Nov. 29, 2005

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DUQUESNE HEADS TO AKRON

Duquesne (0-2), coming off a 77-53 loss at Oakland (Mich.) on Saturday, will make the 110-mile trip west to face Akron (1-0) at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, Nov. 30 (KQV-AM 1410 radio/www.redzonemedia.com). The Dukes are looking to snap a two-game season-opening losing streak against an Akron team that opened its season with a 67-62 home win over Youngstown State on Saturday.

DUQUESNE LATELY

• Duquesne has yet to be at full strength for a game this season
• Leading scorer Bryant McAllister missed the opener vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff while serving a suspension for an off-court incident last summer ... he scored a team-high 15 points in game two at Oakland
• Sophomore swingman Chauncey Duke, who led the Dukes in assists (5) and rebounds (6) and scored nine points in the season-opener vs. Pine Bluff, missed the game at Oakland to attend the funeral of his grandmother in Missouri ... he made the 12-hour drive back to Pittsburgh on Sunday
• Duquesne's opponents have made 20 more free throws than the Dukes have attempted (DU is 12-of-19 while opponents are 39-of-47 through two games)
• The Dukes have been whistled for 42 fouls to 25 for their opponents
• Duquesne is shooting 27.3% from the 3-point arc (9-of-33) and their opponents are just 8-of-41 (19.5%)
• Three of the last six meetings between Duquesne and Akron have been overtime affairs.

DUKES VS. ZIPS

This is the 19th meeting in a series that dates back to New Year's Eve 1946 (a 48-43 Duquesne win at Akron) ... in fact, three of the first 16 meetings were on New Year's Eve with all three played at Akron ... the Dukes hold a 12-6 edge in the series, with Akron winning the last four ... in games played at Akron, Duquesne leads 5-4 ... in the last meeting at Akron on Dec. 17, 2003, the Zips defeated the Dukes 64-61 in overtime ... last year, Akron guard Bubba Walther led a Zips 3-point barrage by hitting 5-of-9 from beyond the arc on his way to a team-high 15 points in a 77-65 Akron win at the Palumbo Center ... Bryant McAllister led Duquesne with a game-high 21 points ... Akron connected on 14-of-26 3-point attempts in the victory (a complete box score from last year's game and recap may be found later in the game notes.)

A FAMILIAR NAME

Akron is in its second season under head coach Keith Dambrot. Dambrot's father, Sid, helped Duquesne to a 70-15 record and three NIT and one NCAA appearance from 1952 through 1954.

THE SERIES vs. AKRON

Series Record   DU leads 12-6At Pittsburgh   DU leads 6-2At Akron        DU leads 5-4Neutral Site    DU leads 1-0At Palumbo Center       Akron leads 2-1
Dec. 31, 1946           A       W       48-43Feb. 8, 1946            N-1     W       58-49Jan. 17, 1948           H-1     W       45-43Feb. 28, 1948           A       L       54-55Jan. 17, 1949           H       W       63-43Feb. 21, 1949 (#20)     A       W       51-43Feb. 7, 1950 (#3)       H       W       71-57Mar. 3, 1950 (#5)       A       L       49-51Jan. 15, 1951 (#15)     H       W       76-50Jan. 27, 1950           A       W       65-58Jan. 30, 1952 (#7)      H       W       87-36Feb. 25, 1952 (#3)      A       W       69-51Dec. 31, 1995 (OT)      A       W       76-75Nov. 30, 1996           H       W       71-55Dec. 31, 1997           A       L       62-72Nov. 28, 1998 (OT)      H       L       82-84Dec. 17, 2003 (OT)      A       L       61-64Dec. 1, 2004            H       L       65-77

Duquesne AP rank in parentheses

DUQUESNE VS. THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

The Dukes are 60-33 (.645) all-time vs. the schools that make up the current MAC, including an 8-13 mark vs. MAC schools since 1989-90 (7-3 at home and 1-10 on the road) ...of the 21 post-1989-90 games, just under half (10) have been single-digit affairs with five decided in overtime.

QUICK NOTES

• Duquesne has turned it over 36 times in two games (18.0 per game) and has assisted on 52.3 percent of its field goals (23-of-44)
• The Dukes have struggled offensivley where they are shooting 34.9 percent and have yet to crack the 60-point mark
• On the other hand, Duquesne's opponents are shooting just 37.6 percent from the field, including a meager 8-of-41 (19.5%) from the 3-point arc
• DU has been outrebounded 91-75 (-8.0 per game) so far.