Rhode Island takes on Dayton after Sheppard's 23-point game

Dayton Flyers (17-8, 9-3 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (12-10, 4-7 A-10)

Kingston, Rhode Island; Monday, 9 p.m. EST

LINE: Rhode Island -2.5; over/under is 124

BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island hosts the Dayton Flyers after Jeremy Sheppard scored 23 points in Rhode Island's 72-65 win over the Davidson Wildcats.

The Rams have gone 9-3 at home. Rhode Island is fifth in the A-10 with 32.0 points per game in the paint led by Makhel Mitchell averaging 7.2.

The Flyers are 9-3 in conference matchups. Dayton is 4-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.5 turnovers per game.

The teams play for the 10th time this season in A-10 play. The Flyers won the last matchup 53-51 on Jan. 29. Toumani Camara scored 18 points to help lead the Flyers to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is scoring 11.5 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Rams. Sheppard is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Rhode Island.

Koby Brea averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Flyers, scoring 6.5 points while shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc. Kobe Elvis is shooting 55.2% and averaging 9.1 points over the last 10 games for Dayton.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 4-6, averaging 64.5 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.9 points per game.

Flyers: 8-2, averaging 67.6 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.9 points.

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