Nov. 29, 2015
| DUQUESNE MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY INFORMATION |
| Game 7 | Mississippi Valley State (0-7) at Duquesne (5-1) |
| Date | Time | Tuesday, December 1, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390) | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Game Notes | Complete Game Notes |
| Live Video | A-10 Digital Network |
| Audio | iHeartRadio |
| Live Statistics | |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast |
| Social Media | @ GoDuquesne  |
| Tickets | call 412-232-DUKE (3853) |
QUICK NOTES
• Duquesne, off to a 5-1 start, returns from a brief Thanksgiving break to host Mississippi Valley State (0-7) on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7:00 p.m. at Palumbo Center. DU is off to its best start under fourth-year head coach Jim Ferry and best by the program since 2009-10. The last Duquesne team to open 6-1 was the 2007-08 Dukes who finished 17-13.
• Mississippi Valley State, which has yet to play a home game this season, is coming off a pair of losses over the weekend in an Air Force Classic sub-regional hosted by Tennessee Tech. The Delta Devils dropped a 67-64 decision to Robert Morris on Saturday and fell to host Tennessee Tech, 101-64, on Sunday afternoon.
• This is the first meeting between DU and MVSU.
• The Dukes, who are 3-0 at home, went 2-1 in winning the consolation bracket of the Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Fla. Nov. 23-25. Senior guard Derrick Colter, who averaged 22.3 ppg. in DU's three games, was named to the five-man All-Tournament Team of the eight-team tournament. DU lost the opener to Pepperdine (70-84) before rallying to defeat Milwaukee (96-92 in OT) and Western Kentucky (81-73) for fifth place.
NEXT UP: Duquesne and Pitt clash in the annual City Game at CONSOL Energy Center Friday night at 7:00 p.m. (CBSSN).
THE SERIES VS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
Series Record: First Meeting
• This is the first meeting between the Dukes and Delta Devils of the Southwestern Athletic Conference ... Mississippi Valley State is located in Itta Bena, Miss. ... MVSU, which is off to an 0-7 start, has yet to play at home, having already traveled to Lincoln, Neb., Denver, Las Cruces, N.M., Phoenix, Provo, Utah and Cookeville, Tenn.
• MVSU is coming off back-to-back losses against Robert Morris (64-67) and host Tennessee Tech (64-101) as part of the Air Force Classic pod at Cookeville, Tenn.
• MVSU finished 6-26 last season against a schedule that included games at Indiana, Iowa State, Oregon State, Northwestern, Mississippi State and TCU among others ... the Delta Devils did not play a single non-conference home game ... played a total of 20 road games (2-18).
• Ranked 44th nationally in steals/g. (7.5) last season.
• Signed a nine-man recruiting class for this season ... in its second season under head coach Andre Payne.
TRENDING
• Duquesne is averaging 86.0 points on .524 shooting through six games. The Dukes are averaging 10.7 3-pointers per game.
• Seniors Micah Mason (21-44, .477), Derrick Colter (17-43, .395) and Jeremiah Jones (7-17, .412) are shooting a combined .433 from the 3-point arc.
• Colter averaged 22.3 ppg. on .532 shooting to earn a spot on the Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team.
• Jones, who entered the season a .378 career shooter, is 20-of-38 (.526) from the field through six games.
• Junior forward L.G. Gill has 26 rebounds (8.7 rpg.) in DU's past three games.
• Sophomore forward Eric James has missed just one 2-point attempt in six games (16-of-17).
• The Dukes are limiting opponents to .392 shooting.
• Seven Dukes: Micah Mason, Derrick Colter, L.G. Gill, Jeremiah Jones, Darius Lewis, Eric James and TySean Powell, have posted double-digit scoring games this season.
