PITTSBURGH – Saint Francis University announced today that its Saturday, December 12 home men's basketball game against Duquesne will be played at the historic Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown.

It will be the first time in 45 seasons - and 11th time in the 75-game series - that the Dukes and Red Flash will meet in Johnstown.

"I think its only appropriate that in our 100th season of basketball we'll get to turn back the clock and play Saint Francis at the War Memorial," said Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry. "It should be a great event for fans of both schools as well as college basketball fans in Cambria County."

The building, which opened in 1950 and saw $8 million in renovation work completed in 2003, currently serves as home of the Johnstown Tomahawks of the North American Hockey League.

Duquesne, which leads the overall series 61-14, has won the past six meetings at Saint Francis. The Dukes are 26-8 all time vs. SFU in games at Loretto, Johnstown and Altoona, Pa.

The War Memorial hosted 10 Duquesne vs. Saint Francis games between Jan. 9, 1954 and Jan. 13, 1971. See below:

DUQUESNE VS. SAINT FRANCIS AT JOHNSTOWN

Jan. 9, 1954
No. 2 (AP) Duquesne 94, Saint Francis 64
The Dukes, who opened 22-0 on the way to topping both the AP and UPI polls for two weeks in February, got 18 points each from Sihugo Green, Dick Ricketts and Fletcher Johnson to move to 13-0 with the win. The No. 2 Dukes and SFU drew a crowd of 4,852.

Jan. 8, 1955 Saint Francis 82, No. 2 (AP) Duquesne 72
A near-capacity crowd of 4,841 watched Maurice Stokes and Saint Francis upset the second-ranked Dukes 82-72. The win was SFU's first in the modern history of the series. Stokes finished with 24 points. DU's Sihugo Green took game scoring honors with 26.

Mar. 3, 1956 Duquesne 82, Saint Francis 69
Sihugo Green scored 20, Mickey Winograd 19 and Dick Ricketts 18 as the NIT-bound Dukes held off SFU for the win before 3,959 fans.

Mar. 2, 1957 Duquesne 90, Saint Francis 81
The Dukes closed the game with a 16-7 run to claim victory. Bernie Matthews (30 points), Dave Ricketts (29 points) and Bob DePalma (22 points) combined for all but nine of DU's points. There were a total of 88 free throw attempts in the hard-fought game played before 1,783 fans.

Mar. 8, 1958 Saint Francis 82, Duquesne 72
In a game marked by a benches-emptied, first-half brawl, NIT-bound Saint Francis moved to 20-4 with a 91-77 win over the Dukes before 4,125. The game, which was head coach Dudey Moore's last at Duquesne ended Duquesne's season at 10-12. It was DU's first losing season in 20 years.

Mar. 7, 1959 Saint Francis 75, Duquesne 63
A crowd of 4,100 saw Saint Francis finish its season with a 20-5 record, while the Dukes ended at 13-11 in their first season under Red Manning.

Mar. 5, 1960 Saint Francis 84, Duquesne 69
A total of 2,162 fans braved a snowstorm to watch Saint Francis win its third consecutive home game over the Dukes by an 84-69 score. The 15-point margin of victory was SFU's largest in the series up to that time. Paul Benec scored a game-high 29 points for Duquesne. Wilbur Trosch led Saint Francis with 26. The win gave SFU a final record of 14-9, while Duquesne ended up at 8-15.

Mar. 11, 1961 Duquesne 39, Saint Francis 36
Saint Francis, playing a deliberate style that saw it hold the ball for one six-minute stretch of the first half, led 32-31 before Bill Stromple hit a key bucket and Mike Rice added another score and a couple of key free throws to give Duquesne a three-point win before a crowd of 1,860. Bob Slobodnik scored 17 of his game-high 20 points in the first half for DU.

Feb. 23, 1962 Duquesne 74, Saint Francis 61
Duquesne, led by 21 points each from Mike Rice and Clyde Arnold, pulled away late to up its record to 18-5 in front of a crowd of 3,125. The Dukes, who finshed fourth in the NIT, ended the season with a 22-7 record.

Jan. 13, 1971 Duquesne 111, Saint Francis 71
Jarrett Durham led six Dukes in double figures with 21 points in a game played before 3,000 fans. Barry Nelson added 20 points and 17 rebounds in a physical game that saw a total of 59 fouls called. Duquesne, which ended its season with an appearance in the NCAA East Regional, finished 21-4 with a No. 15 final AP rank.