AKRON, OHIO - Mike Lewis II scored 15 points and Eric Williams Jr. added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Duquesne to a 69-64 Gotham Classic win over Radford in a game played at LeBron James Arena in Akron, Ohio.

Frankie Hughes and Michael Hughes added 10 points each for the Dukes (3-0), who used an 11-0 second half run to fuel the win.

Ed Polite Jr. had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Radford (3-1), the Big South Conference preseason favorite which was coming off a 63-60 win at Notre Dame.

Williams Jr., who started the game 1-of-11, hit back-to-back buckets to make it 53-52 on a 3-pointer with 8:11 to go. The Williams Jr. basket ignited the 11-0 run that included 3-pointers by Frankie Hughes and Lewis II.

Radford's Carlik Jones, who finished with 14 points, ended a five-minute RU scoring drought with a pair of free throws that made it 60-55 with 3:52 left.

Williams Jr. answered with another 3-pointer that gave the Dukes an eight-point lead - their largest of the game.

RU's Donald Hicks was fouled on a 3-point attempt and converted all three free throws to make it 63-60 with 1:39 to go.

Williams Jr. drew a pair of fouls and hit three-of-four free throws to make it 66-60 with 48 seconds left.

Frankie Hughes hit a pair of free throws with 21 seconds left before Fields Jr. hit a three to make it 68-64 with 12 seconds remaining.

Sincere Carry added a free throw for the final 69-64 margin.

Duquesne, which shot 40.4 percent, held Radford to 34.8 percent shooting for the half. The Highlanders, who went 5-of-18 from 3-point, finished at 42.6 percent.

Williams Jr., who scored 11 over the final 9:31, led the Dukes with three 3-pointers as DU finished 9-of-21 from the arc.

Neither team led by more than six in a first half that featured six ties and six lead changes. Lewis II led the Dukes with 12 at the break.

Duquesne took its first lead of the second half at 44-42 on a pair of Marcus Weathers free throws with 12:07 left.

The game, which was considered a home game for Duquesne, was moved to Akron due to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship which is being contested at DU's on-campus A.J. Palumbo Center.

Duquesne heads to South Bend, Ind. for it first countable road game of the year, and fourth and final game of the Gotham Classic, when it takes on Notre Dame on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. (ACC Network Extra).
 
NOTES

• This is the second time since 2009-10 that the Dukes have opened 3-0 (2015-16 was the last).
• Sophomore Eric Williams Jr. posted his second consecutive double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds (he went for 18-11 vs. UIC on Monday) ... Williams Jr., who started 1-of-11 from the field, finished 4-of-15 ... he scored 11 over the final 9:11 ... the Michigan native now has 13 double-doubles in 35 career games.
• Frankie Hughes came off the bench to finish with 10 points, 2 assists and 2 steals in 24 minutes ... Hughes went 4-of-4 from the line.
• There were nine ties and 11 lead changes before Duquesne took the lead for good on Frankie Hughes's 3-pointer with 6:55 left ... Radford's largest lead was four, the last of which came at 53-49 with 8:12 left ... Duquesne's largest lead was eight at 63-55 with 2:24 remaining ... Radford led for 16:14, Duquesne led for 18:45 ... the game was tied for 4:57.