Duquesne (15-10, 5-7) fell to Massachusetts (11-13, 4-8) 108-99 in overtime today at Palumbo Center, despite jumping to an early 15-3 lead. Senior guard Micah Mason led Duquesne with a career-high 29 points and 10 assists. Junior forward L.G. Gill added 20 and freshman guard Josh Steel scored a career-high 11 points, all in the first half. Senior guard Jabari Hinds led the Minutemen and court with 37 points. Senior guard Trey Davis added 26. Duquesne, who dropped their third game in ... Read More
Pitt crushed by No. 9 North Carolina
The Pitt Panthers entered Saturday’s matchup against No. 9 North Carolina desperate for a quality win. Needless to say they had no chance of getting one against the Tar Heels. Brice Johnson scored 19 points and Marcus Paige added 15 as North Carolina dominated the Panthers throughout en route to an 85-64 victory. Pitt (17-7, 6-6 ACC), who trailed by 16 at one point in the first half, was down 42-29 at the half before cutting the deficit to just seven early in the second half. But the ... Read More
Duquesne hosts UMass in Chuck Cooper Classic
Duquesne (15-9, 5-6) hosts Massachusetts (10-13, 3-8) today in the annual Chuck Cooper Classic at 3 p.m. at Palumbo Center. The game will recognize Duquesne’s All-Century Team in conjunction with the school’s 100th season of basketball. Bruce Atkins, Mike Barr, Moe Barr, Jarrett Durham, B.B. Flenory, Ron Guziak, Barry Nelson, Norm Nixon, Garry Nelson, Willie Somerset and Bill Zopf will be presented as part of the 27-man team. The Dukes, coming off a 76-74 loss at Dayton on Tuesday, look to ... Read More
PSAC West men’s notebook: IUP survives scare at Clarion
IUP’s men’s basketball team has pretty much cruised through the past month of its PSAC West schedule to put itself in position to win the division title.Since losing on Dec. 12 against nationally-ranked Fairmont State, the Crimson Hawks had won 12 straight games including a perfect 10-0 mark in 2016. Last night, IUP needed a large amount of resiliency to overcome a double-digit second-half deficit on the road against a pesky Clarion Golden Eagles team. The Crimson Hawks used an 18-3 run to help ... Read More
No. 12 Canes’ last-second basket crushes Panthers
Fingertips separated the Pittsburgh Panthers from knocking off 12th ranked Miami Tuesday night.Angel Rodriguez tipped in an offensive rebound with 1.4 seconds remaining to give the Hurricanes (19-4, 8-3) a dramatic 65-63 victory over the Panthers (17-6, 6-3) at the BankUnited Center Tuesday night. It was a devastating and gut-wrenching end for a Pitt squad that fought hard the entire night after coming off the letdown against Virginia Saturday afternoon.Miami seemingly had the game on a wrap ... Read More
Duquesne falls 76-74 to Dayton
Duquesne (15-9, 5-6) fell to No. 19 Dayton (20-3, 10-1) 76-74 tonight after leading with five minutes to go.Senior guard Micah Mason led the Dukes and court with 27 points. Senior guard Derrick Colter added 21.Junior guard Charles Cooke led the Flyers with 22 points.Dayton rallied from a 12-point deficit with under six minutes left, closing the game with a 19-5 run.Mason hit a career-high seven 3-pointers while Colter scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half.Tonight marks Dayton’s eighth ... Read More
Duquesne looks to upset No. 19 Dayton
Duquesne (15-8, 5-5) travels to take on No. 19 (AP) Dayton (19-3, 9-1) tonight at 7 p.m. at the UD Arena.Tonight marks Duquesne’s first game against a ranked Dayton team since 1960.The Dukes look to avenge a 66-58 home loss to the Flyers on Jan. 2. Senior guard Micah Mason missed the last Dayton matchup due to an ankle injury.Duquesne continues to hold opponents to their lowest field goal percentage in 45 years (.402).Dayton leads the series 49-23 and leads 29-6 at Dayton.Duquesne and Dayton ... Read More
Colonials end three-game skid with dominant win over Bryant
Robert Morris fans had been waiting for a performance like this all season.After a trying week, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team put forth a complete effort this afternoon in an 89-71 rout of the Bryant Bulldogs to snap a 3-game losing streak. The 89 points was a season-high for the Colonials who were led by the duo of Billy Giles and Isaiah Still combining for 45 of those points. Giles scored a season-high 23 points of his own while the freshman Still continued his scorching three-game ... Read More
Duquesne falls 93-82 to Davidson
Duquesne (15-8, 5-5) fell to Davidson (13-8, 5-5) 93-82 today at Palumbo Center, snapping a three-game win streak.Senior guards Derrick Colter and Micah Mason led the Dukes with 22 and 21 points, respectively. Mason added 8 assists and Colter contributed 6 in the loss.Junior guard Jack Gibbs led the Wildcats and court with 25 points.Davidson outscored Duquesne 21-10 off turnovers and 21-11 in second chance points, according to goduquesne.com.“There’s no excuses,” Mason said. “They came out and ... Read More
Ugly second half dooms Pitt in loss to No. 9 Virginia
The Pitt Panthers came into Saturday’s matchup against No. 9 Virginia 14-3 against Top 10 teams all-time at the Petersen Events Center.Pitt came to play- for a half- but ultimately were outclassed by the visiting Cavaliers in a 64-50 defeat.With the game tied at 31 early in the second half, Virginia put together a 12-0 run on the back of excellent three-point shooting, something they did well all afternoon.Malcom Brogden, who finished with 21 points, Devon Hall and London Perrantes all drained ... Read More