The class-driven cross-town rivalry began in 1988, playing over the years to large raucous crowds packing both school's 10,000 seat arenas.

The Dayton Flyers team is a regional basketball power with a long tradition of excellence going back to the early 20th century.

Wright State built a scrappy fan following at the Division II level with fast, aggressive teams and its 1983 National Championship.

[3][4] Despite having a winning record in the series, UD has declined to renew the contest each year since the 1997–98 season.

This change in posture resulted from new administration coming to power at UD that did not think as highly of the cross-town institution.