# 1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1973 8:15 p.m. | | St. Joseph’s (IN) | W 97–71 | 1–0 | University of Dayton Arena (12,157) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 5, 1973 8:15 p.m. | | at No. 9 Louisville | L 68–75 | 1–1 | Freedom Hall (10,994) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 8, 1973 | | vs. Long Island | W 80–69 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden (5,239) New York, NY |
| Dec 10, 1973 | | Pepperdine | W 69–61 | 3–1 | University of Dayton Arena (10,458) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 15, 1973 | | at Michigan | L 54–76 | 3–2 | Crisler Arena (4,352) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 21, 1973 | | Georgia | W 63–55 | 4–2 | University of Dayton Arena (11,138) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 22, 1973 | | California | W 66–62 | 5–2 | University of Dayton Arena (11,512) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 29, 1973 | | Seattle | W 74–65 | 6–2 | University of Dayton Arena (12,171) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 2, 1974 | | Miami (OH) | W 73–57 | 7–2 | University of Dayton Arena (11,812) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 5, 1974 | | St. John's | W 82–58 | 8–2 | University of Dayton Arena (12,252) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 9, 1974 | | at Xavier | W 62–52 | 9–2 | Cincinnati Gardens (3,375) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 12, 1974 | | at Creighton | L 62–69 | 9–3 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,697) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 14, 1974 | | Loyola (IL) | W 74–59 | 10–3 | University of Dayton Arena (11,208) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 19, 1974 | | at Detroit Mercy | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 | Calihan Hall (4,890) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 23, 1974 8:15 p.m. | | No. 14 Louisville | L 72–90 | 10–5 | University of Dayton Arena (12,340) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 26, 1974 | | DePaul | W 85–71 | 11–5 | University of Dayton Arena (11,856) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 30, 1974 | | Cincinnati | W 91–79 | 12–5 | University of Dayton Arena (13,084) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 2, 1974 | | VMI | W 76–60 | 13–5 | University of Dayton Arena (11,538) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 4, 1974 | | at Western Kentucky | L 83–87 | 13–6 | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,500) Bowling Green, KY |
| Feb 9, 1974 | | at No. 13 South Carolina | L 68–81 | 13–7 | Carolina Coliseum (11,983) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 11, 1974 | | at South Florida | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 | Curtis Hixon Hall (1,098) Tampa, FL |
| Feb 17, 1974 | | Chattanooga | W 87–62 | 15–7 | University of Dayton Arena (11,959) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 23, 1974 | | Xavier | W 79–77 | 16–7 | University of Dayton Arena (11,702) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 25, 1974 | | at Miami (OH) | W 79–74 | 17–7 | Millett Hall (3,434) Oxford, OH |
| Mar 2, 1974 | | Northern Michigan | W 73–59 | 18–7 | University of Dayton Arena (12,094) Dayton, OH |
| Mar 4, 1974 | | No. 2 Notre Dame | W 97–82 | 19–7 | University of Dayton Arena (13,528) Dayton, OH |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1974* | | vs. Cal State Los Angeles | W 88–80 | 20–7 | Holt Arena (9,400) Pocatello, ID |
| Mar 14, 1974* | No. 20 | vs. No. 2 UCLA Regional semifinal | L 100–111 $^{3OT}$ | 20–8 | McKale Center (13,314) Tucson, AZ |
| Mar 16, 1974* | No. 20 | vs. No. 17 New Mexico | L 61–66 | 20–9 | McKale Center (13,658) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||