Duquesne (8-15, 3-9) suffered a 82-74 loss yesterday to UMass (16-9, 9-3) at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Ma.
Five Dukes reached double-digits in the effort, led by junior guard Micah Mason with 20 points. Junior guard Jeremiah Jones put up 11 points, in addition to grabbing nine rebounds and providing seven assists. Junior guard Derrick Colter scored all 11 of his points in the second half. Freshman forward Jordan Robinson and senior forward Dominique McKoy each scored 10 points.
The Minutemen’s junior guard Trey Davis led the court with 26 points, including a 10-of-10 effort from the free throw line.
Duquesne tied the game at 66-66 with a pair of Robinson free throws with 3:31 left in play. Davis responded by hitting a jumper and freshman guard Donte Clark knocked down a three-pointer to put UMass back up 71-66.
UMass was 9-of-22 from the 3-point line and 25-of-39 from the foul line. 39 free throw attempts tied a Jim Ferry Era opponent high.
The Dukes stopped UMass from scoring a field goal for the first 5:43 of play, starting the game with a 13-3 lead. Duquesne outshot UMass 43.3 percent from the field to the Minutemen’s 42.9 percent. Duquesne was 5-of-21 from the 3-point arc and 17-of-21 from the line.
Both McKoy and sophomore center Darius Lewis fouled out.
Duquesne faces LaSalle (14-11, 6-6) Wednesday at 7:00 pm ET in Philadelphia, Pa.
