Nov. 23, 2015
QUICK NOTES
• Duquesne suffered its first loss of the season yesterday at the hands of Pepperdine, 84-70. The Dukes cut a 19-point second half deficit to seven with 2:37 left, but could get no closer as the Waves held on to win. The Dukes, who were coming off a school-record 17 3-pointers in a 78-52 win over Penn State on Friday (17-of-34), went 6-of-27 from the arc - including 0-of-13 in the first half. DU committed 26 fouls leading to 38 Pepperdine free throws. The Waves went 24-of-38 from the line. Duquesne finished 12-of-18 from the stripe. L.G. Gill led DU with 17 points and a career high-tying 9 rebounds. Derrick Colter scored 16 points and Jeremiah Jones' 15 points were one shy of his career high.
• Milwaukee (4-2) suffered a 66-63 loss to Murray State in its opening round game. A potential game-tying 3-pointer by Jordan Johnson came just after the final horn in the loss. Johnson led the Panthers with 13 points and 9 assists. J.J. Panoske had 12 points and 7 boards and J.R. Lyle scored 11. The Panthers, who led 31-24 at the half, were outscored 42-32 over the final 20 minutes.
• Duquesne will face either Western Kentucky or Central Michigan on Wednesday. A win will put the Dukes in the 2:30 p.m. fifth-place game. A loss will place DU in the Noon seventh-place contest.
DUKES VS. MILWAUKEE
First Meeting
NOTING THE PANTHERS: Horizon League ... finished the 2014-15 season as one of the hottest teams in the Horizon League, winning seven of its final nine games to finish 14-16 ... welcomes back six of its top seven scorers, including second team All-Horizon forward Matt Tiby (13.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg) and double-digit scorer Akeem Springs (10.3 ppg) ,,, also return junior forward Austin Arians, who redshirted in 2014-15 after averaging 11.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg in helping Milwaukee to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2013-14 ... in its 11th season under head coach Rob Jeter ... Jeter enters the season needing 22 wins to tie the school record ... he has led the Panthers to 20 wins in three of the past six seasons.
