Nov. 24, 2004

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Tyler Bluemling's 3-point attempt from the right corner rimmed out as time expired to preserve a 72-69 West Virginia win over Duquesne at the Palumbo Center.

Patrick Beilein, who hit five of WVU's 14 3-pointers, led the Mountaineers with 16 points. Bryant McAllister scored 16 for Duquesne.

Beilein had a chance to ice the game from the foul line with 16 seconds left, but missed a pair of free throws setting up Duquesne's final possession. Following a timeout, a double-teamed McAllister drew iron on a leaning 3-pointer that was eventually knocked out of bounds by West Virginia with two seconds left. After another timeout, Martin Osimani found Bluemling in the corner on the inbounds pass for the final shot.

Neither team led by more than seven in a game that featured nine ties and 10 lead changes. Duquesne, which outscored WVU 34-12 in the paint, couldn't match the Mountaineers from long range, hitting just 5-of-18 3-point attempts, including 1-of-11 in the second half.

Tyrone Sally and Kevin Pittsnogle added 15 and 14 points for WVU.

Duquesne's Keith Gayden, who was on crutches earlier in the day to protect an ankle injury, came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and pull down a career and game-high nine rebounds.