Last year, the Bearcats scored only 0.4 more points per game (71.2) than the Flyers allowed (70.8).
When Cincinnati totaled more than 70.8 points last season, it went 12-1.
Dayton went 16-2 last season when allowing fewer than 71.2 points.
The Flyers' 75.4 points per game last year were 9.2 more points than the 66.2 the Bearcats gave up to opponents.
Dayton put together a 21-5 record last season in games it scored more than 66.2 points.
Cincinnati's record was 16-10 when it gave up fewer than 75.4 points last season.
The Bearcats totaled 173 more points than their opponents last season (5.0 per game on average), and the Flyers scored 156 more points than their opponents (4.6 per game).

The Bearcats shot 44.9% from the field last season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 43.8% the Flyers allowed to opponents.
Cincinnati went 13-4 when it shot better than 43.8% from the field.
The Flyers shot at a 45.8% rate from the field last season, 2.7 percentage points greater than the 43.1% shooting opponents of the Bearcats averaged.
Dayton put together a 19-2 straight up record in games it shot better than 43.1% from the field.

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The Bearcats and the Flyers collected rebounds at approximately the same rate last season (32.0 and 30.9 boards per game, respectively).
Cincinnati was 15-7 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Dayton was 8-8 when they lost control of the glass.
The Bearcats were the 179th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Flyers ranked 239th.
The Bearcats averaged 9.8 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Flyers by 1.6 rebounds per contest last season.
The Bearcats were 12-11 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Flyers were 10-5 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Bearcats ranked 95th in college basketball in offensive rebounding. The Flyers ranked 237th.
Rebounding was a pillar for both teams last year. Cincinnati recorded an average rebounding margin of +2.1 rebounds per game, and Dayton averaged a margin of +0.8 rebounds.

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