Duquesne (6-9, 1-3) will take on No. 17 Virginia Commonwealth (14-3, 4-0) today at 2:00 pm ET at the CONSOL Energy Center in the Dukes’ first CONSOL home game this season. This marks the third meeting between Duquesne and third-year Atlantic 10 member VCU. The Rams defeated Duquesne 80-65 last year at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. Both teams enter the game ranked among the bottom 20 teams nationally in team free throw ... Read More
Free throws doom Dukes against St. Louis
Duquesne (6-9, 1-3) suffered a 78-69 loss to Saint Louis Wednesday night, much in part by shooting 13-of-34 from the foul line. The Dukes blame their loss on free throw shooting, having only one fewer field goal than the Billikens. Junior guard Micah Mason led Duquesne with 12 points, and is 15-of-24 (.625) from the field and 11-of-17 (.647) from the 3-point arc in his three career games against Saint Louis. Also contributing for the Dukes includes senior forward Dominique McKoy with nine ... Read More
IUP’s Devante Chance leading Crimson Hawks from point guard spot
IUP is historically a program that produces solid results and great players. The Crimson Hawks' point guard, Devante Chance, is just the next one up. A senior, Chance has really elevated his play during the 2014-15 season from his point guard position. The Crimson Hawks are 15-2 and sit only a half game back in the PSAC West, and Chance is a big reason for the success. Chance, a 5-foot-11, 181-pound guard from Philadelphia, is averaging 14.1 points and a PSAC-best 6.1 assists per game this ... Read More
Jamie Dixon gets win No. 300 as Pitt defeats Florida State
Michael Young scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but it was little used Aron Phillips-Nwankwo that helped spark a run that helped the Panthers defeat Florida State. After being outrebounded by 17 Saturday in a loss to Clemson, Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon promised to use a bigger lineup to try and fix the Panthers rebounding woes. Nwankwo got 12 minutes off the bench and made them count, sparking a 16-3 second-half run that broke a tie game and helped propel the Panthers to a 73-64 ... Read More
Duquesne, St. Louis square off in Missouri
Duquesne (6-8, 1-2) looks to defeat Saint Louis (8-8, 0-3) tonight at 8:00 pm ET at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo. Both teams are coming off losses: the Dukes from a 61-60 decision to Rhode Island and the Billikens from an 89-54 Davidson loss. This is the 19th meeting between the two schools in a series led by Saint Louis 10-7. Saint Louis is 6-4 at home. The Billikens boast a young team, with five of the top eight scorers being freshman and six who are in their first year. Freshman ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Notebook: Gannon, IUP keep rolling
As competition in the PSAC is beginning to heat up, No. 20 IUP and Gannon continue to keep rolling.Both teams won each of their games this past week. Gannon maintained the league's best record and sit at 10-1 inside the PSAC. The Golden Knights picked up wins over Kutztown (76-61) and Edinboro (66-48). Against Kutztown, Gannon dished out 15 assists and committed just nine turnovers. Against Edinboro, the Golden Knights used a solid defense to hold their third opponent to under 50 points this ... Read More
Pitt must figure out rebounding issues before it is too late
Watching the Pitt Panthers play basketball this season, there is one glaring weakness on Jamie Dixon’s team- rebounding. Dixon has always preached rebounding and usually his teams deliver, but this season crashing the glass has become a major problem for the Panthers. Usually one of the top rebounding teams in the nation, Pitt finds themselves ranked just No. 196 in the country, pulling down just 34.6 boards per contest. Things hit an all-time low during Saturday’s home loss against ... Read More
Rhode Island secures win over Duquesne with late foul shots
Duquesne (6-8, 1-2) fell Saturday afternoon at the A.J. Palumbo Center to Rhode Island (11-3, 3-0) 61-60 in a Rams win that was cinched by two free throws with eight seconds remaining. Rhode Island’s sophomore guard E.C. Matthews led his team with 18 points, scoring 13 of his points in the second half. Freshman guard Jared Terrell had nine points, including his game-winning two free throws. Duquesne led from 9:58 in the first half until Matthews hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 left in play. The ... Read More
Pitt outworked in loss to Clemson
Scoring droughts have become a staple of this year’s Pitt Panthers team and a pair of another very lengthy droughts cost the Panthers in a big way Saturday afternoon against the visiting Clemson Tigers. Pitt went a 12-minute span in the first half and a five-minute span in the second half, only making one field goal and the Panthers couldn’t recover from it as they dropped a 71-62 battle to Clemson, their first ACC home game of the season. “This one is very disappointing,” said Pitt head ... Read More
Duquesne rallies to beat St. Joseph’s
Duquesne (6-7, 1-1) defeated Saint Joseph’s (6-7, 0-2) Wednesday night 71-68, which marked the team’s third best comeback in the Ferry era. The Dukes rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to finish the half trailing by two points. Junior guard Derrick Colter scored a game-high 22 points, entering the game ranked second nationally in 3-point percentage. Wednesday marked his ninth 20-point game of his career and the second this season. Senior forward Dominique McKoy and junior guard Micah ... Read More