G10 | MAINE (2-9) at DUQUESNE (7-2)  
Sun., Dec. 16, 2018 • 12:00 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390)

TELEVISION: ESPN+ with Josh Taylor (pxp) & Ellis Cannon (analyst)
RADIO: WJAS-AM 1320 / iHeartRadio with Ray Goss ('58) & Jarrett Durham ('71)
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Duquesne, off to just its third 7-2 start in 46 years, will look to extend its home win streak to eight vs. Maine (2-9) on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 12:00 p.m. at the Palumbo Center (ESPN+). The Dukes will don their black & gold uniforms as part of their annual tribute to the city of Pittsburgh. In addition, first 412 fans in attendance will receive a one-of-a-kind Duquesne holiday season "ugly Christmas sweater" t-shirt. Duquesne has won its past 12 nonconference home games to bring its record to 14-2 in non-league home games under second-year head coach Keith Dambrot. DU is coming off a 72-57 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Thursday. Freshman Lamar Norman Jr. led four Dukes in double figures with a season-high 16 points, and sophomore Miami, Ohio transfer Marcus Weathers added an 11-11 double-double to fuel the victory. Sunday's men's game will be followed by the DU women vs. East Tennessee State.

TRENDING

• DU held Maryland Eastern Shore to an opponent season low 57 points in Thursday's 72-57 win.
• DU is 14-3 under Keith Dambrot when holding opponents under 70 points. The Dukes are also 16-2 when they are the first to reach the 70-point mark.
• Seven players have either led or tied for the team lead in scoring in nine games.
• Guard Sincere Carry ranked first nationally among freshmen in steals per game (2.78) and sixth in assists per game (5.78) through Thursday.
• Fellow freshman guard Lamar Norman Jr. is averaging 15.5 ppg. in DU's past two games (starts vs. Longwood & Maryland Eastern Shore). He is 7-of-16 from 3-point in his past two games.
• The Dukes are 3-2 when trailing at the half. Last year DU was 1-10 when down at intermission. Duquesne has erased 14- and 18-point deficits (vs. UIC and Longwood respectively) this season.
• Duquesne is 21-1 under Dambrot when leading with five minutes left.
• DU's 8.67 steals per game average is the most by a Dukes' team since Ron Everhart's 2011 squad - led by freshman guard T.J. McConnell - led the nation at 9.91 spg.
• First-year Akron transfer Michael Hughes, who was ranked fifth nationally in FG% (.709 overall) through Thursday, has missed DU's past two games (knee). He is averaging 19.7 points on 24-of-30 shooting in his past three games.
• Junior guard Mike Lewis II needs 30 points to become Duquesne's 39th 1,000-point scorer.

DUKES AND BLACK BEARS
Series Record: Duquesne leads 1-0
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 1-0
At Orono, Maine: Never met
Dambrot vs. Maine: First meeting

SERIES MEETINGS
Dec. 1, 2012    H    W    87-73    +14

• Maine, which is located in Orono, Maine, competes in the America East  Conference.
• This is the second meeting between the Dukes and Black Bears. DU won the first, 87-73, at Palumbo Center on Dec. 1, 2012.
• Richard Barron, who was UMaine's women's coach from 2011-17, is in his first season as men's head coach. Barron, who took a medical leave of absence in January 2017, was serving as a special assistant to the director of athletics prior to accepting the men's head coach position. He was the America East Women's Coach of the Year in 2015. This is his 18th season as a head coach.
• The 2018-19 Black Bears roster includes players from nine countries (Brazil, Canada, England, Latvia, Lebanon, Serbia, Sweden, Taiwan and Ukraine) in additon to the US.
• Maine (2-9), which is coming off a 98-43 win over Maine-Machias, has won two of three. The other win was a 75-68 double-overtime decision over the Atlantic 10's Fordham Rams. The Black Bears have suffered overtime losses at 10-1 North Texas (74-63) and at Saint Peter's (63-59). Maine is 0-8 on the road.
• Duquesne is 13-4 all-time, including an 83-71 win over UMass Lowell on Nov. 25, against the schools that comprise the current America East Conference.

NOTABLE
Through Thursday, freshman point guard Sincere Carry ranked tied for 8th nationally - and first among freshmen (see below) - in steals per game through Thursday.

NATION'S STEALS PER GAME LEADERS
through games of Dec. 13
 

PLAYER, SCHOOL	G	STL	SPG
1. Brian Beard Jr., FIU	10	35	3.50
2. Quan Jackson, Ga. Southern	7	22	3.14
3. Tremont Waters, LSU	10	30	3.00
4. Josh Reaves, Penn State	9	26	2.89
5. David Collins, South Fla.	8	23	2.88
6. Jacob Gilyard, Richmond	7	20	2.86
7. Jose Morales, Princeton	6	17	2.83
8. SINCERE CARRY, Duquesne	9	25	2.78
Shamorie Ponds, St. John's	9	25	2.78