Who: No. 7 Dayton Flyers (13-8, 9-7 A10) vs. No.10 Rhode Island Rams (10-14, 7-10 A10)
When: Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. Siegel Center, Richmond, VA
Watch: NBCSN
Game lines (per DraftKings Sportsbook): Dayton -4.5; Over/Under 136.5
March 4th 2021 will mark 1 year since Rhode Island faced a #3 Dayton team at home in Kingston, RI. Dayton fans likely have fond memories of what ended up being the second to last game of seeing their Obi Toppin led Flyers squad make light work of a quality opponent. Rhode Island fans (including myself in the Kingston crowd), not so much. Dayton easily rolled over Rhody 84-57 in the Toppin Brother Bowl. Obi Toppin dropped an effortless 20 points, and Jacob Toppin scored 5 points for Rhody (but also logging 7 rebounds). Both teams find themselves Toppin-less (for different reasons) and overall in an entirely different place than a year ago. But with time as the ultimate equalizer, both teams are ultimately left with the same goal to save their 2021...
