Syracuse plays zone on 94 percent of its defensive plays, highest of any NCAA Tournament team. Unlike some zone teams, Syracuse defends the 3-pointer very well. Opponents shoot just 30 percent on 3-pointers, 12th-lowest in the country and Syracuse will keep the Dayton fast break in check.

In its last 3 games, Dayton is shooting 27 percent from behind the arc and that isn't going to cut it versus Syracuse.

Syracuse has also played a much tougher schedule than Dayton this season and it will show in this game. The Orange are the better overall team here with major wins over Duke, Texas A&M and Notre Dame, while all of their losses were very close winnable games. Two years ago Dayton upset Syracuse, so they will be more than ready to play this time around. Dayton ranks 201st in the country at defending the long range shot with opponents shooting 34.9% against them, and that was against a lot weaker opponents than Syracuse. Play Syracuse as they'll be loose and confident here on Friday afternoon.