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Kansas Jayhawks and the Dayton Flyers square off in Cypress Lake, Florida

Dayton Flyers (3-3) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (6-1)

Cypress Lake, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Kansas takes on Dayton at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Cypress Lake, Florida.

The Jayhawks are 6-1 in non-conference play. Kansas is 1-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.9 turnovers per game.

The Flyers are 3-3 in non-conference play. Dayton is sixth in the A-10 with 22.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Fatima Ibrahim averaging 5.2.

Kansas’ average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Dayton allows. Dayton has shot at a 47.1% clip from the field this season, 8.8 percentage points above the 38.3% shooting opponents of Kansas have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: S’Mya Nichols is scoring 22.4 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Jayhawks. Elle Evans is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers.

Nayo Lear is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Flyers. Ibrahim is averaging 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds.

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