Tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET, No. 11 Dayton (24-10, 10-6 A 10) and No. 3 Syracuse (28-5, 14-4 ACC) go head-to-head in Round 3 NCAA March Madness tournament action live from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo as part of the Southern bracket. The game can be live streamed for free here and also viewed on TBS. Dayton fans can hear all of the action on Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan while Syracuse fans can do the same on TK 99.5.
Dayton enters play off of a big upset win over Ohio State while Syracuse cruised to a victory over Western Michigan. Both teams expect an up-tempo game tonight in Buffalo.
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"We have to amp up our pace of play," Dayton coach Archie Miller said Friday, according to ESPN. "When we play against the zone, we have to play as fast as we do against the man. That's the comfort level of our kids. That's the one thing we've got to do tomorrow -- that game's got to be on the run."
The Flyers will be riding high off of their stunning 60-59 victory over their rival Buckeyes while the Orange got back on track with their 77-53 victory in Round 2 after losing five of seven heading into the tournament.
Tyler Ennis, who leads the team in assists per game by averaging 5.6, paired up with Trevor Cooney to lead the team to victory.
The Orange were a bit surprised that they played so well after their struggles, though anything can happen in March.
"There was no predicting that we would play the way we played yesterday," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim told ESPN. "I thought that would be a difficult game coming into it. Things just went right for us, and the game changed quickly early. That's the nature of this tournament."
C.J. Fair has paced Syracuse in scoring by averaging 16.7 points per game while Jordan Sibert leads Dayton with 12.5.
March Madness continues on when Syracuse and Dayton take the court tonight in Buffalo
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