Duquesne (5-6) prepares to open Atlantic 10 play on the road against Dayton (10-2) Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET at the UD Arena. The Flyers, who were picked to finish 3rd in the Atlantic 10 in the preseason poll, have an undefeated 7-0 home record. Dayton is coming off a 78-74 Tuesday home win over Ole Miss. The Dukes look to replicate a Tuesday 78-72 Texas-Pan American win. Duquesne is 3-5 in its past eight games at the UD Arena and is 1-2 on the road this season. The NBCSN nationally ... Read More
Dukes end 2014 with win over Broncs
Duquesne (5-6) remains undefeated in their second-ever matchup against Texas-Pan American when the Dukes defeated the Broncs 78-72 Tuesday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The tone was set within the first six seconds of the game when senior forward Dominique McKoy dunked the ball on a drive to the hoop. Duquesne had six double-digit scorers for the first time since November 2011, led by junior guard Micah Mason with 14 points all in the second half. Sophomore center Darius Lewis—in his ... Read More
Pitt extends win streak to six with win over Florida Gulf Coast
Two years ago, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the darlings of the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday night, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers made sure that they wouldn’t become the Eagles next upset victim. The Panthers used a balanced offensive attack and cruised to a sixth consecutive victory, defeating a very sloppy Florida Gulf Coast team 71-54 for Pitt’s 200th win all-time at the Petersen Events Center. The win was the second convincing one in a row for the Panthers, who begin ACC play on Saturday ... Read More
Dukes look to snap losing skid against Broncs
Duquesne (4-6) is aiming to put Sunday afternoon’s 78-69 Maryland Eastern Shore loss behind them in battling Texas-Pan American (5-7) tonight at 7:00 pm ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Sunday’s loss for the Dukes marked the team’s fifth loss in six games. Despite this losing streak, Duquesne assists on 59 percent of field goals, led by junior guard Derrick Colter’s team-high 29 assists. As of the December 30 games, Colter is also ranked first nationally in 3-point percentage, while junior ... Read More
Dukes get back to work against Maryland Eastern Shore
The Duquesne Dukes (4-5) look to build upon the UMass Lowell win last Saturday as they host the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (6-8) tomorrow at 2:00 pm ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Dukes are returning from a 79-63 win against UMass Lowell on Saturday, Dec. 20 that ended the team’s four-game losing streak. Duquesne shot .518 from the field and attained a Jim Ferry era-best 12-of-20 (.600) from the 3-point range. Junior guard Micah Mason led the Dukes with 17 points, hitting all five of ... Read More
Mason lifts Duquesne over UMass Lowell
The Duquesne Dukes ended a four-game losing streak with a 79-63 win Saturday at the A.J. Palumbo Center against UMass Lowell, remaining undefeated (2-0) in the series. Duquesne’s junior guard Micah Mason hit a game-high five 3-pointers in leading his team with 17 points. Junior guards Derrick Colter and Jordan Stevens and freshman forward Jordan Robinson added 10 points each. Stevens had a career-high and game-high 7 assists, helping the Dukes in assisting on 21-of-29 field goals. UMass ... Read More
Pitt survives scare from Oakland
The Pitt Panthers simply do not like to play the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. For the second time in three years the Golden Grizzlies pushed Pitt to the limit, but the Panthers used some excellent free-throw shooting to survive a scare, defeating Oakland 81-77 in overtime for their fourth consecutive victory. The last time Pitt and Oakland met was on Nov. 17, 2012, a 72-62 Pitt win in overtime. The Panthers had to come back from down 18 in the second half in that one. They had to come from ... Read More
Duquesne looks to rebound against UMass Lowell
The Duquesne Dukes (3-5) look to move past their 67-52 Saint Francis loss Wednesday night as they take on the UMass Lowell River Hawks (6-4) today at 1:00 p.m. ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Today’s game is the second meeting between Duquesne and UMass Lowell in a series that the Dukes lead 1-0 with last year’s 95-77 win at Lowell, Massachusetts. Duquesne set a season high for points and field goal percentage (.623). UMass Lowell is coming off a 10-day recess since their 69-48 home loss to ... Read More
Cameron Wright’s return has Pitt heading in right direction
The Pitt Panthers basketball team returned home from an up-and-down month away from Pittsburgh and quickly have seen the fortunes change. Much of that has to do with the return of senior guard Cameron Wright, who finally looked like himself Wednesday night, scoring 14 points in 34 minutes of action in his third game back recovering from a foot injury. That was a big leap forward for Wright, who had scored only one point in his prior two games, playing a total of 22 minutes. Wednesday against ... Read More
Youth, inexperience contribute to Duquesne loss
Something happened at the A.J. Palumbo Center Wednesday night that had not occurred in 48 years: Saint Francis defeated Duquesne 67-52 at the Dukes’ own Pittsburgh locale. Saint Francis hit 10 of their first 15 shots, opening with a 21-8 lead in the Red Flash’s wire-to-wire win. Saint Francis never looked back. Junior guard Derrick Colter led the Dukes with 17 points, while junior guard Jeremiah Jones contributed 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds in the effort. The Red Flash’s ... Read More