The Duquesne Dukes celebrated Senior Night by beating the Saint Louis Billikens 79-66 Wednesday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. The win was the fourth in a row at home for the Dukes and avenged an earlier 78-69 loss to Saint Louis earlier in the season.
Micah Mason had a game-high 20 points for the Dukes (10-16, 5-10) and added five assists in helping to set the offensive tone for Duquesne. It was the third time in five games Mason had gone for 20 or more points.
Jeremiah Jones tied a career high with 16 points for the Dukes and senior Dominique McKoy had 12 points and five boards. Derrick Colter (12 points and L.G. Gill (10 points) rounded out the five Dukes in double figures.
Duquesne enjoyed an unusually strong night at the free throw line by shooting 80 percent for the game, including all 12 free throws in the second half. For the season, the Dukes have only made 61 percent of their free throws.
Milik Yarbrough led the Billikens (11-17, 3-12) with 20 points and Marcus Bartley added 16 points.
The Dukes are still in search of their first road conference win of the year. They will hit the road and take on St. Bonaventure on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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