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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Two others on tap tonight
American will have a tough time extending its two-game win streak when it travels to Dayton while Lafayette, winners of five of its last six, looks to pick up where it left off before finals when it travels to Towson to meet an old East Coast Conference rival.

SCOUTING DAYTON: You might call Dayton (8-1) the High Flyers. UD has not lost in over a month, winning seven in a row, including games on the road at Holy Cross and Louisville.

The Flyers shoot almost 48 percent from the field, including just under 40 percent from three-point range, and are outscoring opponents by more than 10 points per game.

Guard Brian Roberts (6-2) and 6-8 freshman forward Chris Wright give Dayton a potent inside-outside combination. Roberts averages 18.7 ppg, and is shooting 52.6 percent from the field, including 48.2 percent from downtown. Wright scores 13.2 ppg and grabs 7.1 rebounds while shooting 62.7 percent from the field.
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    SCOUTING TOWSON: Pat's Cats, as the billboards around the Baltimore area call them, have struggled to find their stroke. Towson is shooting 38.9 percent from the field, 25.3 percent from three-point range.

    The Tigers have been off 10 days following an overtime win over Niagara that snapped a three-game losing streak that began with a loss at Navy. Towson also lost at home earlier this season to Bucknell.

    Junior Hairston, a 6-8 junior, is a force to be reckoned with inside, averaging 13.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. Rodney Spruill, a 6-4 sophomore, also averages in double figures with 11.8 ppg.
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