Feb. 22, 2011

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Duquesne (20-7, 7-5 A-10)		Charlotte (21-6, 9-3 A-10)

Game Notes

GAMEDAY INFORMATION:
DATE: Wednesday, February 23, 2011
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Charlotte, N.C.
ARENA: Halton Arena (9,000)
LIVE STATS: NeuLion Stats
STREAMING VIDEO: Niner Video Network
SERIES: Charlotte leads 5-2
LAST MEETING: Duquesne 70, Charlotte 68 (2-OT)

DUQUESNE LATELY: Looking for program-best 21st win and 13th road victory ... dropped last three games ... coming off loss to #6 Xavier ... the Dukes scored a season-low 51 points.

CHARLOTTE LATELY: Coming off a 70-53 win over Saint Louis on Saturday ... winners of six of last seven games ... Shannon McCollum leads the 49ers with 12.4 points per game ... freshman Gabby Tyler has won A-10 Rookie of the Week three of the past four weeks.

THE SERIES: Charlotte leads the all-time series 5-2 ... the Dukes first-ever win against the 49ers was in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship ... DU, who was a 10-seed, upset the second-seeded 49ers 56-45 ... last season, Duquesne were 70-68 winners in double overtime ... the Dukes have never defeated the 49ers at Halton Arena.

BACK-TO-BACK-BACK: With the Feb. 9th win over Saint Louis, the Dukes have recorded their third straight 20-win season.

ROAD WARRIORS TOPS IN NCAA: Duquesne, along with #5 Stanford, sit atop the NCAA with 12 road victories this season.

THE 2011 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP:
The 2011 Atlantic 10 Championship will be played will be played at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, March 4-7 ... First round action begins on Friday, March 4 ... the top four teams earn a bye ... quarterfinal play continues on Saturday, March 5 ... the semifinal round will be on Sunday, March 6, airing on the CBS College Sports Network ... the championship game will be held on Monday, March 7, and televised live on ESPN2 at 5:00pm ET.