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Michael Hughes Richmond
74
Winner Duquesne DUQ 12-5, 3-1
68
Richmond UR 7-10, 1-3
Winner
Duquesne DUQ
12-5, 3-1
74
Final
68
Richmond UR
7-10, 1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Duquesne DUQ 28 46 74
Richmond UR 32 36 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Dukes Post First Win at Richmond Since 1993

Carry leads way with 21 points and 6 assists

RICHMOND, VA. - Sincere Carry scored 21 points and Frankie Hughes added 15 - on a career high-tying five 3-pointers - to lead Duquesne to its first win at Richmond since 1993, by a 74-68 score at Robins Center.

The win was the third in a row for Duquesne (12-5, 3-1), which moved to 3-1 in Atlantic 10 play.

Marcus Weathers added 12 points for the Dukes, who posted just their second win in 24 games against the Spiders (7-10, 1-3) since UR joined the Atlantic 10 in 2001-02.

Duquesne went on a 9-0 run to take its first lead since 4-2 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Brandon Wade and Carry that made it 48-47 with 11:32 left.

There were three ties and 10 lead changes before Carry banked in a jumper to put the Dukes up 67-65 with 1:29 left. Frankie Hughes then banked in a 3-pointer, his fourth of the half, to make it 70-65.

UR cut it to two on a pair of Jacob Gilyard free throws with 28 seconds left.

The Dukes hit four free throws down the stretch, two by Tavian Dunn-Martin and two by Weathers for the final margin.

There were five ties and one lead change in a first half that ended with Richmond up 32-28. Neither team led by more than six in the opening 20 minutes.

Duquesne, which went 2-of-13 from the arc in the first half, rallied to make 8-of-16 from distance in the second half to finish 10-of-29.

Carry, who added a game-high six assists, scored 15 in the second half. Frankie Hughes had 12 of his 15 in the second 20 minutes.

Michael Hughes had six points, nine rebounds and a career-best four blocks for DU.

Duquesne travels to Washington D.C. to take on George Washington on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 4:00 p.m. (NBCSN).

NOTES
  • The win snapped Duquesne's 10-game losing streak at Richmond. DU's last win at UR was on Dec. 20, 1993 (67-60 in OT). The victory also ended an eight-game series losing streak.
  • Frankie Hughes' five 3-pointers tied his career high he reached twice while a freshman at Missouri. His 15 points were a Duquesne high.
  • Michael Hughes' four blocks broke his previous career high of three set in the season opener vs. William & Mary.
  • Brandon Wade came off the bench to contribute a season high-tying five points in 11 minutes.
  • There were eight ties and 12 lead changes … Richmond's largest lead was eight, the last of which came at 36-28 with 18:14 left …Duquesne's largest lead was the final six-point margin … Duquesne took the lead for good on a Sincere Carry bucket with 1:29 to go ... Richmond led for 26:09 … Duquesne led for 7:05 … the game was tied for 6:46.

 
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