeks is shooting 41.1 percent on 5.1 attempts, Nate Santos is shooting 44.4 percent on 5.3 attempts, and Malachi Smith is shooting 48.0 percent on 2.1 attempts.
• Cincinnati ranks 52nd in team three-point percentage (37.9 percent) and 17th in team overall field goal percentage (50.3 percent).
• Flyers forward Zed Key averages 11.1 shooting on 65.7 percent field goal shooting along with 4.0 rebounds and a team-high 1.3 blocks.
• Bearcats guard Simas Lukosius leads the team in scoring with 16.0 points per game on 48.3 percent three-point shooting along with 3.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steal.

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