In just the third home game for the Pittsburgh Panthers (6-3), the visiting St. Bonaventure Bonnies (6-2) brought all Jamie Dixon's team could handle into the Petersen Events Center. Pitt won 58-54, holding on in the second half and even trailing at one point late, to improve to 113-3 all-time at the Pete against non-conference opponents. Since it opened in 2002, the Panthers are now 55-2 there in the month of December. The Panthers jumped out to an early 11-5 lead and forced eight Bonnies ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Notebook: Gannon stays perfect in league play
The 2014-15 PSAC basketball season is well under way, and excitement has not been lacking so far. The PSAC West's preseason favorite, Gannon, remains atop the league's leaderboard with a perfect 4-0 mark in conference action despite holding just a 4-4 overall record. This is the first time since joining the league in 2008 that Gannon has started with a 4-0 league mark. The Golden Knights were able to knock off then-No. 5 IUP last week, 61-56, in overtime. Gannon outscored the Crimson ... Read More
Duquesne looks to slow down Penn State’s fast start
After its 76-62 fall to Pitt in the 83rd annual City Game Friday, Duquesne is ready to take on the Penn State University Nittany Lions today at 9:00 p.m. ET at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA. This will be the 46th game in the series, dating back to 1924, which Penn State leads 26-19. The Nittany Lions have won the past nine games against Duquesne, with the Dukes’ last win at State College in 1986. In their last meeting in 2013, Duquesne lost to the Nittany Lions 68-59 at ... Read More
Duquesne Women puts winning streak on the line in City Game vs. Pitt
Entering his second season on the bench at Duquesne, head coach Dan Burt knew that he would be dealing with a talented team, but also one that was a little short on experience. That inexperienced Dukes team was tested early on with a tough slate that included the likes of Syracuse, Princeton and Green Bay. Burt’s team dropped all three of those contests, but in the process may have learned some lessons that will benefit them the rest of the season. “Syracuse was the marquee name in ... Read More
Pitt must get defensive to extend City Game streak
The Pitt Panthers have not lost a City Game to Duquesne since 2000. That streak could be tested Friday night at the Consol Energy Center if the Panthers don’t start getting defensive. Good man-to-man defense has long been a staple under Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon, but Pitt’s performance at the defensive end through the first seven games of the season has left Dixon frustrated and many Panthers’ fans scratching their heads. Early on, the signs point to the fact this could be the worst ... Read More
Sharp-shooting Dukes beat Bison at home
In the first 1:54 of the game, Duquesne scored eight points, two of which were three-pointers, in defeating Howard 81-63 at the A.J. Palumbo Center Tuesday night. The Dukes never looked back. Sophomore forward L.G. Gill led Duquesne in scoring 17 points and grabbing eight boards, followed by freshman forward TySean Powell, posting 13 points. Powell was 6-of-6 from the field and netted his lone free throw. In his first career start, he entered the game second in the nation with a .789 field ... Read More
Pitt sluggish in loss to Indiana
Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers basketball team has been away from home for close to two weeks now, which is a long stretch this early in the season, especially for a young team. Pitt showed again Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge that they left their defense back in Pittsburgh in an 81-69 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington. Indiana (6-1) shot 54.1 percent (33-for-61) from the floor on the night, the fourth time in five games on this trip that Pitt (4-3) has allowed an ... Read More
PAC Notebook: W&J, Waynesburg men look to shake slow starts
It has been a slow start to the season for both the W&J and Waynesburg men’s basketball teams, as both programs are still in search of a winning streak in non-conference play. The Yellow Jackets are off to a 1-4 start to the season and are coming off an 85-70 loss to Frostburg State. Five Yellow jackets scored in double figures in the defeat, led by 13 points each from Thomas Ellis and Byrum Louco. Waynesburg has been led in scoring this season by junior guard B.J. Durham, who is ... Read More
Duquesne Women capture Ball State Classic championship
After a slow start to the season facing some very tough competition, the Duquesne Dukes Women’s Basketball team picked things up over the weekend, bringing home the championship of the 2014 Ball State Federal Credit Union Thanksgiving Classic after an 82-62 victory over the host Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. April Robinson was named the tournament's MVP and Deva'Nyar Workman to the All-Tournament team that saw Duquesne also defeat Jackson State. Robinson set a career-high with 22 points ... Read More
Duquesne set to host Howard
The Duquesne Dukes are set to play the Howard Bison on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:00 pm ET at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, but may want to watch out for the name “James” in the process. The Bison, 4-3 overall, defeated Gwynedd Mercy University 96-83 on Nov. 29 with the help of senior G/F James “JC” Carlton and sophomore G/F James “JT” Miller, each posting career highs of 26 and 33 points, respectively. Leading scorer sophomore G James “J-Byrd” Daniel sat out with a thigh injury. The ... Read More