PITTSBURGH - Sincere Carry scored 32 points, including a driving layup with one second left in regulation to tie it, as Duquesne rallied from a 12-point deficit with 3:16 left to defeat UIC, 89-88 in overtime, in a Gotham Classic game at the Palumbo Center.

Eric Williams Jr. scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and freshman Lamar Norman Jr. added 11 points off the bench for the Dukes (2-0) who trailed by as many as 14 in the second half.

The comeback tied the third-best by a Duquesne team in the past 22 years.

Tarkus Ferguson, Marcus Ottey and Rob Howard had 18 points each for UIC (0-3) which shot 51.7 percent in defeat.

The Flames, who finished with 14 3-pointers, took a 51-37 lead on a Ferguson three before the Dukes, who hit seven of their first 10 shots out of the break, cut it to seven on a Carry 3-pointer with 12:52 left.

UIC built its lead back to 12, before Norman Jr., Carry and Norman Jr. hit three consecutive 3-pointers to make it 74-71 with 1:47 left.

Carry made it 80-78 on a layup with 11 seconds remaining, then teamed with Marcus Weathers to force a backcourt turnover that led to a final possession with 7.7 seconds left.

Carry, who scored 23 in the second half, was able to turn the corner and score from the left side to tie it.

Williams Jr. gave DU its first lead on a pair of free throws to open the overtime. UIC rallied to take a two-point lead on a Godwin Boahen 3-pointer with 2:34 left, before Norman Jr. answered with his third and final 3-pointer that gave the Dukes the lead for good.

Marcus Weathers hit one of two free throws with six seconds left before Boahen scored on a layup at the final horn.

Carry added eight assists, six rebounds and four steals for the Dukes in 38 minutes.

The Flames hit eight of their first nine shots, including 5-of-5 from 3-point in jumping out to a 21-9 lead.

The UIC lead reached 14 when Boahen hit the Flames' seventh 3-pointer to make it 35-21 with just over six minutes left in the half.    

The Dukes held the Flames to one field goal over the remainder of the half, but could only cut the deficit to 41-30 at intermission.

Duquesne heads to Akron, Ohio for a "home" game vs. 2018 NCAA Tournament participant - and Big South Conference preseason favorite - Radford (2-0) on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Noon (ESPN+) at LeBron James Arena on the campus of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. The third of four season-opening Gotham Classic games for Duquesne will be a homecoming for second-year DU head coach Keith Dambrot, an Akron native who led St.Vincent-St. Mary - and a young freshman/sophomore LeBron James - to back-to-back state titles in 1999-00 and 2000-01.
 
NOTES

• Carry's 32 points tied the second-most by a Duquesne freshman ... teammate Eric Williams Jr. holds the record of 34 set last year vs. George Mason ... Carry, who went 13-of-20 from the field, added eight assists, six rebounds and four steals in 38 minutes ... the freshman has 17 assists and one turnover in his first two collegiate games.
• The 14-point comeback was the best by a Duquesne team since a 15-point comeback vs. West Virginia on Dec. 11, 2012 ... DU trailed 51-37 with 16:41 left in the second half and 74-62 with 3:16 left ... the comeback tied the third-best by a Duquesne team in the past 22 years.
• Sophomore Eric Williams (18-11) posted his 12th career double-double.
• Lamar Norman Jr. came off the bench to finish 4-of-4 from the field (3-of-3 from 3-point) in scoring 11 points in 15 minutes.
• Norman Jr., and fellow freshmen Amari Kelly and Gavin Bizeau all made their Duquesne debuts.
• There was one tie and three lead changes before Duquesne took the lead for good on Lamar Norman Jr.'s 3-pointer with 2:12 left in overtime ... William & Mary's largest lead was 14, the last of which came at 51-37 with 16:41 left in the second half ... Duquesne's largest lead was three, the last of which came at 88-85 with 56 seconds left in overtime ... UIC led for 38:22, Duquesne led for 4:03 ... the game was tied for 2:35.